This is a guest post from Royal Holloway student, Ellie Graziano who is on the BSc Management with Human Resources (with a Year in Business ) pathway. Ellie is currently undertaking an HR talent placement year at JDE, the company famous for coffee brands such as Kenco, L’OR, Tassimo and Douwe Egberts. Currently 8 months into her placement year, Ellie shares an update of what her role has entailed so far.
I had planned on doing a 6 month, halfway
there post but I blinked and here we are, nearly 8 months down the line
as HR Talent intern at JDE and what an 8 months it’s been. From joining
the company in the midst of the Kenco Centenary celebrations and being
lucky enough to attend Barcode Festival 2 weeks in (where several FMCG
companies support Grocery Aid by showcasing their products and
services). A very warm summers day in London, walking around different
stalls, being handed freebees left right and centre (I came home with
about 4/5 tote bags FULL😂) and ending the day with front row seats to
Sam Ryder (I literally couldn’t believe it).
Fast forward a
couple of months and I’ve built so much confidence in myself. Screening
candidates, arranging 2nd stage interviews, making offers, and then
seeing those candidates around the office knowing I had been a huge part
of their JDE recruitment process. I was also lucky enough to help
organise and then attend our job fair at Banbury last week which was an
excellent networking opportunity that gave me some insight into how much
planning goes into events like this.
recruitment for both Banbury and Maidenhead sites, I have also had sole
responsibility of the intern recruitment for next year (a weird once
considering I started looking for our ‘replacements’ within 2 months of
being in the role myself😂). Between arranging briefing calls with
hiring managers, working alongside Sanctuary Graduates, running ‘get to
know JDE’ sessions for candidates, inviting them to interview and
running assessment centres, it’s been full on but I’m glad to say that
the end is within reach! With just a couple of roles left to hire for, I
can start looking ahead at planning the first few weeks for our new
interns and ensuring that they have an enjoyable onboarding experience.
all this, I have also been lucky enough to be part of student charity,
something that I am glad JDE allow us to do. We started the 1st half of
the year raising money for Alzheimer’s Society with endless bake sales
and activities in Banbury and more recently, our sparkly new Maidenhead
office and now have started the 2nd half of our year fundraising for
Grocery Aid – with our first (Valentines’) fundraiser just around the
corner!
Its safe to say it’s been an incredible first half (and
some) of the placement and I can’t wait to see what the next few months
have in store.
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