Maersk Line Graduate Programme


Advertiser: Maersk
Location: Cape Town

The Maersk Line Graduate Programme provides young professionals with an opportunity to fast track their careers within the Maersk Line organisation. The two year programme will give you local and international exposure in a multi-faceted, diverse and dynamic Fortune 500 organisation.

We Offer:

The MLGP is aimed at providing potential Leaders of the organisation with the practical and theoretical exposure to get a well rounded view of Liner (Container Shipping) Business. Successful candidates will have two one-year rotations in functional areas such as Sales, Customer Service, Operations and Trade & Marketing. The theoretical aspects of the MLGP will be delivered via 3 Global Seminars.

Key Responsibilities: Will be Functional Unit dependant.

We are looking for individuals who are:
- Tenacious;
- Highly adaptable;
- Assertive;
- Goal Oriented; and
- Exceptional Communicators.

Minimum requirements are:
- A Post Graduate Qualification in Commerce, Business Science, Marketing or Logistics;
- An academic average of 70% or above;
- South African Citizen;
- Available for full time employment;
- Willing to relocate within South Africa (where required).

Closing date: 28 February 2014

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Definitions:

Internship:

There are basically two types of internships:

  • The Undergraduate Internship: Usually with bigger organisations that pick undergraduates to attend the internship. It often takes places during the holidays and the average durations is a few weeks. In most cases the intern will receive some sort of stipend or salary and this type of internship may lead to a job offer to the intern once he / she is finished with their studies.
  • The Graduate Internship: This type of internship could be paid or unpaid and it is to gain practical work experience after the qualification has been completed and in a job related to the qualification. It could be from a few weeks or even one or two years long. This type of internship could also lead to permanent employment.

Learnerships:

A learnership is an occupational qualification and it consists of theory and work-based experience and practical skills, with formal assessment and a qualification. At the end of the learnership the candidate may be offered permanent employment.

In-service training:

In-service training is to gain practical work experience during studies. It usually takes place after a few years of theory has been successfully completed. It is essential work experience that is part of the qualification and the in-service training is necessary to achieve the qualification. It could be paid or unpaid.