Life as a DFDS Trainee: Culture Shock (3)

"If you have been in a soup all your life, you more or less know the taste of it." A traineeship is a lot of hard work, but there are definitely some laughs along the way, especially where cultural differences are concerned. We take a light-hearted look at cups and cake and Christmas with some of our trainees. DFDS Trainees are young graduates that embark on a two-year journey at two different locations in our network, spending one year in Shipping and one year in Logistics. Trainees learn by doing and have real clients and projects with real potential to impact the business. They gain a wide network in Northern Europe, both inside DFDS and outside. In addition to hands-on training, they attend the Danish Shipping Academy, a part of Danish Shipping. In this four-part miniseries, we look into what it's really like to be a trainee – from the job itself to adapting to life in a different country, far from home to the funny side of cultural differences and then in the final episode, we speak to three former trainees who made the transition to employee. Applications for the 2018 batch of trainees are open February 1 – March 30, so if you'd like to start the ripple effect of your career, visit: dfds.com/trainee You never know where it will take you!

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Life as a DFDS Trainee: Culture Shock (3) is an episode from Ripple Effect: A Maritime Podcast by DFDS.

This episode is 22:15 long.

This episode was published on Mar 1, 2018.

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