Future Leaders Programme at GlaxoSmithKline plc

Job Description

We are seeking graduates to join our Consumer Healthcare Marketing and Sales Graduate Programme commencing in September 2018.

We need leaders of the future, now
The aim of our Future Leaders programme is clear. We expect you to become a leader – both within our business and in your own professional field. We’ll give you the structured training, differentiated development, experiences and opportunities you need to succeed at the very top. So you can help us to make a bigger, more positive impact on the world.

What will the programme be like?

Our Sales and Marketing programmes will stimulate your early career development through broad-ranging experiences. Your development will come through challenging job rotations, supported by formal learning and coaching.

We’ll give you a breadth of experience across the key areas of our commercial business, including marketing, sales and customer management. You will attend a number of ‘core’ training courses and also have the opportunity to shape your development and attend courses that are specific to your needs and interests. From the start, our challenging rotations will help you deliver the standards of commercial excellence we’d expect from a future leader.

Timeline & Assessment Process

Our robust recruitment process includes online application, online testing, telephone interviews and assessment centre.
Before submitting your application, please ensure that you meet the essential criteria for the programme that you are applying to and that you provide this information accurately.

Click the ’Apply Now’ button to submit your application.

You will be requested to enter your personal information and then submit your responses to several questions about your basic qualifications, interest and motivation to work for us. Please note that if you do not meet the essential requirements of the programme, you may receive an automatic response, declining your application.

Afterwards we'll ask you to complete our online based assessment to give us a better idea of your strengths and suitability for the programme. We hope that it will give you the opportunity to find out more about us as we find out more about you.

If you are invited to complete the online assessment, make sure you take time to read the instructions. There will be an expiry date from which you can no longer take the online tests so please be aware of the deadline set. We would like to advise you to review your email daily to check whether you have been sent the assessment.

If you are short-listed after these selection steps, the last 2 steps of the process are a telephone/face to face interview and a full day assessment centre.

Assessment dates will be communicated to shortlisted candidates.

Why You?

• Undergraduate degree with high academic qualifications – applicants must be track for or have achieved a minimum grade of 3.00 in their undergraduate degree
• Maximum 2 years’ experience
• Excellent command of English
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong time management and organizational skills with an analytic and result oriented mind-set
• Innovative, proactive and accountable
• Willingness to work in dynamic and challenging environment with enthusiasm
• Good command of MS Office skills
• Location mobility is required and must be able to travel during the 3 years of the programme.
• Academic excellence with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proven leadership ability and initiative.
• Outstanding communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.

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