KONE INTERNATIONAL TRAINEE PROGRAM
Our International Trainee Program (ITP) is for university students who are at least halfway through their studies and serves as an excellent stepping-stone to a career at KONE.
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Rise to the Challenge
For students and graduates, we offer both global and local challenges such as thesis work, trainee positions, entry-level jobs and kone elevator job vacancies for freshers. In our multicultural working environment, you can gain experience that is valued worldwide. You can also gain international experience in our International Trainee Program.
INTERNSHIPS AND ENTRY-LEVEL OPPORTUNITIES
Find out more about the opportunity for KONE Internships and final thesis work assignments, a great way to begin work and a potential career at KONE.
PARTNERSHIPS WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
We are proud to work with educational institutions, universities as well as management and business schools, in sharing and developing an exciting and diverse range of projects.
KONE INTERNATIONAL TRAINEE PROGRAM
Every year we offer students and graduates opportunities to work and develop with interesting projects around the world through KONE ITP and KONE apprenticeships. Most ITP positions require studies in business, engineering, information technology or law but there are also opportunities for students from other disciplines.
PREREQUISITES FOR INTERNSHIPS
KONE International Trainee Program (ITP) is for university students who are at least halfway through their studies. Good English language skills are essential for an International Trainee. In many cases you should also be familiar with the language of the host country.
In the program you will face interesting challenges and become acquainted with KONE as a global company. ITP is also an excellent stepping-stone to a career at KONE.
PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS
Internships last from three to six months and usually begin between April and June. If you are selected for the ITP, we cover your round-trip travel costs to the host country and pay a trainee salary. The local KONE unit will help arrange your accommodations and will assign a contact person to whom you can turn for support. It is the trainee's responsibility to obtain personal insurance as well as residence and work permits (if applicable) before departure.
- The application period for ITP positions starts every year in January and is open for a couple of weeks. More information about the application process is available here
- The list of open International Trainee Program positions will be available here (when the application period is open)
- You can view all our job openings here
- Follow us at our International Trainee Program fan page in Facebook
INTERNSHIPS AND ENTRY-LEVEL OPPORTUNITIES
TRAINEESHIPS AND THESIS WORK
We offer students many local internships in various KONE units around the world. KONE Internships are an excellent starting point for a KONE career and offer interesting challenges and opportunities. Contact your nearest KONE office to find out about the trainee opportunities in your country.
Final thesis work assignments are a good way to get acquainted with KONE before you graduate. With this cooperation, you get valuable insight and experience and we gain fresh thinking and knowledge.
START A CAREER
We offer a wide range of work opportunities and KONE elevator job vacancies for freshers and new graduates. We also provide induction and training to complement your education. At KONE, you start with real projects from day one. Working with experienced colleagues helps you develop your skills. KONE is an innovative company – we value new ideas and new thinking.
We are looking for people who are motivated to learn and develop. This is the place to start if you are looking for interesting and challenging assignments, and if you want to bring new ideas to our business. Some examples of KONE entry-level job roles include Customer Service Engineer, Project Engineer, Sales Engineer, Design Engineer, Assistant Controller, Marketing Assistant, HR Analyst and Business Analyst.
PARTNERSHIPS WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
We work actively with educational institutions to share and develop competence through research work, traineeships, thesis projects and other business projects. Local KONE units also participate in local career fairs and other student events at our partner schools.
PARTNERSHIPS WITH WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITIES
We have formed close relationships with the technology and business faculties of many world-class universities and student organizations. KONE is one of the corporate partners of CEMS (the Global Alliance of Management Education) which comprises 26 world-class academic institutions. Combining the resources of leading universities and corporations CEMS is dedicated to educating and preparing future generations of international business.
In management development, we cooperate with management and business schools to develop strategic thinking among other leadership competencies. For upper-level management development, we work together with IMD Business School in Switzerland.
DEVELOPING NEW SOLUTIONS
KONE Research & Development centers are located in Finland, Italy, Germany, China, India and the United States and have partnerships with top educational institutions around the world. KONE is actively searching for new solutions and applications starting from basic research through to product development and implementation.
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