Graduate Jobs IT
Job description
3M is always looking for outstanding graduates to join the IT department. A company revolved around innovation, we rely heavily on IT to drive our business. The IT department keeps our internal clients functioning, providing solutions they need in order to do their business. Every aspect of our business processes rely on internally developed and managed IT solutions. Whether they work in a factory, an office, a warehouse or a lab, our clients rely on us to deliver new and innovative solutions to the challenges they face.
Required Profile
To flourish here are 3M, we want our IT graduates to be passionate about technology and be able to understand highly technical concepts and communicate them effectively to a non-technical audience. We expect our graduates to actively seek new IT skills that will enhance their career here at 3M.
There is some other criteria we wish for you to satisfy also:
- The right to live and work in the EU
- Good degree (minimum 2.1) in a respected subject, backed up by strong A level results (A/B Grades including at least one STEM subject) or equivalent qualifications.
- Technical Experience which demonstrates a commitment to working in IT. Relevant technical experience could include small application or website development projects, providing IT support to a user community, computer networking or software deployments and can come from academic, recreational or professional situations.
- Self motivated individuals who are clear about what they are looking for and are able to take ownership of tasks and their career.
- Team oriented. Encourages others and works effectively in a team to achieve the required goal. Able to take on whatever role is required by the situation.
- Results focused. Uses own initiative, recognising, creating and seizing opportunities to implement ideas to achieve results.
- Project planning and control experience as demonstrated through extra curricular and work experience examples.
- UK Driving licence is preferred but not essential.
Current Grads Profile
- Are passionate about technology
- Are confident, natural communicators
- Are able to understand highly technical concepts and explain them to a non-technical audience.
- Are keen to learn new IT skills
- Are able to articulate why they have chosen a career at 3M IT
Training and development
IT graduates join one of our teams straight away and are given real responsibility from day one. We think it’s the best way to learn the trade and allow you to show us your talent from day one. Graduates bring new ideas into the team and we foster an environment which values what they have to say.
Of course we recognise that on the job training won’t give you everything, so there is also an extensive training package which fits around your team assignment. The department has a comprehensive induction process which aims to give new graduates visibility over all aspects of IT and an insight into their future with 3M.
Alongside this, we have our corporate graduate training programme which is delivered over 18 months, encompassing project management, team building and networking opportunities, as well as ensuring graduates have a full understanding of how 3M functions as a business. We not only stress the competency side of things, but also emphasise the individual and look to help you develop as a person.
Finally, a number graduate group projects support the training and give an opportunity to put new skills into practice. We want our graduates to be future company leaders and the training is focused towards giving you what you need to achieve this.
