Hej,
After my apprenticeship as a graphic designer and a one-year internship at an advertising agency, I studied International Design Management at the University of Applied Science in Luzern. After this I applied for a job at IKEA because I am a big fan of their Scandinavian-style furniture and I loved the idea of being involved in something I can fully support. Simultaneously, I was interested in the big opportunity of leading and motivating a group of people. The trainee year is a very exciting year and the time flies by extremely fast. During the first part of the year, I was like a sponge – taking in as much information as possible. Towards the end of the year I started to distill and apply the collected information, while still learning. Also, I was trying to find out my own personal way of handling things, because even though at IKEA everyone shares the same concept, everyone still has their own way of applying it. That is one of the reasons why I appreciate IKEA as an employer. As of January 2012, I will take the position as a Team Leader in the lighting and the home organization department in the Lyssach Store. I can recommend this IKEA Trainee Program to people who want to deepen their knowledge in Sales and who are interested in leading people. They should be eager to learn things and appreciate a busy and fast moving work environment.

Sandra