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10.09.2024
Kickstarting Careers in 2024: Seven New Trainees Join the PICARD Team!
On August 1st, we welcomed seven new trainees to the PICARD team as they embarked on their career journeys across various departments within our company. After a comprehensive two-week onboarding program, they are now fully equipped to dive into their respective training paths.
We are excited to introduce our new trainees Kilian Lechniak, David Szczepaniak, and Valandi Kakarepis, who are starting their apprenticeships as Warehouse Operatives. Jan-Philip Kochannek is beginning his training to become an IT Specialist for Data and Process Analysis. Meanwhile, Lisa-Marie Kodat, Finn Porath, and Julian Krumme are pursuing careers in Wholesale and Foreign Trade Management.
At PICARD, our trainees experience a unique corporate culture defined by internationality, a down-to-earth approach, and a strong commitment to our employees. With around 250 team members from 36 different countries, we serve nearly 4,000 customers in over 90 countries. Our various departments — ranging from purchasing and sales to warehouse logistics, customs, accounting, and IT — work closely together to provide the best possible service every day. What’s particularly noteworthy is that each of these departments includes at least one former PICARD trainee. In fact, about one-third of our workforce started their careers at PICARD as apprentices. In 2023, this amounted to a total of 49 employees who began their journey with us through our training programs. This highlights how closely aligned our training programs are with our internal needs and our strong focus on nurturing motivated and committed talent. For those who perform well, there is a clear path to long-term employment—an impressive example of this is our Managing Director, Hans-Martin Reinhardt, who began his career as a commercial apprentice at PICARD back in 1984.
Our apprenticeship programs are designed to be diverse and dynamic, providing our new colleagues with the ideal environment to discover and apply their individual strengths and talents. Within our fast-paced and collaborative environment, they have excellent opportunities to grow professionally and shape their future careers.
We wish our new trainees a great start at PICARD and look forward to a successful journey together!