Our trainees
Trainees from REWE, PENNY, toom, DERTOUR Group, BILLA, BIPA, Lekkerland, REWE digital and the head office were asked to describe their training in three words. Also in the film: the most important tips from experienced trainees to new trainees.
Alternative recruiting channels
13 colleagues have started their careers at PENNY Süd. We attended the launch of the partial qualification programme in Munich and spoke to candidates, store managers and political supporters about the benefits of the project.
Interview with works council member Antje Brückner
Antje Brückner accompanied the partial qualification programme as a representative of the works council. Here she explains why she was enthusiastic about the project, where the works council can support participants and store managers and what tips she has for interested "imitators".
Katharina Oriwall
As an HR expert at the Recruiting Centre North, Katharina Oriwall attaches great importance to finding a common thread in the CVs of new employees. She adapts her expectations for the partial qualification project. This allows initially inexperienced and insecure candidates to develop into reliable employees.
Stefan Fiévet, who is responsible for the recruiting team in the northern region, sees himself as a bridge builder: between job centres, local training providers, REWE Group stores and participants in the partial qualification programme. And he also has ideas on how to make the integration of new employees even more successful.
Tim-Marlo Kaiser, Azuka Philip Ndihika
When it comes to finding employees for his store, REWE salesman Tim-Marlo Kaiser faces a particular challenge at the Wolfsburg site: he has to compete with Volkswagen. The car manufacturer is a sought-after employer in the region. In order to find reinforcements for his team, Kaiser decided to take a new approach to recruiting. As part of the partial qualification project, he hired Azuka Philip Ndihika, a trained banker from Nigeria, in June 2021. Today, the 49-year-old manages the store's fruit and vegetable department with two employees.
Marius Gläß, REWE store manager in Berlin Lichtenberg
Steven Köhler has been working at Marius Gläß's store for around a year. Steven Köhler has no training qualifications and was unemployed for around six years. REWE store manager Gläß supports the partial qualification project not only because he believes that people who do not have a straight CV deserve a second chance.
Sabine Förstel-Busler
HR partner Sabine Förstel-Busler is the link between the project participants and the markets. Which participants fit together with which store managers? In this interview, she explains how she provides support and why she hopes the project will become even more popular.
Basel Murtada and Steven Igbinosa
Steven Igbinosa is Head of Incoming Goods at the PENNY Norderstedt warehouse. His colleague Basel Murtada fled from Syria to Germany in 2015 and successfully completed the partial qualification programme (TQ) at the Norderstedt warehouse with the IHK qualification "Warehouse Specialist". He now works in the incoming goods department for fruit and vegetables and would like to develop into a team leader.
Ali Rezaie
Ali Rezaie came to Germany from Iran more than seven years ago. Then came the separation from his wife and the biggest challenge was how to organise the care of his young son The partial qualification as a sales assistant at REWE gives him the opportunity to manage everyday family life and complete an apprenticeship.
Award for innovative recruiting project
In search of young talent, BILLA sent a specially created, walk-in truck through Austria. Inside, interested parties were offered advice on all ten BILLA apprenticeships and an exciting escape game. BILLA has now been honoured with the VAMP Award for this innovative apprentice search concept.
Recruiting
Lorenz Determann and an HR team led by Alexandra Welter broke new ground to recruit a large number of talented people for a major project in his department in a very short space of time. That meant a lot of work - and even more fun.
Podcast Working Worlds
This year, di.to. 10. As one of the spokespersons for REWE Group's LGBTIQ network, Martina Weinhold looks back and into the future: what has the network achieved for its employee members and what are its plans?
Podcast Working Worlds
How do you find employees in times of labour market and demographic change? Where does recruiting begin and where does it end? And what is employer branding? Recruiting professionals Julia Stinauer and Daniel Corbic provide the answers.