Level of employment.

The Trainee Programme can be completed working full-time (100%) over 18 months or part-time (60-80%) over 24 months. The advantage of our part-time programme is that you have enough time for your leisure plans, family, sport or other activities besides your work.

Remuneration.

Your attractive starting salary is CHF 80,000 per year, when working at 100%.

Training placements.

You choose your training placements yourself. There is the option of completing the third training placement at a partner company in Switzerland or abroad.

Trainee coaching.

During the entire Trainee Programme, you will be advised by a trainee coach who will help you to settle in at the company, choose the best training programmes and find the right placements for you.

Benefits.

For the full duration of the Trainee Programme, you receive a 2nd class GA Travelcard and get five weeks’ holiday. Continue to develop yourself and get Switzerland moving with us.

Network building.

You develop a wide network of contacts as you are deployed in various departments.

Permanent position.

The hiring rate on completion of the Trainee Programme is over 90%, so your chances of finding a permanent position at SBB are good.

You have a bachelor’s or master’s degree from a university or university of applied sciences by the time the programme begins. This is also the case for a part-time programme. Your field of study is of secondary importance to us.

You set yourself ambitious goals, are interested in different specialist areas within SBB and you’re fascinated by the mobility of today and tomorrow. You are an open-minded person, have strong interpersonal skills and get excited about getting involved in new teams and taking on new challenges.

You speak very good German (at least C1 level) and have a good command of another national language.

The Trainee Programme starts on 1 September each year. The duration of the Trainee Programme depends on the level of employment you choose. You are free to choose a working percentage of between 60% and 100%:

• 60% to 80% – 24 months (part-time trainee)
• 100% – 18 months

Submit your application within one of the following application windows:

• Application window to start in September 2023: 16 to 29 January 2023
  
• Application window to start in September 2023: 1 to 14 May 2023 
• Application window to start in September 2024: 9 to 22 October 2023

Please note that we may not use all recruitment windows depending on the success of recruitment. So apply during the first window if possible.

A complete application file will contain your CV with all key information on your skills and competencies as well as your qualifications, evaluation sheets and references of employment. We would also like you to answer the questions that we ask you in the application portal in full. Cover letters are specifically not required.

All our jobs are advertised under vacancies. You can only apply directly online via the job advertisement.

We assess your application file in the following periods:

• Pre-selection 1: 7 to 9 November 2022
• Pre-selection 2: 30 January to 1 February 2023
• Pre-selection 3: 15 to 17 May 2023
• Pre-selection 4: 23 to 25 October 2023

The key factor for advancement in the recruitment process is how well you fit with our company and whether your professional goals are in line with the Trainee Programme.

In the next stage of the application process, you’ll be invited to a video interview. We want to get to know you and find out what type of person you are so we won’t be asking about facts, figures or theoretical knowledge. Impress us by being yourself. If you make it through to this stage, you’ll be invited to the video interview on the following dates:

• Invitation to video interview 1: 9 November 2022
• Invitation to video interview 2: 1 February 2023
• Invitation to video interview 3: 17 May 2023
• Invitation to video interview 4: 25 October 2023

You have four days to do the video interview after receiving your invitation.

After careful evaluation of your video interview, we’ll let you know whether you’ve been invited to the Talent Days. You’ll find out about us and our culture in person at the Talent Day and gain an insight into our wide range of projects. The Talent Days take place over two days and serve as a basis for deciding who we will hire. Your invitation will tell you which day you have been invited to:

• Talent Day 1: 23 and 24 November 2022
• Talent Day 2: 15 and 16 February 2023
• Talent Day 3: 31 May and 1 June 2023
• Talent Day 4: 8 and 9 November 2023

You have to take a couple of tests in preparation for the Talent Day. Please factor in enough time for this before the Talent Day.

The matching conference takes place the day after each Talent Day. This is where we decide whether you can join the Trainee Programme on the basis of the Talent Days.