Graduate Development Program Trainee Talent Services

Graduate Development Program Trainee Talent Services

Our development program is a two-year journey to give you the time and space to get to know us and grow as yourself. Your personal development is at the heart of it all.

Your assignments

You will join a global Talent Services team supporting hiring across business, regions and functions. In this two-year traineeship, you will gain hands-on experience, contribute to high-impact recruitment initiatives, and grow into a trusted Talent professional.

First assignment: Early Career Talent recruitment and Talent Marketing

• Support end-to-end recruitment activities, including job requisition management, candidate sourcing, screening, university event organization and interview coordination.
• Partner with Talent Partners and Hiring Managers to ensure a seamless and high-quality candidate experience.
• Contribute to employer branding and talent attraction initiatives (e.g., job postings, LinkedIn campaigns via LinkedIn, talent pipeline building).
• Design and execute targeted talent marketing campaigns across channels (e.g., LinkedIn), to attract diverse and high-quality talent pipelines.
• Assist in reporting and analytics to track recruitment performance and identify improvement opportunities. As well as supporting process optimization initiatives, including the use of digital tools and AI to enhance recruitment efficiency.

Second assignment: Sourcing and Recruiting of experienced talent

• Build on Year 1 experience with increased ownership in talent attraction, sourcing strategies, and stakeholder engagement.
• Proactively source and engage passive candidates using innovative sourcing techniques and tools.
• Partner with Hiring Managers and Talent Partners to develop effective sourcing strategies based on market insights and workforce needs. As well as leveraging data and analytics to optimize sourcing channels, campaign effectiveness, and candidate engagement.
• Support end-to-end recruitment activities, including job requisition management, candidate sourcing, screening, university event organization and interview coordination.
• Partner with Talent Partners and Hiring Managers to ensure a seamless and high-quality candidate experience.

As a GDP trainee, you will receive a 2.5-year full-time employment contract with excellent labor conditions.

You're the right fit if:

• You (almost) completed a Bachelor or Master's degree, preferably in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field, and are available as of September 2026.
• You have a strong interest in Talent Acquisition, HR, and people-related topics.
• You have a proactive, collaborative mindset, with strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• You are data-driven, detail-oriented, and eager to improve processes.
• You have affinity with technology and digital tools (experience with recruitment platforms or AI tools is a plus).
• Prior experience in HR, recruitment, or people-related roles (internship or similar) is a plus.
• You have excellent English communication skills; additional languages are a plus.

How we work together We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

Recruitment process

If you are interested in joining the Philips Graduate Development Program, please apply online at the latest on the 15th of May 2026, by uploading your CV and motivation letter.

• After screening your application you will be invited to perform a gamified test and video interview.
• The best performers will be invited for a short interview with the Early Career Talent Partner.
• The final candidates will be invited for interviews with the hiring manager, which will take place in week 25 and 26.
• In the same week, we will inform you about the outcome.
• Start date will be September 1st 2026

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