The following article is by the Grupo Salvador Caetano.
The 2nd Edition of the Salvador Caetano Summer Internship Program – Moving Up! Summer Internship – has ended. For two months, 32 young university students were in 9 companies of the Group in an experience that allowed them to experience the reality of the business and begin to chart their professional career paths.
More than just an internship, this was a two-month journey of personal and professional growth for the young people immersed in the day-to-day operations of our brands and businesses, where each challenge overcome became a learning experience for the future.
For Ricardo Borges, who interned at Hyundai Portugal, “One word that defines my internship is emotion. Both for the brand and the Group, which always valued our well-being, cared a lot about us and provided good support. I leave here a much better person and I really enjoyed this experience. ”
About the program
The Moving Up! Summer Internship is part of a set of initiatives within the Young Talent Program , which includes, in addition to summer internships , curricular internships throughout the year in partnership with higher education, secondary and vocational institutions, as well as professional internships.
This year, Choice Car welcomed 6 young people to its Operations , Sales , Marketing , Fleet Management , and Customer Service teams . Sara Coelho, General Manager at Choice Car, considers that “this is an excellent initiative, firstly for the students, as it allows them to have contact with the business reality and apply some of the more theoretical concepts; but also for the company, since it receives young people with 'unformatted' minds, forcing us to develop strategies for rapid integration and launch additional challenges for the 2-month internship. And, of course, when we have a suitable opportunity, we invite the intern to join our team, as happened in the 1st edition. ”
Within the scope of these initiatives, in 2023, Salvador Caetano hosted approximately 300 interns , and more than 100 were hired under employment contracts.
Young talent and professional training
Within the scope of promoting young talent and also in partnership with IEFP (Institute for Employment and Vocational Training), since 1983, Salvador Caetano has had 7 Vocational Training Centers spread throughout the country, with courses related to the automotive and industrial sectors, equivalent to the 12th grade and providing Professional Certification.
Currently, more than 900 young people are studying in 56 courses at the Salvador Caetano facilities.
