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Graduate scheme
Graduates are key to the long-term success of our business. Our Graduate Programme offers a unique opportunity for talented individuals within any discipline to gain business-critical insight and quickly develop their knowledge. This includes fast-track training and development across multiple disciplines to gain a broad understanding of the Group. Graduates are given significant responsibility early in their careers with the chance to live and work across our international network.
Award-winning apprentices
We have an active apprentice programme in place in our key countries. Our apprentices move around different departments and sites, shadowing a variety of roles whilst working on real projects with real input.
We give apprentices the chance to learn on the job in their chosen area – from printing, finishing and maintenance engineering through to project management, human resources, marketing and other office functions.
In addition to the outstanding performance and contributions of all our apprentices across Europe, congratulations to Benjamin Charman and Hamza Loonat, who outclassed some 270 others to win Apprentice of the Year awards.
36 | Strategic report | Our people
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Our greatest asset
Paragon is a
fast-changing
and dynamic business,
and we could not succeed without having great people who are excited about what they do. We constantly invest in training our people and developing their careers.
We have a flat hierarchy where senior management are involved in day-to-day operations. We encourage the free flow of information between all members of the Paragon community and make use of online communities and tools to facilitate collaboration between teams and across borders.
We welcome ideas from all levels of the organisation and these are an important part
of our commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.
“ We work to foster international teams and cooperation across a range of disciplines. ”
INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE