A new trainee group has arrived
Wednesday February 15 my phone rang to deliver some huge news. The caller was Louise Jonsson, the trainee program manager at ABB Sweden, who happily told me that I had been accepted into ABB’s trainee...
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My name is Edvin Sten and I am one of the trainees that started in February 20, 2017, located in Västerås. As my colleague Peter Fredriksson from Ludvika explained in his previous post, we started off...
View ArticleAn opportunity to learn and grow
Finding your passion through three different assignment periods, mixing work with education, going on study visits, meeting top managers and having a trainee group to share the experience with. Being...
View ArticleThe electrical engineer’s time is now
Nevertheless, it was the Swedish industrial history that fascinated me most during the trainee program. As trainees, we have gained good insight into how ABB’s, formerly ASEA’s, development has gone...
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In the end of your study period at university, there are many decisions to be made and it’s definitely a demanding and exciting time. At the same time as you have full focus on writing your master...
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Discover life as a trainee in Ludvika
Moving to Ludvika and starting at ABB had its initial challenges: finding accommodation and getting the first trainee assignment that suited both my background and interests. The apartment search...
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The journey of a traineeship has begun
During my last semester of Master of Science, I wondered where I was heading in my upcoming work life. Until then, I had predominantly been involved in the academic world. I yearned to do something...
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Tightrope-dancing with life and work
Balancing the tasks of your assignment, education, association meetings, study visits, dinners with top managers and tons of e-mails is challenging but necessary for an ABB trainee. This is one of many...
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A leap towards becoming more global
Having moved to Sweden from U.S. just over a year ago in 2017 and heading towards the end of my master’s degree, I was desperately looking for jobs that did not require Swedish language fluency. I was...
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Thursdays are the days of discovery
Thursday means study visit day in our trainee group. For me that is one of the best days of the week. The purpose with the study visits is for us to learn about the different parts of ABB and hear...
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In the spirit of a sustainable future
Together with four fellow trainees, I got the opportunity to participate in HUB2018 beyond Sustainability, at Steam Hotel in Västerås November 13, 2018. HUB2018 is an annual event hosted by Energy...
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Exploring the world as a Graduate Trainee
Technological breakthroughs and proficiency have often formed the foundation of the world’s leading societies over the ages. Many would claim that Silicon Valley is the current title holder due to the...
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Hit the ground running – Introduction Week
Straight out of bed on a slightly cloudy and rainy September morning, heading to one of the ABB’s headquarters in Västerås, it probably hadn’t really dawned on any of us just yet that this very day was...
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Safety driving adventures
After an interesting intro week with lots of exciting meetings with company representatives, trainee program Managers and trainee colleagues, and roughly a week of work at our first assignment, it was...
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Our first study visit!
Study visits are a part of the trainee program. Every Thursday both the Västerås and Ludvika group gather together in one of the cities. Each city has its own group that organize the event and the...
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Learn how to speak by reading
Opening Warm welcome dear reader, this is the writers speaking. We hope you found your way easily to this blog post, were we will share our latest adventure. It’s very nice to have people from [Fill in...
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“ABB is a Swiss-Swedish multinational corporation…”
I find the word multinational especially interesting. Because when I think of ABB, the first word that comes to mind is not multinational, it’s global. For my first 10 weeks at ABB I am working at a...
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Living in Västerås, Ludvika or Stockholm – everything is possible
Quite a few of us live in Stockholm, one in Örebro, and we all commute on a daily basis. There are advantages to both living in town and commuting, and we’re here to tell you about them! Living in...
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eCar Expo: Cars fast as Lightning
As ABB was demonstrating our latest quality charging solutions, five of the trainees from Västerås got a crash-course in what is means to represent ABB out in the wild. Trainees from left to right:...
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Pretty impressive products
If you had to choose between working with low voltage breakers or with collaborative robots, what would you choose? If you would have asked me two weeks ago, the choice would have been easy. However,...
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