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Deutsche Post World Net Annual Report 2008
Job offers for all eligible trainees
We view the training of young people as an investment in the future and an
important contribution to our socio-political commitment. In , we hired around
, trainees in Germany.  e spectrum of  traineeships ranges from courier, express
and mail services to studies at Berufsakademien (German universities of co-operative
education). We were able to o er employment to all eligible trainees in the  class,
clearly surpassing the   target for trainees in classes  to  set forth in the
training pact made with Verdi.
Customised training programme
We foster our particularly capable trainees in our top trainee programme, which
is intended for the top   of our around , trainees and Berufs akademie students
in Germany. We guarantee permanent employment to participants who success fully
complete the training programme, creating an additional incentive for performance
and commitment.
Perspektive Gelb is our programme to help youths who are  nding it di cult to
obtain apprenticeships to broaden their horizons with a traineeship at Deutsche Post.
As in previous years, the programme provided  trainee positions. In the year under
review, we hired just under   of the  participants in the  class.
Innovative human resources marketing
 e new initiative Discover Logistics aims to present logistics as an exciting
industry of the future and showcase  as an attractive employer. In the year under
review, , users from  countries signed up for dhl-discoverlogistics.com, an
online platform.
Our online career portal has once again proven to be a  tting recruiting tool in the
age of the internet. Each year, we advertise more than , jobs online and our data-
base already includes over half a million candidates. As in , the Swedish market
research institute Potentialpark Communication ranked our career portal as number
one in Germany and Europe in their Top Employer Web Benchmark  ranking.
Online training offers expanded
We continued to expand the courses o ered on the internet and intranet in the
area of continued professional development. Currently, around , employees are
taking advantage of the over , courses which range from general management skills
to speci c Group initiatives and our Code of Conduct.  e online training platform
mylearningworld.net is an important component of our education concept.  at is why
we will expand the courses o ered and we anticipate a considerable rise in demand. Our
executive development website is geared towards top managers and executives.
Finding and fostering talent
Finding and fostering quali ed and dedicated future leaders within our own
ranks is absolutely vital to our company.  is is why we developed Group-wide talent
programmes to systematically cultivate our top potentials. One of the programmes, for
example, gives select candidates the opportunity to complete an executive  degree
at an external business school. Our international mentoring programme helps junior
sta members, in particular our female employees, with professional development.
Traineeships
1), 2)
A 58.4 % Courier, express and postal
services specialists
C 12.6% Forwarding and logistics services
specialists
D 6.8 % Berufsakademie students
E 7.1 % Warehouse logistics specialists
F 15.1 % Other traineeships
A
B
C
D
1) Number of trainees, annual average: 3,839.
2) Continuing operations.
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