Traineeship guides: online tests and selection per company
For each company: which online test you get, the selection steps and the deadline. Plus an explanation of each test style. Free practice on Traineepad.
Test styles
Cognify-styleCriteria Cognify. Used by e.g. Johnson & Johnson.Pymetrics-styleBehavioural games (Pymetrics/HireVue). Used by e.g. Unilever and AstraZeneca.Equalture-styleGame-based (Equalture). Used by e.g. Albert Heijn.SHL-styleClassic aptitude tests (SHL). Used by e.g. Danone, Heineken, Mars and ING.Cappfinity-styleSituational judgement + short tests (Cappfinity). Used by e.g. Nestlé and Heineken.Dutch Defence-styleDutch capacity test. Used by the Dutch Armed Forces, ABN AMRO (Harver) and Rabobank (matrices).Aon/cut-e-styleShort, fast tests and the Switch game (Aon, formerly cut-e). Similar to TestGorilla at Bain.Dutch capacity testStyle of NOA, Ixly, LTP and PiCompany. Used by e.g. NN, KPN, DNB, APG, a.s.r., KLM and the Dutch Tax Administration.Korn Ferry-styleAdaptive tests (Korn Ferry, formerly Talent Q). Used by e.g. Jumbo.McKinsey Solve-styleMcKinsey’s problem-solving game (Solve). Used by McKinsey & Company.Harver-styleHarver as used by FrieslandCampina (2026): work situations and figures (odd one out). Also used by e.g. ABN AMRO, KPMG, NN and Achmea.Harver-style extraOther cognitive modules from Harver. Which ones you get differs per employer.
All companies (75)
a.s.r.Insurance · a.s.r. Traineeship (1.5 years)ABN AMROBank · Traineeships (o.a. Consultancy, Clearing, Wealth Management)AchmeaInsurance · Management Traineeship, IT Management Traineeship, Financial Management Traineeship, Data TalentshipAegon Asset ManagementAsset management · NextGen Traineeship: 2 years, 2 to 3 rotationsAFAS SoftwareSoftware · Consultancy TraineeshipAgrifirmAgri/animal feed · Sales traineeshipsAkzoNobelChemicals/paints · Finance Graduate Program and Graduate Engineering Training (GET)Albert Heijn / Ahold DelhaizeFood retail · Retail management traineeshipsAllianderEnergy/grid operator · Traineeships Engineering, IT, Management and FinanceAPGPensions/investment · Asset Management Traineeship (Investment & Portfolio Management, Quant, Finance & Risk)ASMLTech/semiconductors · Management Traineeship (e.g. Technology) and Gateway Program; Sourcing & Supply Chain Graduate AccelerationBain & CompanyStrategy consulting · Associate ConsultantDutch Tax AdministrationGovernment · Tax Talent Traineeship, Management Traineeship, Dual accountancy traineeshipBooking.comTech/online travel · Compass graduate programmes (12 months): Software Engineering and Data Science & AnalyticsBoskalisMaritime/infrastructure · Boskalis Traineeship (12 months): Operations, Finance, FleetBoston Consulting GroupStrategy consulting · AssociateCoolblueOnline retail · No formal traineeship: starter roles such as Junior Business Analyst, Junior Buyer and Junior Operations AnalystCorbionBiotech/ingredients · Traineeships (in the past via ORMIT)Damen ShipyardsShipbuilding · Damen Traineeship (2 years: moving in, moving around, moving on)Danone / NutriciaFood/medical nutrition · Traineeships (e.g. Nutricia Generation Growth, sales & marketing)De Nederlandsche BankCentral bank/supervision · DNB Traineeship and Data & Technology Traineeshipde VolksbankBank · High potentials traineeship (e.g. Finance, Risk)Dutch Armed Forces (Defensie)Government · Officer training and other rolesDeloitteConsulting & accounting · Traineeships and graduate roles (e.g. AI & Data Traineeship)dsm-firmenichBiotech/ingredients · Traineeships: Digital & Tech, Health Nutrition & Care, Perfumery & BeautyEnecoEnergy · Traineeships (e.g. Energy Trade, Asset Operations)EnexisEnergy/grid operator · Management Traineeship: 2 years, 2 to 3 assignments, starts every OctoberEYConsulting & accounting · Graduate roles and traineeships (e.g. EY-Parthenon)FrieslandCampinaFood/dairy · Global Traineeship: Commercial track, Functions track (Supply Chain, IT, HR, Finance)GasunieEnergy/infrastructure · Gasunie Traineeship (e.g. project management, commercial, technical)Gemeente Den HaagGovernment/municipality · Trainee Programme (2 years, three assignments, starts 1 September) and Hague Young Professional ProgrammeGrant ThorntonAccountancy/tax advisory · No formal traineeship: starter roles in audit, tax and advisoryPort of RotterdamPort/logistics · Port of Rotterdam traineeshipHeijmansConstruction and infrastructure · Traineeship (18 months, 3 roles) for vocational, bachelor and master graduatesHEINEKENFood & beverage · Global Graduate Programme (o.a. Commerce, Supply Chain)Hoogheemraadschap van RijnlandWater authority · Rijnland Traineeship (2 years)INGBank · International Talent Programme (o.a. Operations & Change, Finance, Risk, Tech)JDE Peet’sFood/coffee and tea · Global Management Trainee Program: 12 months, rotations across functions and marketsJohnson & JohnsonBiotech/pharma · GOLD, Global Operations Leadership Development (Class of 2027)JumboFood retail · Jumbo Traineeship (3 years) and Store Management TraineeshipKLMAviation · Management traineeships: Business & Tech, Corporate, Engineering & Maintenance, FinanceKPMGConsulting & accounting · Young Talent Program (e.g. Assurance Traineeship)KPNTelecom · Young Talent Program (3 years): Business & Transformation, Tech & DataKraft HeinzFood (FMCG) · Kraft Heinz Trainee Program: 12 months, permanent contract from day one, starts 1 SeptemberLidl NederlandSupermarket · Traineeships, e.g. Logistics management traineeship (18 months)MarsFood · Mars Leadership Experience (Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, General Management)McKinsey & CompanyStrategy consulting · Business Analyst and FellowMSDBiotech/pharma · Graduate and starter rolesNestléFood · Graduate/trainee rolesNN GroupInsurance · NN Traineeship: Business & Transformation, Finance & Risk, Technology & AINSMobility/rail · NS Traineeship (engineering, IT, data, commercial, operations)Ormit TalentTraineeship provider · Management Traineeship and Data & Management Traineeship: assignments at partner companies with a development programmePGGMPension provider · Management, Financial Management & Analytics and Legal Traineeship (2 years, starts September)PhilipsHealth tech · Graduate Development Program (2 years, 2 roles of 12 months)PicnicOnline grocery/tech · Future Leaders Graduate Program (2 years) and Graduate Program Product Management Supply Chain (18 months)ProRailMobility/rail · Traineeships Data, Management, Technical Management and FinancePwCConsulting & accounting · Tax Traineeship, Deals Traineeship (EMEA), SAP AcademyRabobankBank · Traineeships (o.a. Rabo Global, Corporate Management)Randstad Groep NederlandStaffing and HR services · Management Traineeship (2.5 years, 2 to 4 roles, permanent contract)Dutch Government Trainee ProgrammeGovernment · Dutch Government Trainee Programme (2 years, start 1 September)RijkswaterstaatGovernment/infrastructure · Rijkswaterstaat traineeship (2 years, 3 eight-month assignments): engineering, ICT, procurement and contract managementRoyal AvebeFood/agri · Internships and traineeshipsRoyal CosunFood/agri · Management traineeships (e.g. Future Food)SchipholAviation/infrastructure · Corporate Traineeship (2 years, 5 rotations)ShellEnergy · Shell Graduate Programme NetherlandsSignature Foods (Johma)Food (salads and spreads) · Management Traineeship (2 years, two full roles): Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance or FlexStedinGrid operator · Future Makers traineeship (2 years, 4 six-month assignments, for master’s graduates)Tata Steel NederlandSteel/industry · Technical Traineeship and other traineeshipsTenneTEnergy/grid operator · International Traineeship (engineering, IT)UnileverFood/FMCG · UFLP: Marketing, Supply Chain & Procurement, HR, Finance, R&D, Customer DevelopmentVan Lanschot KempenPrivate banking and asset management · Traineeships: Investment Management (16 months), Finance & Risk (18 months), Digital & Technology (15 months)Van OordMarine contracting and offshore · Impact Traineeship (starts September 2027)VattenfallEnergy · Vattenfall International Trainee Programme (12 months)VionFood/meat · Management Traineeship and Operations TraineeshipVitensDrinking water · Bachelor/master traineeship (2 years) and Engineering traineeship
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