309: What it's like going through the Mondelez graduate scheme

<div>"Your first job is not necessarily what you're going to do for the rest of your life. Just think about what you would enjoy, rather than stressing that you've committed to a career for 50 years."<br> <br> Ella Jones is Junior Brand Manager at <a href="https://www.mondelezinternational.com/">Mondelez International</a>, the multinational company which boasts the likes of Cadbury, Oreo, Ritz, and Green and Black's in its portfolio.<br> <br> She's only been in the role a few years, but her story could prove inspirational for anyone receiving exam results this summer, and starting to consider where their <a href="https://foodmatterslive.com/careers-courses/">career</a> might be heading.<br> <br> Ella studied English Literature at the <a href="https://www.exeter.ac.uk/">University of Exeter</a> and wasn't entirely sure what she would do after.<br> <br> In this episode of the Career Conversations podcast series, she reveals the unconventional approach she took to hunting for a job and ended up at Mondelez.<br> <br> She says she looked at the <a href="https://www.top100graduateemployers.com/">Times Top 100 Graduate Employers</a> list and thumbed through, highlighting companies that she though looked interesting.<br> <br> When she came across Mondelez, she says she thought to herself "I know that I'm passionate about <a href="https://foodmatterslive.com/podcast/the-dark-history-of-chocolate-food-podcasts/">chocolate</a>", so she took a look online to see what jobs were available.<br> <br> She ended up on <a href="https://www.mondelezinternational.com/Careers/Early-Careers">the company's graduate scheme</a>, which lasts three years and covered finance, sales, and <a href="https://foodmatterslive.com/podcast/career-conversations-creating-content-for-tonys-chocolonely/">marketing</a>.<br> <br> "It gave me exposure to a real breadth of roles," she says. "I would definitely recommend doing a graduate scheme."<br> <br> Ella says the scheme was a great way to set her up for the world of work, including basic things like boo