ABB is a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. By connecting software to its electrification, robotics, automation and motion portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new levels. With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, ABB’s success is driven by about 105,000 talented employees in over 100 countries. In Finland, ABB employees approximately 5000 employees in 20 cities.
This week you will get to know better three of our employees from different stages of their careers. First Edward Daka, who has been within ABB for less than a year working as an intern. Juhana Kainulainen joined ABB after graduation through our Global Early Talent Program in finance. Lastly, you get to read about Saara Kuusisto’s interesting career. She has been at ABB for 11 years in several roles.
ABB offers several job opportunities for professionals, graduates, and students both in Finland and globally. As ABB is a multinational corporation and one of the biggest employers in Finland, is there a need for a lot of professionals from several different fields.
Students play an important role at ABB. We have a long history of cooperation with different schools and universities, and we offer many career possibilities for students with different educational backgrounds. These include internships, thesis topics and early talent programs. At ABB, you get to work with purpose and put your studies into practice in a multinational working environment with great colleagues. For more information on our career possibilities please visit here (careers.abb).
Education: 4th year ISM student at Aalto University, School of Business
Current position: Intern, Smart Solutions
Why did you decide to apply to ABB?
I've personally been always interested in working with technology and the newest trends. I saw an advert about the ABB Talent Internship Program, especially the technology and digitalization track caught my interest. On top of being within my interest, it offered training and mentoring that I felt would be beneficial to me as I'm at the beginning of my career. I felt ABB could offer me complex and large challenges. This has been especially true, as IoT and digitalization is something that is starting a ramp-up in the traditional industry, and ABB is currently at the forefront of this development.
What type of project and tasks have you been doing during this summer?
I've had the opportunity to do various tasks during the summer. This has included
improving order-delivery tools and helping our product managers solve production and delivery-related problems. Without a doubt, the most interesting project I've participated in was related to subscription management. The team was tasked with finding a way to implement subscription-based business models at ABB. This project highlighted the difficulty and complexity of implementing new business models at an established company and allowed me to learn the different challenges related to project management in large organizations.
What is the best thing about ABB as an employer?
ABB allows you to work in a truly international company. Many daily tasks and functions require communication with people who are abroad. This together with good personal development tools allow for different career opportunities at ABB both locally and across the world.
Is there something that has surprised you while working at ABB?
ABB has a very diverse workforce in Finland. Working here has allowed me to meet and work with a lot of different people from different backgrounds. This is something that many workplaces in Finland lack.