»Despite the more difficult application and recruitment process during the pandemic, we managed to top the number of new entrants from previous years«, says Astrid Jonat, Head of Training L.I.T. AG. In addition to the cancellation of training fairs and school visits, the company has also had to do without the usual large selection groups in Brake and Bremen. Instead, interviews were conducted by video call at some locations. Accordingly, the selection process took longer than in previous years. »Nevertheless, we have been able to recruit promising talent in good time«, continues Jonat. L.I.T. is particularly pleased that more and more women want to learn the profession of professional driver and warehouse logistics specialist. Two trainees joined L.I.T. via a six to ten-month introductory training programme.
Today’s first working day of the young talents was partly organised by their colleagues from the third year of apprenticeship. After the welcome by L.I.T. Chairman of the Board Fokke Fels and Executive Board Members Simeon Breuer, Julian Lachnitt and Ingo Schreiber at the headquarters in Brake, which was attended by the trainees from the other sites, and a briefing on the Coronavirus measures to be taken into account, the newcomers learned about the group of companies, the individual departments and their processes, and finally each other. Together they visited the warehouse, inspected the company’s own trainee truck and had lunch together.