Volkswagen Group companies are the most popular employers with engineering graduates in Germany. This is the result of a new study produced by trendence, Europe's leading Institute for HR marketing and recruiting. The study indicates that the brands Audi (first place with 17.5 percent), Porsche (third place with 13.4 percent) and Volkswagen (fourth place with 12 percent) are the preferred employers for a large number of young engineers.

A career in the Volkswagen Group is also highly attractive for business graduates. 12.3 percent named Audi, 8.6 percent the Volkswagen brand and 7.4 percent Porsche as their top employer. In total, votes for a Volkswagen Group brand exceeded 28 percent. For the study, trendence had interviewed about 26,000 business and engineering students approaching graduation.

The Board Member for Human Resources of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Dr. Horst Neumann, said: "We want to make Volkswagen the leading automaker in economic and environmental terms - with cars that generate enthusiasm among our customers. That's why we are recruiting the best people. With a successful team, our strong brands and more than 100 facilities throughout the world, we offer committed young employees unique development opportunities."

Each year, the Volkswagen Group strengthens its team with several thousand university graduates, who start their career with a trainee program. The StartUp Direct trainee program focuses on training within a specialist area. Graduates with an international orientation can gain experience at several international Group locations on the StartUp Cross trainee program.

Volkswagen also offers a program for doctoral students, direct entry for candidates with more than three years' experience and opportunities for internships and work on undergraduate theses.www.volkswagen-karriere.de.

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