Na een carrière bij KLM besloot Tim zijn vleugels uit te slaan en nieuwe reizen te maken naar de duurzame thema’s van de bank. Sinds dit jaar is hij trainee binnen het Coöperatief Traineeship van Rabobank.
Benieuwd hoe Tim zijn traineeship ervaart en met welke maatschappelijke thema’s hij dagelijks werkt? Check rabo.nl/timboelens

Our mission: Growing a better world together

Rabobank is a social bank. Working for Rabobank is a way to make the world just a little better. In big and small ways, we want to help more people become more financially self-reliant and ensure sustainable growth for entrepreneurs. We are dedicated to improving our local environments and are also committed to addressing the global food shortage, step by step. Change takes time, after all.

Do you want a career in which you can start making a difference from day 1? Rabobank is the place to do it. For instance, in an internship researching how blockchain technology can improve the food chain. Or as a trainee who does risk assessments for wind farm financing. At Rabobank, we help you to be the best and most effective version of yourself.

Your development is key and we invest in an environment where you learn by doing. Already know what you want to do? We’ll give you the space and opportunity. Still figuring it out? We can help. By providing a good balance between free-range and supervised work – with coaching and leadership that inspires you. Enjoy the safety net and network that a strong corporate employer has to offer, along with ample innovation capacity and flexibility.

What do you bring to the table? The right mindset:
- Challenge: your peers and yourself
- Connect: make new contacts and expand your network
- Change: help transform yourself, the bank and the world
- Courage: show initiative and perseverance

- Established in late 19th century as a cooperative agricultural credit union
- With almost 2 million members, we’re one of the biggest cooperatives in the Netherlands
- Active in 40 countries, serving approximately 8.5 million customers
- Services include retail banking, wholesale banking, private banking, leasing, and real estate
- Leading bank in the Food & Agri sector
- One of the largest financial institutions in the world (based on Tier 1 capital)
- Bank with a mission: Growing a better world together

Our mission: Growing a better world together
Rabobank is a social bank. Working for Rabobank is a way to make the world just a little better. In big and small ways, we want to help more people become more financially self-reliant and ensure sustainable growth for entrepreneurs. We are dedicated to improving our local environments and are also committed to addressing the global food shortage, step by step. Change takes time, after all.

Rabobank has launched an ambitious new programme for graduates: Rabo Global Traineeship. One year that revolves around you.

During this year, you and Rabobank will explore where you and your talents are the best fit and discover where your head and heart lie. You will get to know the entire Rabobank organisation, giving you and us the chance to find out where your talents are best utilised and where you can make the greatest impact for our clients, each other and the world around us.

After completing Rabo Global Traineeship, you become a banker and a world of opportunities will be open to you that are in line with your wishes and Rabobank’s ambitions. You will be able to take challenging next steps across the width and breadth of the bank that correspond with your development. A few examples of these opportunities include: working as an analyst on complex corporate finance deals, as a project manager on IT projects and performing the role of relationship manager or risk analyst.

You.
You can’t wait to jumpstart your career, but the question at this point is where’s the best place for you. And very important, you have ideas about how to enable Rabobank to fulfil its mission to play a committed role in society and to help solve the global food issue.

Your development.
The Rabo Global Traineeship is about your development. In a customized programme every trainee follows its own journey with three different projects in the Netherlands and abroad, trainings, personal development and guidance from four different tutors.

Good. That’s one of the traits we look for in our trainees. Just like a positive mindset, resilience and the urge to make yourself, Rabobank and the world better. You also have an HBO Master’s degree, or a university degree. Graduates from all fields are welcome to apply, from psychology to econometrics. Over the course of 1 year, you’ll work on four assignments at different departments, letting you sample all sorts of different work, so that you can decide what suits you best. Besides, you’ll meet a lot of people. So polish up your LinkedIn profile, because: hello extensive network!

How do you start?
You start with nineteen other trainees in October. You’ll be given a baptism of fire during the kick-off, when you’ll get in touch with all other starting trainees, and make your voice heard at the bank. After the first introduction week, it’s time to get started on your first assignment. Naturally, we’ll make sure to guide and support you throughout the process and you’ll have the opportunity to take courses and training sessions to help you achieve your goals.