2019 Recruitment at Ericsson

We’re Ericsson, a huge community of passionate, like-minded people. And that’s a powerful thing.

As the tech firm that created the mobile world, and with over 45,000 life-enhancing technologies to our name, at Ericsson, we’ve made it our business to make a mark. We’ve never had a greater opportunity to drive change; setting the bar for technology to be inclusive and accessible; empowering an intelligent, sustainable and connected world.

Job Description

Job Title: Graduates Trainee Recruitment

We are on a quest, we´ve promised to never stand still; relentlessly innovating to make technology easy to adopt, easy to use and easy to scale. This demands from all our people the creativity to discover, the accountability to deliver and the courage to remove complexity wherever it presents itself. Your commitment to these qualities will always be expected, and never go unnoticed. As a team, we are helping to solve some of society´s most complicated challenges, enabling you to be ‘the person that did that’. And for this, we need the right people.

Our New Graduate Talent Program in Johannesburg, South Africa will begin on August 2019 and focuses on technology leadership. Our aim is to attract and guide the most talented, innovative and creative technology minds.

Is this you?

We are looking for graduates with the following degrees:

• Minimum education level required: Bachelor’s Degree from a Technical Telecom, Electronics, Computer Science Engineering (or a degree in a relevant field).
• Newly graduated individuals in 2018 or 2019 with the above-mentioned qualifications or fresh graduates who have graduated one year ago maximum are preferred.

What you’ll be doing:

• Scope, define & design solution offerings; driving end-to-end technical solutions.
• Analyze customer technology, define business requirements & participate in risk analysis.
• Supporting pre-sales activities, including pre-studies.
• Plan the implementation of the product configuration/integration work.
• Help to Execute product configuration, integration and migration work
• Help to prepare system test, module test and accept the test.
• Support deployment of the solution.
• Participate in knowledge transfer, documentation & information sharing.

Knowledge and Skills in Related Areas:

• Good understanding of Mobile and Wireless Networks specifically (2G,3G,4G & 5G)
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Basic Network level competence.
• Ability to learn Ericsson Portfolio.
• Understand the Service Delivery Process.
• Understand Change Management.
• Presentation skills (oral and written).
• Proficiency in Microsoft office
• Software Support

Apply if you have/are:

• Good personal interaction skills and good communication capabilities
• Strong learning agility and a proactive can-do attitude with continues improvement mind-set
• Ability to adapt to change
• Creativity – ability to see and make things in a new or different way, the capability of developing inspiration, innovation, or insight
• Drive – determination, focus, take the ups and downs, stick with things long enough to see them through
• Open-minded, positive with a flexible attitude and willing to work in teams
• Responsiveness – ability to understand, quickly adapt and act upon new information and influences

What we offer:

• 12 months graduate program – we offer you a great training program before you move into an experienced job
• Opportunity to be a part of an international company powered by technology and customer interaction
• Explore your passion for innovation and your desire to join a leader. You’ll enjoy an open, high-performance culture that encourages idea generation and thought exploration
• Work in a great environment where relationships and team play matters
• Continuous on the job training, classrooms training, and e-learning
• A mentor and buddy program