Our Trainee

Impact level
Self

You are highly motivated, passionate about learning and becoming a developer (e.g., role: intern, junior program participant). You show a curious mindset and will to learn and absorb everything. You focus on understanding Elements’ way of working and contributing to the project as much as possible. 

Required competence
levels for this position

Listening
1
Oral & Written expression
1
Timing
1
Sensitivity
-
Communication
Helping
1
Approachability
1
Adaptability
1
Feedback
1
Reliability
1
Empathy
1
Working with others
Quality Orientation
-
Knowledge
-
Growth Mindset
1
Craftsmanship
Planning & Organisation
-
Creative problem solving
1
Listening
-
Pragmatism
-
Effectiveness

Core competence
expectations

Communication
Listening
1

1) Listens to others with the intent to understand.
You are engaged and listen to others during stand-ups/meetings and understand tasks/challenges at hand.
You ask clarifying questions to make sure you understand.

Oral & Written Expression
1

1) Can express their ideas, updates and solutions for the tasks they are working on.You are effective in communicating status to the team.2) Communicates with ease in English.
3) Is aware of various communication platforms at Elements and uses them effectively.
You use confluence to find documentation.
You use EMIS to find planning / holidays / colleagues' whereabouts.

Timing
1

1) Responds in a timely manner. You check messages (slack/email) frequently and do not leave colleagues without response, especially those working remotely.

Working with others
Helping
1

1) Actively helps out when asked.
You actively support and contribute to the efforts of other team members.
You provide team members with information when requested.2) Participates in project(s), work related activities, goals and plans.
You are present in stand-ups.
You contribute to the retrospectives.

Approachability
1

1) Is open to discuss work related matters.
2) Is accessible during the working hours, informs about their whereabouts and/or availability. When working remotely you are available on relevant communication channels.

Adaptability
1

1) Is open to change.
You are open to learning new technologies as part of your job.
You are flexible about changing your sitting spot when your team asks you to.
2) Works well in multicultural teams and with people from diverse backgrounds.

Feedback
1

1) Is open to ask, receive and give feedback.  
You finished a task; you ask for feedback and are open to learning from it.
You send and/or fill in an appraisal request.
You regularly ask peers for feedback to improve your work. 2) Can learn from feedback.

Reliability
1

1) Respects and adheres to company’s way of working.
2) Keeps relevant people accurately informed and up to date.
You arrive to work on time or inform the team when you are late.
You inform the team and HR when you are ill, WFH or working remotely.
You completed tasks much earlier than expected, you update the team about your unexpected availability to take on more work.
You update your team when you are lagging behind in your work.  3) Accepts responsibility and is accountable, follows up on the agreements.
You complete assigned tasks respecting the deadlines.
You signed up for a company event, you follow through your commitment or inform the relevant party if something important got in the way. 4) Demonstrates commitment to the project and the team.

Empathy
1

1) Is aware of the social context they are in.
In a business meeting you show a more formal behaviour than when you are playing boardgames with your colleagues.You avoid swearing in professional contexts (e.g., interviews). 2) Treats people with dignity, respect, and fairness.
You do not interrupt others and let them express their opinion.
You give proper credit to others.  3) Is inclusive and considerate.  You welcome and accept different ideas, cultures, religions, race, gender, sexual orientation, etc. and do not show exclusive or discriminatory behaviour and/or ideas on any grounds.

Craftsmanship
Growth mindset
1

1) Shows curiosity and the will to learn.
You express interest in understanding how and why certain things are done at Elements.
You often seek guidance and/or information to help you improve your skills.  2) Is unafraid to make mistakes.
You frequently ask questions to more experienced team members.
You try out different solutions on your own and feel comfortable explaining the reasoning behind your approach even when the solution seems unsuccessful.

Effectiveness
Creative problem-solving
1

1) Can implement provided solutions and experiment with multiple solutions.
2) Can collect relevant information for the problem or task at hand (research).
You participate in brainstorms and show intention to come up with solutions.
You show initiative to look for solutions on your own (e.g., google, books, etc.).
You know where to find documentation.
When you need to solve a problem, you focus on the possibilities rather than on what is blocking you.

Take control of your career path.

These definitions and behavioural examples must not be seen as a checklist, they are intended to serve you as a solid reference point to (1) take control of your professional path, (2) to assess your colleagues’ professional contribution and (3) recruit new teammates.