Jardine Matheson Graduate Jobs & Internships

We have been guided by Rare Talent since 1832. William Jardine and James Matheson were visionary leaders, adventurous entrepreneurs, and innovative thinkers. Qualities like these led our business through almost 200 transformative years of economic cycles, along with industrial and technological revolutions. Since our founding, we have doubled down and expanded our operations across industries, and in the process made ourselves an indelible part of Asia’s success story.

Today, we’re one of the top 200 publicly-traded companies in Asia, and a member of the Fortune Global 500 with over 460,000 employees. Our uniquely diverse portfolio of industry-leading businesses spans a wide range of sectors including motor vehicles and related operations, property investment and development, food retailing, health and beauty, home furnishings, engineering and construction, transport services, restaurants, luxury hotels, financial services, heavy equipment, mining, energy and agribusiness.

Are you a Rare Talent?

We’re looking for Rare Talent to join our Jardine Executive Trainee Scheme (JETS). If you aspire to become a business leader, dare to challenge the status quo, and are deeply curious to learn new things, then you could be the Rare Talent we’re looking for.

Why join JETS?

JETS develops exceptional graduates into world-class leaders for our businesses across Asia. Our diverse portfolio will provide you with the exposure you need to cement business fundamentals and build general management capabilities that will prepare you to lead not only our business, but also our people.

Leveraging our scale, expertise, market knowledge and networks, we are a Group of over 460,000 individuals that collaborate across businesses to bring the best of Jardines to our customers as one. If you have an inquiring mind and can bring disruptive thinking to create customer-focused solutions to make change, to make a positive impact in the communities we serve, you’ll fit right in.

The JETS 6-3-2-1 Journey

The immersive JETS experience is a blend of interactive virtual and face to face learning sessions, on-the-job exposure, mentoring, coaching and job-relevant coursework that will provide you with broad exposure to the Jardines business. It’ll be a challenging life, and it won’t be for everyone. You’ll be asked to maximise every learning opportunity while being held accountable for business results.

The JETS journey will take you through 6 critical leadership and business experiences across 3 years in 2 industries. You’ll also get 1 overseas assignment designed to give you exposure in both mature and developing markets. 

Requirements

• A final year student or recent graduate with a degree from any disciplines
• Have less than 2 years of full-time work experience
• Strong commitment to contribute to Jardines’ success in Asia
• Clear aspiration to become tomorrow’s business leader
• Ability to make sound judgement based on strong analytical thinking
• Dare to challenge status quo and generate disruptive ideas
• Keen to engage, motivate, and align people to drive for success
• Deeply curious to learn new things
• Self-reflective and open to learn from experience and feedback
• Possess the energy, passion, and perseverance to drive for results

Application process

Programme details & application: careers.jardines.com

Are you a Rare Talent?

We’re looking for future Rare Talent to join our Jardine Internship Programme. If you aspire to become a business leader, dare to challenge the status quo, and are deeply curious to learn new things, then you’re in the right place. 

Navigating Asia’s Business Terrain

The four-week Jardine Internship Programme is designed to put you through the paces of our diverse businesses in Hong Kong. You’ll gain first-hand experience of what a career at Jardines looks like while also taking part in a variety of real business projects, professional skills workshops, and networking events. Combined with the invaluable relationships you’ll gain during your internship, the experience will help you become a future business leader.

Programme perks

• Four-week paid internship* in Hong Kong**
• Accommodation and flights covered for non-Hong Kong students

You’ll take ownership of your work along with enterprising colleagues and a manager, who will map out project expectations, provide guidance and work closely with you on a post-programme review of your experience.

Interns who successfully complete the internship with satisfactory performance will be considered for the Jardine Executive Trainee Scheme (JETS). 

*10,000HKD
**If COVID-19 circumstances preclude an in-person experience, Jardine Internship Programme may be conducted virtually or remotely with some local in-person elements.

Requirements

• Full-time penultimate year university students graduating in 2022
• Clear aspiration to become a business leader of tomorrow
• Possess strong analytical thinking
• Deeply curious to learn new things
• Open to learning from experience and feedback
• Have the energy, passion and perseverance to obtain the best results
• Passionate about working and living in Asia
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English

Application Process

The selection process will be a great opportunity for you to learn about our business, people and culture while at the same time helping us to decide if you’re the right fit for us.

Apply now:  careers.jardines.com

Our trainees will share their first-hand experiences of the programme, attend our virtual Career Talk to learn more: 

1st Virtual Career Talk:

Date: 8 February 2021
Time: 6:30pm (GMT+8)

https://jardines.zoom.us/webinar/register/3016109644489/WN_ji_lSjjzSoKjo3O4EbKU9Q 

2nd Virtual Career Talk:

Date: 8 March 2021
Time: 6:30pm (GMT+8)

https://jardines.zoom.us/webinar/register/3816109646200/WN_4mooC5MBQE2hIuJBil1qDQ

Register Our Rare Talent Academy webinars will help kick-start your career preparation. We can help hone your skills and enhance your prospects in becoming a future business leader. Students from all backgrounds and majors are welcome to join.

How to master your virtual interviews 

Date: 22 February 2021
Time: 12:00 PM (GMT +8)

https://jardines.zoom.us/webinar/register/3716109644728/WN_CP6eiGnUSTOLDQ1Kv1lbMg

Assessment trends & insights

Date: 24 February 2021
Time: 12:00 PM (GMT +8)

https://jardines.zoom.us/webinar/register/7816109645213/WN_CyEztlDPQSOZSKQ5r9MVWw

How to master your virtual interviews 

Date: 22 March 2021  
Time: 6:30 PM (GMT +8)

https://jardines.zoom.us/webinar/register/3016109646871/WN_Bu2WoTy8RoK1YTUg09_8Mw

Assessment trends & insights 

Date: 24 March 2021
Time: 6:30 PM (GMT +8)

https://jardines.zoom.us/webinar/register/1416109647367/WN_U329x0JTSrynEkFo62UAgw

Learn more: https://careers.jardines.com/rtacademy

People

People are our foundation and priority. We are working hard to build a culture of lifelong learning to ensure our people continue to develop new skills they need for the future. We know how important it is to create an engaged and healthy workforce. We’re constantly exploring new ways to use technology to deliver a positive and more personalised employee experience for all our colleagues, helping them to thrive at work and at home.

Collaboration

We believe the whole is greater than the sum of its parts and diverse thinking solves problems faster. We work together across the Group to learn from each other and from external partners to unlock new opportunities across brands and geographies. These ecosystems help us pool together expertise to tackle future consumer demands.

Innovation

We’re always looking for smarter ways to deliver better customer experiences. Leveraging digital technology to accelerate growth, we’re transforming our core functions, how we do business and how we connect with our customers to build innovative, customer-centric and data-led businesses.

Sustainability

Doing the right thing and being a good corporate citizen is part of our DNA. Leveraging our scale and expertise between businesses, we’re committed to improving the communities we serve by driving sustainable practices that make a difference to the environment, education, mental health and more.