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How to become a healthcare trainee

Are you a recent graduate, soon to be graduate or a young professional? Are you a high-achiever that aims for success? The healthcare traineeship offered by Smelt is a great opportunity to kick start your future career. Apply to our healthcare traineeship and join our vast network & community.

The Smelt Healthcare Traineeship application insists of a CV review and a virtual video meeting with the Candidate Manager. If you have potential as a future trainee, we will begin the matching process between a trainee and a company or project. If a match is found you will be employed by Smelt as a trainee and will begin working on your first assignment with the corresponding company.

Are you convinced you meet the criteria of a trainee? Apply today to kick start your career!

Growth of the sector

The growth of the sector is spectacular and the demand for talent is unprecedented.
The Netherlands has become one of the most concentrated Life Sciences & Health clusters in the world. Healthcare has always been a key element of Dutch society. This success translates to one of the best healthcare systems in the world and explains the numerous innovative projects that frequently occur.

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Life Sciences and Care are of great importance to our national well-being. Accessible, affordable, and good quality care contributes to the quality of life. A career in the care sector makes an important contribution to society.

Challenging and Innovative

The Life Sciences & Health sector is one of the most innovative sectors in the Netherlands and the rest of the world. From new therapeutic applications for serious diseases, to robotic techniques, to mobile technological developments, to the improvement of efficient healthcare. We can rightfully say that Dutch professionals are leading in the healthcare sector.

Meet our Candidate manager pharmaceuticals & biologicals

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Meet our Candidate manager cell & gene therapy

All the steps of your growth during our traineeship will be supported by our Talent (development) Managers. As soon as you sign your contract with Smelt, you will meet your Talent Manager. They will reflect with you on your ambitions for the future and your current expertise. You will be in the lead while creating your own personal development plan. The talent manager will challenge you and guide you throughout the programme. Your plan will be discussed, together with the talent manager, with the client to ensure that the assignment fits well with your future plans.

Every month you will have a development discussion with the Talent Manager and any necessary adjustments to your plan can be made during this time.

Launch your career!

Become a healthcare trainee

Are you a recent graduate, soon to be graduate or a young professional? Are you a high-achiever that aims for success? The healthcare traineeship offered by Smelt is a great opportunity to kick start your future career. Apply to our healthcare traineeship and join our vast network & community.

The Smelt Healthcare Traineeship application insists of a CV review and a virtual video meeting with the Candidate Manager. If you have potential as a future trainee, we will begin the matching process between a trainee and a company or project. If a match is found you will be employed by Smelt as a trainee and will begin working on your first assignment with the corresponding company.

Are you convinced you meet the criteria of a trainee? Apply today to kick start your career!

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How to become a healthcare trainee

Are you convinced about meeting the criteria,
we invite you to create a profile on the platform

Hi my name is Xiao Wu                                                                             Hi my name is Emma Walby
I am the campus recruiter for cell & gene therapy                               I am the campus recruiter for pharmaceuticals & biologicals
How can I help                                                                                             How can I help

Below you will find characteristics and profile. During the interview with Smelt and (or) with the company that will hire you as a trainee,
these aspects will be spoken. How will you demonstrate and finally convince us that you meet the criteria and more.

Talent Characteristics 

  • A talent learns from its successes and from its failures
  • A talent is good at dealing with complex situations
  • Talents are creative
  • Can put a vision into words and convince others of it
  • They can work well with others
  • A talent excels at the right moment
  • A talent gets others moving

Profile Trainee 

You possess:

  • At least 1 master degree
  • An award (nomination) or special recommendation
  • Excellent communication skills (Dutch and English)
  • Demonstrable additional functions or experience abroad
  • Vision, guts and perseverance

You are:

  • A young professional with maximum 2 years of work experience
  • Ambitious & driven
  • Flexible and always looking for new challenges

Profile Talent

You possesst:

  • At least 1 master degree
  • Motivation to work in the pharmaceutical, bio-tech or medical devices industry
  • Excellent communication skills (Dutch and English)
  • Demonstrable additional functions
  • Vision, guts and perseverance

You are:

  • A young professional with work experience
  • Open for learning & flexible
  • Willing to invest in yourself