Professional Development

At Kraft Foods, employee development is more than just training, it's a way of life. We hire talented people, provide them with challenging opportunities and engage them in their development. The result is an organization of talented, engaged and committed employees who rank among the world's top business professionals.

Our guiding principles for employee development are:

• Managers must know their people, their capabilities and aspirations

• Everyone, at all levels, is a leader and will be developed as leaders based on company-wide standards

• Job assignments are used to develop our leadership and drive business growth

• Feedback and rewards reinforce performance and developmental messages

• Development occurs throughout one's career and occurs company-wide

• Managers are accountable for the vitality and diversity of leadership depth

These principles provide the framework for development at Kraft. These principles help to develop plans to maximize performance and career potential. Kraft offers a wide array of programs and tools to support them, including:

• Orientation programs to get employees off to a good start

• Performance and development feedback for everyone

• Professional courses to supplement on-the-job experiences

• Formal and informal mentoring programs

• Custom training programs for career stages

• Educational assistance for external coursework

• Diversity awareness initiatives

• Topical summits on emerging business trends and initiatives

• Community outreach and volunteer opportunities

• Easy intranet access to development and career management information and tools

Kraft’s commitment to learning and development is modeled by our senior leadership team and Kraft employees at all levels. We are proud of our people and committed to their growth – they are the key to our success.