Welcome Graduates!
Launch your career with BASF Agricultural Solutions’ Professional Development Programs – designed for graduates ready to make an impact from day one.
Whether your interests lie in Sales, Marketing, Biology, Agronomic Research, Supply Chain, Human Resources, Communication, or other fields, you’ll gain immersive, hands-on experience through rotations that prepare you for a successful career in Agricultural Solutions.
Work with mentors, connect with leaders and build skills in a culture that values diverse
perspectives and continuous growth.
After completing your rotations, you’ll step into a full-time role where you can help shape the future of sustainable agriculture.
BASF's Professional Development Program was created to provide highly motivated, mobile-minded current university students an opportunity to enhance their professional skills through a variety of diverse learning experiences post-graduation. They'll get a holistic view of the organization through cross-functional assignments, while fulfilling specific business needs and participation in development opportunities including site tours, mentoring, exposure to executives, and training seminars. Participants will have the opportunity to assess their capabilities, skills and interests and gain valuable exposure to BASF's culture, values and decision-makers.
The US Agricultural Solutions Professional Development Program currently is compromised of five current tracks or focus areas for early career professionals to choose from:
- Sales & Marketing: Two 9-month rotations in marketing and sales with anticipated final placement in a sales role
- Commercial: Three 8-month rotations in marketing, customer experience, data analytics, communications and related non-science/non-sales roles with anticipated final placement in related commercial role
- Technical Services: One 12-month rotation and training experience for recent graduates of Master's or PhD programs in weed/plant/soil sciences, entomology, agronomy and related fields with anticipated placement in related Technical Services role
- Supply Chain: Three 8-month rotations in invenory management, logistics, procurement, demand planning, operations management, quality control with anticipated placement in related supply chain role
- Biology: Two 12-month rotations in field research, project planning & budgeting, lab, greenhouse & sample logistics with anticipated final placement in research role (field based or research farm)
About our Programs:
- Relocation is required for all roles.
- All candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. now and in the future without restrictions or need for future sponsorship.
- Program start dates: Undergraduate degree-focused programs (Sales & Marketing, Commercial and Supply Chain) have two start dates — January and July. Graduate degree-focused programs (Technical Services and Biology) are flexible with start dates based on business need and final defense of thesis of dissertation.
- Final placement for all programs is highly dependent on business needs.
Applying
Come Innovate with us by Applying to the BASF Agricultural Solutions Professional Development Program
Step 1: Review opportunities of interest to you.
Step 2: Prepare (or update) your application. Make sure you have an updated resume and that your cover letter is relevant to a position that interests you. Here are some tips to highlight your achievements.
- Your resume should include dates with prior job roles.
- Be specific about projects you’ve worked on or led. What was the outcome? How was success measured?
- Highlight a leadership role in a volunteer organization, club, affiliation, internship or part-time job. Consider including the scope of the work you performed and the size of the team.
- Include your GPA, as well as school-related projects or coursework that demonstrate relevant skills and knowledge.
- Private information about you is not relevant and can be omitted.
Step 3: Complete application. Apply to positions of interest and where your qualifications and skills are a match.
Step 4: Stay connected! Follow us on LinkedIn
We are convinced that diversity makes our company more successful. We look forward to your application, without regard to gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or race.
Interviewing
New to Interviewing? We want to help you make a good first impression.
If your qualifications are a match for the Professional Development Program role, you’ll be invited for an interview by a member of the Collegiate Relations Team.
Before the Interview
Review the job requirements and be prepared to share how your skills and qualifications are a match. Helpful questions to think about as you prepare:
· How do you work best, both as an individual and as part of a team?
· What challenges have you faced at school or at work and how did you overcome them?
· Which of your skills or experiences would be assets in the role and why?
During the Interview
Integrate specific examples of your skills and qualifications to answer the questions. Be concise with your answers. Structure your responses to questions to demonstrate how you arrived at a solution. Think STAR:
o Situation
o Task
o Action
o Result
· Be yourself. We want you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to BASF. Here are a few tips from our Collegiate Relations team to bring your authentic self to the interview:
o You are interviewing us as much as we are interviewing you.
o Don’t stress. Be yourself and highlight how your talents and strengths can contribute to the role and BASF.
o Show your passion.
· Ask questions – the interview is also an opportunity for you to learn more about the role and BASF. If you don’t understand a question, ask your interviewer for clarification and take the time you need with responses.
After the Interview
Send or e-mail a thank you note. It’s always a good gesture to show appreciation to the hiring team, reaffirm your interest in the role and highlight your key strengths that are a match for the role.
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