WPP exists: "To develop and manage talent; to apply that talent, throughout the world, for the benefit of clients; to do so in partnership; to do so with profit." Within WPP, our clients have access to companies with all the necessary marketing and communications skills; companies with strong and distinctive cultures of their own; famous names, many of them.
WPP, the parent company, complements these companies in three distinct ways: We relieve our companies of financial work (such as planning, budgeting, reporting, mergers, control, treasury, tax, mergers, acquisitions, investor relations) that can instead be spent devoted to the pursuit of professional excellence.
We encourage and enable our companies of different disciplines to work together, for the benefit of clients and the satisfaction of our people. In the management of talent, the parent company plays an across-the-Group role. A recent development, and for a minority of clients, WPP itself can function as the 21st century equivalent of the full-service agency, acting as a portal to provide a single point of contact and accountability.
Development and training:
Continual learning:
There are a full range of training programs offered within the operating companies and by the parent company. These programs are available around the world, and new programs are regularly developed. We strive to deliver on the three dimensions that are essential to differentiating us from our competition. They are: Leadership mindset & behaviors Strategic skills, and Functional foundations
Leadership training:
We develop client leadership, team leadership and personal leadership through world-class courses that are experiential and highly interactive. Performance management: Our goal is for our people to receive regular performance appraisals. CEOs from our operating companies lead annual development-focused reviews of their executive talent with the key objectives of cultivating the capabilities of our leaders while assuring responsible succession planning.
Coaching, mentoring and deliberate job moves are essential by-products of these talent reviews.
For graduates:
WPP's unique annual Marketing Fellowships for graduates and MBAs aim to develop high-calibre management talent with experience across a range of marketing disciplines. To meet changing client needs, WPP has developed a Marketing Fellowship Program.
Its aim: to develop high-calibre management talent with experience across a range of marketing disciplines. The Program is unique in its multi-disciplinary approach and is designed to complement the recruitment activities of individual companies. The Fellowship is comprised of three one-year rotations through our WPP companies, with each rotation chosen on the basis of the individual's interests and the Group's needs. A senior executive mentor from WPP is assigned to provide overall career guidance.
On completion of the Program, we work to find a position in the Group that takes advantage of the broad experience gained during the rotational Program.
MBAs: The WPP Fellowship Program is open to applicants who obtain an MBA in 2009. Those selected will work in a number of WPP companies and across different marketing disciplines. The Fellowship is comprised of three one-year rotations through our WPP companies, with each rotation chosen on the basis of the individual's interests and the Group's needs. A senior executive mentor from WPP is assigned to provide overall career guidance. On completion of the Program, we work to find a position in the Group that takes advantage of the broad experience gained during the rotational Program.
The Program is unique in its multi-disciplinary approach and is designed to complement the recruitment activities of individual companies. The Program is highly competitive and WPP accepts a maximum of 5 participants globally per year.
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