They made it - testimonials

Jean-Patrick Holvoet

After graduating as an engineer and a master in general management I decided to start my career in the financial sector.
Fortis invited me to their selection days and I joined the company as International Management Trainee on September 1st 2006.
The main reason why I joined the International Management Trainee Program was that it would give me the possibility to work in most of the businesses and the international dimension.  More...

Katrien Dior

I started my career within Fortis as a Management Trainee. The fact that I had been working in a specialised environment for a year made the possibility to work in various areas of finance all the more appealing to me. During my traineeship I worked in the following departments; Retail Banking, Export and Project Finance, Corporate Banking and Credits. In addition, I supplemented my education with plenty of training courses.  More...

Dimitri Devlamminck

I started my career within Fortis after my graduation. I had the usual choice offered to young Commercial Engineers: consulting companies or bigger organisations like banks.
I felt that entering a consulting firm without any knowledge of the Business world was not the right move.  More...

Virginie Schmetz

A few years ago, just graduated in management sciences, I was looking for my first job. I didn’t think directly to enter in a great bank because I was a bit afraid of being treated like a number. So I started my carrier working in accountancy within a small company during one year. But I realized quite quickly that I didn’t enjoy it and that I didn’t want to build my career in that field. I had to find my own way. That’s how I thought to enter in the Fortis International Associate Program.  More...