As a child, you have certainly heard the phrase "what do you want to be when you grow up?” The
answers
can be most diverse and ambitious; however, a girl will hardly answer “when I grow up, I want to work in
a mining company with almost 80 years of history”.
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As a predominantly male area, mining is often left out of the career plans of young women. But this has
changed. At Vale, we have had young talents who have been renewing our team and bringing a new look to
mining, whether by age and/or gender, with different trajectories and repertoires.
In the fifth
episode of the webseries Mining By Women, we tell the story of four young women, who are
taking big steps in their careers and within Vale. From Brazil to China, our interviewees show that when
you have talent, will to make things happen and opportunity, everyone benefits from the age diversity in
the team.
This has even been reflected among people who are not part of the company yet. In 2021, Vale was elected
the dream company of brazilian university students twice, once by Cia
de Talentos and once by the consulting firm Universum.
For this reason, we have invested in programs to attract young talents and women as well, considering
that Vale aims to double the female presence in the company by 2025 (5-year anticipation since the
disclosure of the target, due to the achieved progress).
Just to have an idea, this year, Vale's Trainee Program selected 98 women. Out of 144 recent
graduates
total, who started working at the company in May, 68% are women.
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tuned about our Graduate Program
Although the company is walking towards diversity more and more, there may still be generation
differences, given the big number of employees who have been with the company for decades and the
arrival of new minds by means of talent insertion programs. However, this is not seen as a problem.
The entry of young people in the company opens up space for cultural transformation and the exchange of
knowledge, ideas and references, as well After all, everyone has something to teach and learn,
regardless of age or career time.
The employees Tharshiny, Radêmora, Ana Clara, Suksmataya and Emma shared a little about the experience
of being young talents at Vale:
Do you want to learn more about how Vale's purposes have talked to young people at the beginning of
their
careers? Check the testimonial from some of our young talents in Canada,
China
and Malaysia
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how to start your career at Vale
We're almost at the end of the second season of Mining By Women. The last episode will tell the
stories of women in leadership positions, in the meantime, watch the other episodes again and get
inspired! To check out, go to: Mining
By Women.
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