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Questions & Answers:

What is your vision?

Our vision is to achieve leadership of the global tobacco industry in order to create long term shareholder value. Leadership is not an end in itself, but a company that leads its industry, is the preferred partner for key stakeholders and is seen to have a sustainable business, should be valued more highly.

How secure is your Group’s future?

We are looking ahead with confidence and we are not alone in believing that we have a strong and secure future. Hundreds of millions of adults around the world choose to be tobacco consumers today. We expect that many people in the future will choose not to consume tobacco, will use less or will quit, but widely accepted forecasts indicate that the worldwide tobacco market will remain large, at more than one billion consumers. We have confidence in our strategy and expect to continue growing and increasing our market and revenue share through our brand portfolio, geographic spread and management and financial strength.

How can you justify selling a product that is harmful to people’s health?

Cigarettes are a lawful consumer product enjoyed by about one billion adults world wide. We believe in individual choice and support the right of adults, informed of the health risks from smoking, to decide to smoke or not. We believe that an informed adult decision to enjoy the pleasures of smoking, while balancing the pleasures against the risks, is no more for criticism than many other lifestyle choices we all make. We understand the concerns about the products that we make and are working hard to conduct our business responsibly, in an industry seen by many as controversial. We share the desire of the public health community to reduce the health impact of smoking and are committed to working with others to try to do that.

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How do you manage career development?

Career planning benefits both you and us. It helps us to build succession plans that mesh with your own aspirations – making them more accurate, reliable and robust.
We encourage you to spend quality time thinking about your career and we have highly developed tools to help you. We're prepared to invest significant time reviewing your career and meeting your development needs to ensure that your potential is fully realised.
We hold annual Talent Review Meetings which are chaired by Board members, for all regions and functions around the world. These meetings aim to ensure that we have good succession plans in place that take account both of individuals' needs and of the future shape of the organisation.
We invest time in these forums because we're committed to developing your career and because in our business, individual performance matters.

How do you manage reward and benefits?

Our reward and benefits practices aim to support us in attracting and retaining the best people for the organisation. To maintain an attractive salary and benefit package, we regularly compare ourselves to a select group of other businesses and we reward higher performance by individuals and teams. We also want our employees to feel rewarded by the challenge of their roles, career opportunities and positive team relationships.

What’s your approach to equal opportunities?

Our policy is to appoint the best person for the job regardless of race, colour, religion, ethnic origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or age. Our non-discrimination provisions of course also cover career development, compensation and benefits, disciplinary procedures and redundancies selection.

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How do your employees feel about working for a tobacco company?

We carry out global employee opinion surveys every two years and the results are very positive. Our people feel proud of working for a great business and of our commitment to corporate responsibility in a controversial industry. The nature of the tobacco industry contributes to the challenges of our work and to the job satisfaction it brings.

What are your company values?

Our people are our business and our Guiding Principles represent the common values at the heart of our success, shared by employees across the world.
We only have four of these:
- Strength from Diversity
- Open Minded
- Freedom through Responsibility
- Enterprising Spirit

What are your employment principles?

Like all major international companies, we take our employment policies and procedures very seriously. Our Employment Principles cover topics such as:
- Equality of opportunity and non-discrimination;
- Internal communications and the free flow of ideas;
- Worker representation and freedom of association;
- Fairness at work and the unacceptability of harassment and bullying;
- That we do not condone or employ child labour;
- That forced or bonded labour is completely unacceptable;
- Performance responsibility;
- Health, safety and environmental responsibility;
- Community contributions and skills development for employees and communities in markets where our companies operate;
- Personal development and learning;
- Reasonable working hours and family friendly policies;
- Fair, clear and competitive remuneration and benefits

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What is the recruitment process for your Management Trainee Programme?

The recruitment process is a very thorough one, which gives you the chance to see whether British American Tobacco is the right place for you, and us the chance to see whether you have what it takes! It can take up to three months and will take you through a number of different stages:
• Psychometric testing online
• Competency based telephone interview
• Assessment Centre
• Head of Function Interview
And, if by the end of the process, you like what you see, you’ve given your best and we can see you are ready for your place on the Management Trainee Programme, an exciting new career will lie ahead, just waiting to open your mind to new ideas, places and experiences!