Bleum Press Releases:
Date: July 17, 2006
Best and Brightest Talent Join Bleum - Bleum's Annual Graduate Trainee Program Commences

July 17 2006, Shanghai This week sees Bleum commence its annual Graduate Trainee Program. The 15 participating graduates were recruited last year from some of China's most prestigious universities including; Fudan, Shanghai Jiao Tong, and Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

Bleum's "Graduate Trainee Program" is an intensive and rigorous 3 month course that combines classroom work conducted by external and internal training resources and covers five basic training modules. These include: Bleum Culture and Policy Training, Bleum Process and Work Flow Training, Basic Technical Training, Internal Team on the Job Training, and Pilot Project. Key components of the various training modules are CMMI Systems and Processes and ISO 27001 Security Policies.

After the three month immersion, graduates will join their allocated project teams. Those successfully completing the scheme will be offered formal appointments at the end of the first year.

"Attracting, nurturing and retaining talent is one of the biggest challenges for companies operating in China," commented Eric Rongley, Bleum CEO and Founder, "This is the fourth year that Bleum has run a Graduate Trainee Scheme and it is proving a successful means of attracting the best talent available in the market place. Some of our key staff at Bleum were, in fact, on the very first Graduate Trainee Scheme we ran."

Investment in people and training is a key operating policy at Bleum and apart from the "Graduate Trainee Program", Bleum coordinates a comprehensive training program for all staff including; "Weekly Seminars", "n-house Technical Training", "Offsite Technical Training", and "English Cultural Awareness Training";.

Bleum's commitment to hiring and training the best translates into business advantages of software development outsourcing services for the customers.

About Bleum
Founded in 2001, Bleum is one of China's leading outsourcing providers to American and European companies in a variety of sectors including high-tech, financial services, telecommunications, and retail. The company specializes in creating global development centers, providing services such as application development, support & maintenance, testing and legacy system modernization. American owned and managed, Bleum understands the language, business culture, and expectations of western-based IT organizations. From its industry-leading English curriculum and pursuit of the best talent in China to its relentless focus on quality and prestigious ISO27001 and CMM Level 5 certifications, IT outsourcing with Bleum is smart, transparent and extraordinarily effective. For more information, visit www.bleum.com.

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