Develop your career while making a difference in the world!
Career development is a real benefit at John Deere. We want you to succeed — to reach for your full potential. It all starts with taking ownership of your progress and charting career paths that build skills, experience, knowledge, and competencies. Within Deere, you’ll find a variety of resources to help. Even more, we encourage and financially support job-related learning opportunities. And that includes tuition reimbursement for appropriate associate’s, technical, four-year, and graduate degrees.
John Deere University
John Deere University (JDU), a virtual learning campus, provides business driven learning solutions to help employees grow their knowledge, skills, and experiences in order to maximize their contribution to the organization's objectives. The learning colleges and paths within JDU can help employees identify activities focused on personal and job-specific development needs.
Self-assessment
Get to know yourself better. Your interests. Your skills. Your true potential. Our self-assessment tools can help you gain insight into your interests and goals. Then you can apply these insights to your career and development planning. Our intranet offers a variety of other assessment tools and career development resources, including interviewing tips and how-to guides.
Coaching and mentoring
Employees and leaders may receive the support of mentors or coaches. These trusted relationships are intended to foster enhanced performance and improved results. With the support of seasoned professionals, you can make a smoother transition into a new leadership position, be better equipped to handle difficult situations, expand your network and further develop your expertise.
Internal resume
John Deere’s online job description catalog is an up-to-date, evolving job database. It’s searchable and includes the duties, skills, experiences, and education required for each job. Employees can use their resumes to apply for current open positions.
You can also publish your resume on the system. Then, hiring managers or human resources personnel can search and review your resume when they’re looking for individuals who match the qualifications for a specific position. Through this interactive system, everyone has an equal opportunity to develop their career.