ABB (United States) Overview

Business principles

To build value, performance and leadership into ABB, responsibility, respect and determination are key

Assuming responsibility, and acting with respect and determination makes it possible to nurture ABB’s traditional strengths – our technology leadership, our pioneering spirit and our ability to be at home everywhere. That is our legacy, and our future.

The key to success lies in how well all of us understand and apply the business principles – demonstrating personal, professional and corporate responsibility, showing respect for the views and needs of others and applying our shared determination to win.

ABB compliance and business ethics

At ABB we strive to be competitive because our success and that of all our partners depend on it.

We are determined to meet high moral and ethical standards in performing our work at every level of our organization and in every location in which we operate. We want to achieve success built on the ABB principles of responsibility, respect and determination. We depend on our employees to conduct business with integrity and in full compliance with regulations, local laws and our own corporate policies. Customers, suppliers, shareholders and employees of ABB have a right to expect that we conduct our business in a proper and professional manner.

The ABB Group compliance Web page provides both employees and business partners with information about ABB’s compliance activities, processes and reporting avenues.

Sustainability at ABB

For ABB, sustainability is about balancing economic success, environmental stewardship and social progress to benefit all our stakeholders.

Sustainability considerations cover how we design and manufacture products, what we offer customers, how we engage suppliers, how we assess risks and opportunities, and how we behave in the communities where we operate and towards one another, while striving to ensure the health, safety and security of our employees, contractors and others affected by our activities.

ABB ensures that the internal and external candidates we select for our job vacancies are well suited both to the culture of ABB and the requirements of the vacant position through the use of globally consistent, professional and validated processes including interviewing, assessment, reference checking and, where appropriate, background clearance.

1. ABB Line Managers initiate the hiring process by creating requirement specifications. From these, HR professionals create job advertisements. You can find all the latest ABB job vacancies in the “Experienced hires” section of this website and in the section “Student and graduate hires”, where you can find global trainee programs and listings of internships, diploma work, and other jobs intended for students or recent graduates. Once your online application has been submitted for a job vacancy, you will receive an email confirming receipt of your application.

2. In the pre-selection round, ABB HR professionals start the application screening process. In the meantime, based on the job requirements, ABB’s HR professionals search for and evaluate candidates whose details are already stored on the recruitment management system and may directly contact CV owners whose profile matches the position requirements.

3. As a result of the pre-selection round, the HR professional creates a longlist of the candidates who best fulfill the requirements of the job vacancy. Longlisted candidates will be invited to the first selection round.

4. The outcome of the first selection round is a shortlist of candidates, who are invited for the second selection round. This may include a personal interview, referencing and/or background check activities.

5. During the final selection round, the Successful candidate is selected. The HR professional will contact the chosen candidate, and will make the candidate a job offer.

6. In due course, the successful candidate will join ABB and the induction process will begin.

If, having browsed our current vacancies, you have not found a vacancy that is of interest, you may submit a speculative application by registering your CV/resume. In this, you should indicate what kind of positions you are interested in, and we may contact you once a match is found between your skills and interests and a future vacancy. You may also indicate what kind of a position you are looking for (for example, permanent, fixed term, part time, internship, or diploma work, etc).

Submitting your CV makes applying for jobs at ABB a simple process. You may update your record any time on our website, and the most significant benefit for you is that you may reuse your CV if you discover an interesting job opening on our web pages.

All information that you send to us is treated confidentially, as defined in our data privacy policy. If you submit your CV, you may define a time period, after which it will be removed from our system, unless you resubmit and resave it. If you apply for a particular job, you may also define whether you want us to consider your application for other ABB job vacancies. This data is only used for recruitment and employment purposes.

ABB recognizes that a diverse and talented workforce is a key competitive advantage. As a truly global company, our business success reflects the quality and skill of our people. We believe that the wide array of perspectives that results from a diversity and inclusion focus promotes innovation and business success.

At ABB, diversity means difference –differences that make each of us unique. This includes tangible differences such as age, gender, ethnicity, physical disability and appearance as well as underlying differences such as beliefs, ways of thinking and acting.

Inclusion means understanding, valuing and respecting workplace diversity, so that no employee is excluded from the workplace nor the opportunity to develop skills and talents consistent with our values and business objectives.

We are committed to employing talented people and supporting them to achieve their highest potential. Our employees should reflect the diversity of our customers, markets and communities where we operate, and their diverse capabilities enable ABB to anticipate and fulfil our customers’ needs.

At ABB, we are also committed to:

- Attracting, developing and retaining talent to ensure superior business growth and performance
- Providing equal opportunities
- Treating people with respect and dignity, according to our Business Principles
- Valuing differences and the contribution of all employees
- Investigating all cases of unfair discrimination in the workplace and taking appropriate action

Our diversity and inclusion efforts will only be a success if they are recognized by our employees. Specifically, we will have achieved success when ABB employees endorse the following statements:

- My co-workers make me feel respected and valued
- Regardless of differences or backgrounds, all employees have equal opportunity to a successful career at ABB
- My team values diverse perspectives

Our aspiration is to create and maintain a flexible environment that naturally attracts and retains the best talent and enables all employees to realize their full potential in the pursuit of organizational objectives.

In this way, diversity and inclusion will strengthen ABB’s competitive advantage and contribute to our sustained success.