Applications are open for Together as of October 10. Since 2017, the program helped us create internship opportunities for 787 university students, while 333 interns joined Şişecam as fellow employees. Young talents from the final year of undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. programs take part in our program whereby they pursue an internship in our plants, R&D center, and Headquarters. We continue to prepare young talents for professional life in the best manner through a wide array of pieces of training, department sessions, technical trips, and projects. Save the date and do not miss the deadline, October 31, to apply for the 6th season of Together!

We launched the global opening of the 5th edition of our Global Young Talent Program Together with the participation of our "Together" interns from 14 countries. Our Chief Human Resources Officer Şengül Arslan participated in a session where our interns introduced themselves with the presentations they prepared and told us about the projects they took part in. In the second part of the session, our former "Together" interns shared their experiences about the program. We completed the launch event with an entertaining quiz that we did with all our young talents.

227 interns completed their internship at our plants, R&D center, and HQ departments throughout the 2022 summer period. During their internship, they embarked on their first step in professional life by participating in various pieces of training, department sessions, and technical trips. Our interns had the opportunity to meet up and talk about their experiences in different locations as part of our Coffee Talks sessions. We will start to accept new applications for our First Step Summer Internship Program in March 2023!

Şişecam CEO Görkem Elverici continues to listen to the opinions and suggestions of young Şişecam members by gathering with our Gen-Z colleagues. We are continuing to build the future of Şişecam together.

We annually arrange family events across all our facilities. As part of the events, not only do our colleagues have fun with their families, but also we enjoy being together. Family events are the most fun, once again, for Little Şişecam members with music, games, and various treats. Through our annual family events, we celebrate being a large global family together.

Now! We continue to have fun with year-long events arranged by our Sports and Social Activities Club. We returned with 30 medals from the Corporate Games we participated in a wide range of branches this year. Another achievement has been contributed by our Basketball team. Şişecam won the second-place trophy in CBL 3X3 basketball tournament. Globally, our Now! teams continue to arrange employee events across all countries we operate in, without slowing down. We continue to reflect the dynamic and energetic spirit of Şişecam globally in all activities and events that we take part in.

OnAir Together, we share the words of Gaurav Singh, about his internship experience at Şişecam. “I feel that it's the best way to start my career. It was not less than magic for me to see the sand converted into a mirror for the first time. Seeing the processes, in reality, makes me curious to know more about them. The professionals in the department help me a lot to understand things. And I thank the Şişecam organisation for its value in teaching and developing interns. I also like to thank all the members involved in organising such a great opening get-together event, which allowed me to meet with my other colleagues virtually and learn about them.”

Together On Air, we share the words of Giulia Allani, about her internship experience at Şişecam. “I appreciate that Şişecam gave me the opportunity to start this internship. This period has been meaningful and full of new topics to learn. I understood that Şişecam is a big company where people can show their skills and abilities.”

We meet with thousands of university students with more than 100 events every year. We talk about our experiences while answering their questions. We are back to the campuses with the kick-off of the 2022-2023 academic year. Our October campus events calendar is now available!

As part of its partnership with Anlatsın.com, Şişecam has been sharing about its experience. Anlatsın.com is a platform that sheds light on questions in the minds of many job candidates, including young talent and professionals, via answers from employees from different sectors. Candidates get the opportunity to learn about companies as well as obtain clear answers via short video responses on what they may encounter during the recruitment process. Şişecam responded to the queries of candidates initially with our teams under Employer Brand, Integrated Resourcing, and Şişecam Academy. Our teams explained numerous processes at Şişecam, including the recruitment process, interviewing techniques, training opportunities, "Together" (our global young talent program), and "First Step" (our summer internship program). We will continue to share about ourselves with different job families under this effort. Şişecam Shares about Its Experience at Anlatsın.com!

We won a Silver Stevie in the category of "Best HR Team of the Year" with our HROne Global HR Transformation undertaken by Şişecam's Human Resources Team. We won a Bronze Stevie in the category of "Best Young Talent Employment Strategy" for our global young talent program "Together" as part of the Stevies for Great Employers competition, which focuses on HR and training/development.

The PERYÖN Human Value Awards ceremony was organized by the People Management Association of Turkey with the support of the European Association for People Management (EAPM). The awards evaluate the activities and practices that leave an impact on and inspire the field of human resources while valuing people. Şişecam also advanced to the finals in the category of "Leadership In Valuing People" and won an award in the category of "Pioneering Digital Transformation" for our HROne Global and Digital Human Resources Transformation Program. This effort was launched in 2019 as part of the Roots and Wings Digital Transformation Program, aiming to improve the technological infrastructure with advanced digital applications.