As one of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s biggest investors in R&D, Huawei recruits hundreds of thousands of skilled employees every year. How does it ensure its hiring strategy is sustainable?
For a company whose workforce totals just under 200,000, with employees in more than 150 countries globally, it¡¯s not surprising that telecommunications giant Huawei relies on a robust network of talent.?
Speaking at 바카라사이트 2021 , Afke Schaart, Huawei¡¯s senior vice-president for global affairs, shared a few statistics: more than half 바카라사이트 company¡¯s employee base works in research and development; about 24,000 workers were recruited from outside China in 2020; about 6,000 employees are graduates from 바카라사이트 world¡¯s 200 top-ranked universities and 45 per cent of 바카라사이트 workforce has a master¡¯s degree.
One of 바카라사이트 key attractions of working for Huawei is its home in Shenzhen, often described as 바카라사이트 Silicon Valley of China. Schaart called it a ¡°city of 바카라사이트 future and a model for 바카라사이트 world¡±, leading 바카라사이트 way in terms of environmental sustainability, innovation and design.
¡°It feels a lot like a university campus although it¡¯s one of 바카라사이트 fastest-growing cities in 바카라사이트 world. There¡¯s a sense of competition, exploration, discovery and ambition and it¡¯s truly inspiring to be here,¡± she said. This environment?also creates fierce competition for talent.
While a sense of place is important to Huawei, 바카라사이트 pandemic has demonstrated 바카라사이트 possibilities of recruiting and working across geographic boundaries. ¡°As a global company we¡¯re trying to recruit people from all over 바카라사이트 world, and more people have been able to come into contact with us because 바카라사이트y did not have to fly, or live in remote areas but can connect to us through technology,¡± she explained. ¡°We¡¯re working in a more hybrid way but try to do as much face-to-face recruitment as we can, while looking after 바카라사이트 health of our recruitment agents.¡±?
The company is one of 바카라사이트 biggest global investors in R&D, but that does not mean Huawei only recruits computer scientists and engineers. ¡°We attract talent from different disciplines including 바카라사이트 arts and social sciences. We¡¯re interested in people having 바카라사이트 capabilities and social skills to make a difference here,¡± Schaart said.
As well as 바카라사이트 technical expertise required for emerging digital areas such as artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles and smart cities,?key focuses are ethics and diversity ¨C and this is where skills in social sciences and policy expertise add value.?
Huawei hires more than 10,000 graduates every year and relies on universities it knows well and that rank highly, but this is not a hard and fast rule. Its Seeds for 바카라사이트 Future campaign, for example, aims to develop skilled ICT talent from local communities. Launched in 2008, so far almost 9,000 people have benefitted from 바카라사이트 programme.
Schaart feels 바카라사이트re is a growing role for major employers such as Huawei in breeding 바카라사이트 next generation of talent. ¡°Private companies are taking over that role from governments in terms of fostering education, sustainability and digital inclusion, and it¡¯s a fair choice if you want to excel and do something good for society,¡± she said.
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