Working for Change - Göteborg
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A collaboration
between
Stockholmsmässan and
Diversitas ABPreferred partner TNS SIFO
and Linköping University.
AGENDA
• The Challenge
• The Solution
• The Offer
• How to succeed?
2012-10-27
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The Challenge and your
opportunity
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Between 2010 and 2025 44 % of public
sector employees will exit the job-
market; The equivalent of around 640,
000 people. The current influx rate of
professionals will account for 465, 000
That leaves about 175, 000 vacancies.
Occupations in demand:civil engineers/engineers,
economists,
PR officers/communication officers,
IT-specialists ,
lawyers,
lecturers/researchers at universities/colleges,
environmentalists,
Human resource specialists,
social scientists,
statistician/mathematicians
In the midst of an ongoing
recession, Sweden has recruited
around 1000 IT technicians from
India to Sweden.
The shortage of skilled labour is
already a reality.
PROPORTION OF POPULATION OF FOREIGN
DESCENT. SOURCE: UN, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
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Finland
Germany
United Kingdom
But
80% of all jobs in
Sweden are never
advertise
Knowledge about
recruitment processes,
Swedish culture and
Swedish is vital
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Conclusions
• Current and future shortage of
experienced and skilled labour
• Increased competition over
skilled labour and prospective
students for employers and
universities between different
countries.
• How will future employers and
universities make themselves
attractive?
• Where to find the skilled labour
and prospective students?
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The Solution
World Population 2050
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Source; Worldmapper
Potential to attract and recruit international
expertise
• 2008/2009 there were 398 337
students in Sweden. 55 644 of these
were of foreign descent and 36 654
were foreign students.
• 2009/10 26 500 Swedes studied
abroad.
• In 2009 approximately 22 000
persons have applied and received
work permits in Sweden.
• SCB estimates that there is a need
for about 30 000 net
immigration/year.
• In September 2011 46 345
persons, with a minimum of 2-year
undergraduate education and born
outside of Sweden, registered at
Arbetsförmedling. In total there are
116 378 registered academics.
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The Offer
NGO Factory AB, Content Partner TNS SIFO.
The Offer
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A NEW NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND
RECRUITMENT FAIR FOR EXPERIENCE
SHARING, INSPIRATION AND NETWORKING
FOCUSED ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND
RECRUITMENT OF INTERNATIONAL
ACADEMICS BUT ALSO AN ONGOING
PLATFORM FOR NETWORKING AND WORK
OPPORTUNITIES.
The Offer
An annual event
A) Seminars
B) Networking and recruitment opportunities(Recruitment fair)
C) Exhibition
D) PR
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Cooperation
A) 8 universities
B) 50 speakers
C) Partners
D) Media
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Seminars. The goal for the Conference is to
become a leading platform to discuss issues on:
A) Demographic developments
and its consequences
B) Sourcing international
expertise
C)Attract, retain and develop
international expertise/skilled
labour.
D) Manage cultural diversity at
places of work
E) Measuring cultural diversity
F) Business case for diversity
G) Specific seminars for those
looking for employment
opportunities.
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Networking and potential recruitment
A) Before
B)During
C)After
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Ongoing platform; Working For Change Club
A) Networking
B)Exposure
C)Knowledge
D)Recruitment
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Why participate in Working For Change?
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Student
Exposure
Motivation
Knowledge
Networking
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Career in Sweden
A) Networking
B) Utilise the thesis as entry
point
C) Work
D)Swedish is key
E)Mentor
F)Tailormade applications
G)Change the way you think
H)Exposure is key
I)Understanding Swedish culture
is important
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