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When we talk about young people in working life, we often reflect on the values of the younger generation and their attitudes towards working life. How we talk about working life has a major impact on the expectations young people have at the start of their careers. We hear worrying news about young people in working
The support of the employer or an older colleague can be paramount for a young employee just starting their career. It is important to strengthen their sense of efficacy and work management skills.
The employment service company Barona has introduced an app called Frendie, which allows young employees to find friends from among their colleagues to accompany them for a run or to a movie, for example, says Janne Lindfors, Barona’s EVP.
Recruitment discrimination can be targeted against job applicants with a foreign-sounding name, but it can also be based on factors such as age and gender.
In the best workplaces, everyone is allowed to be themselves, regardless of their age or factors such as autism. Diversity benefits everyone, not just those who belong to a minority, emphasises Visa Myllyntaus, who specialises in diversity.
A woman’s age seems to be a constant cause of discrimination in recruitment – whether the woman is young or middle-aged. The law demands equality, but this is not always achieved.
Telma magazine is once again in tune with the latest changes in working life. Anonymous recruitment is already in use in many organisations, but for most of them this leap towards an equal recruitment model that benefits everyone is still ahead. Traditions are not to be cherished in this respect. Recruiters should seriously question whether,
In anonymous recruitment, factors such as age or ethnic background cannot influence the selection of interviewees. But has it increased diversity at Metsä Group, the Museum of Finnish Architecture, Design Museum or the municipality of Janakkala?
“Developing emotional agency should be part of the strategy of all companies,” says Päivi Hökkä, who has studied continuous learning.
There is no workplace where emotions do not play a role. Emotions are engines that contain immense resources – and also obstacles. VTT and Skanska have had excellent results with practising emotional skills.
“Supervisors learn to identify their own emotions and encounter their employees through practice,” says Taina Hintsa, Professor.
When we interact with other people, emotions are always present, whether we want it or not. This is also true at workplaces. A robot would be a nice colleague in the sense that they would never let emotions get in the way. However, that would also make them pretty boring. Emotions are permitted and welcome