How were they born? Who is behind the project?
The project was born from the identification of a “human resource paradox”nos”: on the one hand, global companies heavily recruiting qualified professionals in information technology, engineering, finance, languages, etc., often with difficulty in hiring, and on the other hand, the existence of a qualified generation, as never before in Portugal , but having difficulty finding a job in the noscountry, often needing to emigrate.
A Talent Portugal arises from a set of initiatives carried out by TICE (Polo das Tecnologias de Informação, Comunicação e Eletrónica) and by the association Eurocloud Portugal, which, since 2012, have organized meetings and studies, in order to seek solutions in human resourcesnos, infrastructure and incentives for these companies.
What is the objective? How are they financed?
In this framework, the Talent Portugal emerges as the “new talent community, a meeting point for candidates, companies and institutions, located on the west coast of Europe”.
owns the website talentportugal.com which, with the motto “All about top hiring companies!”, provides a completely innovative platform in Portugal, presenting on a “company page” all the information that a candidate wants to know about a company and that it would be difficult to find: locations, left-wing company, videos, photos, news, and of course, job offers).
We attach great importance to the informal relationship between members of the community with an effective exchange of contacts, always with the objective of increasing the employability of the sector, favoring the growth of talent in companies and the genuine happiness of employees.
What first results can they give?
As part of the launch, two studies were carried out. The first, with a sample of 13 large companies, revealed that as a whole they employed 2.900 workers nos last two tonos and intend to employ another 3.700. These figures extrapolated to the entire sector clearly demonstrate its potential employer.
The number of registrants at the International Job Fair, in its first edition, reached more than nine hundred.
There is a strong appetite for the concept of community and digital and physical communication among members of the community, which proves the effectiveness of the concept.
For which sectors and with what functions?
Currently, the sectors target are those of information technologies, engineering centers, shared service centers and centers customer service. However, we have found that other areas, such as industry, retail, commerce or tourism reveal similar talent needs, so it is nosThe aim is to extend the community model to all other sectors.
