O4 Coworking's residents are small and medium-sized companies for whom time and efficiency in reaching candidates is important. We have heard from many of them that it is difficult for them to recruit people for junior positions. That's why we created a format we called Recruitment Speed Dating. In May, we have already organized the 7th edition of the project, which, one month after its completion, gives participants the satisfaction of working for the companies they met at the event," says Martyna Czarnobaj-Borowska, creator and manager of the format. What do speed dating recruitment events consist of? O4 Coworking invites specific Pomeranian universities and recruits participants from among their students. At the same time, it includes companies that are looking for people for junior positions. So far, 500 students and 100 employers have participated in the project. When applying to the project, students have to justify why they want to participate, and the project itself is divided into several stages that allow young students to prepare for interviews, and companies to identify the best job candidates well. The first stage consists of workshops on competencies that are useful in the job search and career development stages, as well as preliminary interviews to check the fit between candidates and companies' needs. The magic happens at the next stage. Each male and female participant meets with people representing the companies involved in the project. These interviews last 6 minutes and take place on a basis similar to "speed dating." This year we participated in 2 editions of this project," says Bartosz Badzioch, director at PredictX, a company looking for young, creative employees through Recruitment Speed Dating. In 3 hours, I had 20 recruitment interviews with pre-screened, open-minded and eager-to-work young people. I was able to learn about their motivations, and they had the opportunity to learn about what we do at PredicX and how we work. In the course of one morning, I collected 20 well-chosen resumes. I invited several of these people for further recruitment. In addition to the recruiting benefits, participation in this project is also a valuable image activity. Students who "dated" with companies also did not hide their satisfaction with participation in the project. Weronika Paluch, a student of English philology at the University of Gdansk, appreciated the workshops preceding the meetings with recruiters. Most of the people I know from college have already had their first work experience. We know that finding a job that we will fit in and thrive in requires more than just answering ads. That's why the workshop on communication and using LinkedIn in the job search process was very valuable to us. And the quick meetings with recruiters themselves are an evolving experience. Even if they don't end in receiving an offer, they are a great opportunity to practice and learn about the mechanisms of modern recruitment," Veronika describes her experience. The partner of the 7th Recruitment Speed Dating was EF Education First, a world leader in language and intercultural education, as well as WSB Merito and the University of Gdansk - With EF we were united by a common goal - to open doors to new opportunities for development. EF has been doing this in the field of language education for almost 60 years, offering language courses and educational travel around the world. We know from employers that language skills are often a basic requirement for people starting out in their careers. That's why it's worth investing in proven solutions, and that's why we're glad EF was a partner in this edition of Speed Dating," concludes Martyna Czarnobaj-Borowska. Olivia Centre is a hub where more than 200 companies currently operate," emphasizes Boguslaw Wieczorek, plenipotentiary of the Olivia Centre Management Board. They range from the most well-known global corporations like Amazon, Bayer, Nike and thyssenkrupp to small and medium-sized enterprises, concentrated in the O4 coworking space. It is our crucible of creativity, and it is where many initiatives are born that bring added value to the entire Olivia resident community. Recruitment Speed Dating is one of them, and the fact that its seventh edition has already taken place shows that the project is producing concrete results. As the experience of previous editions shows, a good chance of finding a job has almost all participants, as the effectiveness of this form of recruitment is almost 70%.
