Jobs/skills
Recruiting new employees
In 2008, VINCI stepped
up its efforts to promote its businesses and careers to schools and the
French Ministry of Education in order to meet the recruitment
requirements of our companies in France. We recruited more than 10,000
people on unlimited-term contracts in 2008, including 2500 young
graduates (two or more
years of higher education, of which over 1,000 young engineers). Our recruitment awareness campaigns reached over 30,000 students across the board in France.
A network of 150 campus managers promotes and coordinates relations with some 100 schools, ranging from apprentice training centres to major engineering schools. This network is assisted and backed by the network of human resources employees. In 2008, VINCI participated in some 30 recruitment forums, with particular emphasis on France's major engineering schools (ESTP, Ensam, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, École Polytechnique). Group executives at the highest level were involved in this approach.
International and European recruitment
Given its increasingly international growth, VINCI aims to speed up the trend towards more European recruitment by taking advantage of new levers. A VINCI European "incubator" has been established, enabling young engineers to access positions of responsibility in different European countries. The principle is to recruit and train young engineers in countries other than their own, and to provide them with the opportunity of acquiring in-depth knowledge of a second European culture and fluency in another language. At the end of 2008, the European "incubator" included 149 employees – 21% of them women – with an average age of 30, from 20 different countries. The profile of the employees recruited is mainly "works" focused (58 %), with design accounting for 32% and support functions 10 %.
Over the past five years, thanks to a dynamic recruitment policy and acquisitions, the Group's total headcount has increased 29%; the share of European entities in the total workforce has risen from 82% in 2003 to 85% in 2008.
In 2008, particular emphasis was placed on developing partnerships with schools, an importance source of recruitment. Over 30,000 contacts were made with students through numerous recruitment forums.
years of higher education, of which over 1,000 young engineers). Our recruitment awareness campaigns reached over 30,000 students across the board in France.
A network of 150 campus managers promotes and coordinates relations with some 100 schools, ranging from apprentice training centres to major engineering schools. This network is assisted and backed by the network of human resources employees. In 2008, VINCI participated in some 30 recruitment forums, with particular emphasis on France's major engineering schools (ESTP, Ensam, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, École Polytechnique). Group executives at the highest level were involved in this approach.
International and European recruitment
Given its increasingly international growth, VINCI aims to speed up the trend towards more European recruitment by taking advantage of new levers. A VINCI European "incubator" has been established, enabling young engineers to access positions of responsibility in different European countries. The principle is to recruit and train young engineers in countries other than their own, and to provide them with the opportunity of acquiring in-depth knowledge of a second European culture and fluency in another language. At the end of 2008, the European "incubator" included 149 employees – 21% of them women – with an average age of 30, from 20 different countries. The profile of the employees recruited is mainly "works" focused (58 %), with design accounting for 32% and support functions 10 %.
Over the past five years, thanks to a dynamic recruitment policy and acquisitions, the Group's total headcount has increased 29%; the share of European entities in the total workforce has risen from 82% in 2003 to 85% in 2008.
In 2008, particular emphasis was placed on developing partnerships with schools, an importance source of recruitment. Over 30,000 contacts were made with students through numerous recruitment forums.