At Enel the recruitment and selection process is based on seeking the most talented people with the most appropriate skills and specialized technical capabilities for the jobs they will perform.
The instruments and channels used to recruit applicants are first of all the corporate websites and also the contacts with schools and universities with which the Company cooperates actively on specific projects. People with the most critical technical skills – such as those connected with plant design, up-stream gas, and renewable energy sources or regarding environmental impacts or plant safety – were also found thanks to targeted agreements with specialized headhunting firms, some of which located abroad. The selection process includes an assessment of abilities and motivation, also focusing on technical and professional issues.
Skill assessment of junior and senior employees reflects the key capabilities that are expected from different profiles, as specified by the Group’s leadership model.
During 2010 the Selection and Relations with Universities Unit continued to promote Enel’s role as a high-level employer in Italy at specific university campuses, both participating in meetings and planning ad hoc recruiting days connected with the presentation of specific business projects or “alternative” lessons, mainly held at technical and engineering faculties. This role was also recognized by the CRF, an international institute that qualified Enel as “top employer” for the past two years.
In 2010 the Selection and Relations with Universities Unit focused specifically on seeking young high school, vocational school and university graduates to be trained in different professional careers within the Company. Indeed, in 2010, about 75% of the 1,075 employees hired in Italy were newly graduated: 40% were university degrees – 41% women – and 60% high school or vocational school graduates.
At the end of 2010 the third Group climate survey was carried out, which involved the entire corporate population (more than 78,000 employees), including those of Endesa and in Russia for the first time. The participation rate was 82%, versus 77% in 2008.
Last update: 19/07/2011
