SEAT seeks out the tech lover, digital ninja, and business genius

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

SEAT is celebrating the Kickstart Challenge, an event in which the company has challenged students of the last years of their career or master's degree to show their talent, with the aim of selecting professionals to join the Kickstart program.

More than 120 young people, of the more than 360 who were interested in the event, have demonstrated their skills through different dynamics, solving specific challenges regarding the future of mobility, in areas related to technology, commerce or the digital realm.

The Kickstart Challenge is designed to assess talent in action, based on a methodology that provides value to both the participants and the SEAT tutors who participate in this event, in order to connect with talent through a unique experience and in a disruptive format.

Those selected will opt to join the Kickstart, a program for interns (with a stay between 6 and 12 months) in various areas of SEAT.

With the Kickstart Challenge, SEAT wants to identify the future leaders of mobility in different areas of knowledge, with a contribution of multidisciplinary and unique value. Seeks profiles such as Tech Lover, student of Engineering, Technology, Science, Mathematics or similar, Digital Ninja, with knowledge in Big Data, Data Science, UX, Digital Marketing, and Business Genius, student of ADE, Economics or related disciplines.

For the Kickstart Challenge, the groups have been divided and adjusted according to the profiles of the candidates, working on real cases and dynamics adapted to their different training profiles.

Oliwia Puppel, Head of Talent Acquisition of SEAT, stressed, "The automotive industry is in full transformation and needs professionals with a multidisciplinary profile, but especially focused on new technologies. Initiatives like today allow us to approach the new talent in a different way."

"Only by counting on the best prepared and motivated professionals can we look to the future with confidence, face the transformation of the sector and position ourselves as a benchmark employer," he adds.

Inspirational and experiential event

With this Kickstart Challenge SEAT wants to reinforce its position as an employer, innovative and reference brand, since the event goes beyond the recruitment of talent and becomes an experiential and inspirational encounter.

The event has been organized with the collaboration of Trivu, a talent ecosystem with whom SEAT has already collaborated in other innovative initiatives in the field of Human Resources.

Pablo González, CEO and founder of Trivu, pointed out that "motivating talent is fundamental today. In Spain we have great professionals, generations of young people charged with energy and knowledge, who can guide us perfectly in this digital transformation and from which we can learn a lot. Companies like SEAT help this union between traditional companies and new talents to come together, and Kickstart Challenge is an example of that."

With initiatives such as the Kickstart Challenge, SEAT reinforces its commitment to youth employment and the training of professionals of the future so that they can successfully face the challenges they encounter in the workplace.

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

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