Second place for GSI/FAIR at “Karriere Kick”
10.03.2025 |
What does recruiting young talent have to do with tabletop soccer? That's what about 650 interested participants and 30 apprenticeship employers were able to find out at “Karriere Kick” in the Böllenfalltorhalle in Darmstadt at the beginning of February. Similar to speed dating, young people and training companies are drawn by lot in each round and get to know each other in a playful way during a round of tabletop soccer. GSI/FAIR took part and even won second place in the election of the best companies.
GSI/FAIR presented themselves at the recruiting event with a booth and promotional materials on the apprenticeships for systems mechanics, electronic technicians, IT specialists, industrial mechanics, construction mechanics and office management clerks as well as dual study opportunities and internships. Four employees from the training departments and Human Resources Development were on hand to talk to the young people and, of course, to play a game of table football.
Karriere Kick is Germany's most innovative career fair for apprenticeship employers. There is a certain distance in traditional job interviews. The tabletop soccer game makes it possible to break these rigid patterns of behavior and get back into authentic encounters. The barrier to entry is low and the fear of contact disappears. Young people and companies come into contact at eye level. The emotions that arise during the game ensure that young people and companies remember each other. The game reveals the social skills of applicants and company representatives within a few minutes and both can assess whether they are a good match. (CP)
