You started your company to improve the lives of people with autism. Mads, an employee at specilisterne, told abc news he hadnt been able to keep a job in 20 years before landing his current job. Danish firm launches in canada to help people with autism find tech. In denmark, a commercial it services business called specialisterne has been set up to offer people with autism the chance to enter the workforce. Danish startup helping people with autism and adhd raises. Employees work as business consultants on tasks such as software testing. As the technical director of a danish software venture, he knew those qualities were critical in software. How sap is hiring autistic adults for tech jobs saps autism at work program is helping adults on the autism spectrum flourish in it roles, bringing an untapped talent pool into the workplace and. German it firm seeks autistic workers world news the. The danish company specialisterne, meanwhile, has worked since 2004 to bring more autistic people into the workplace, collaborating with companies around the world including the software giant sap.
Specilisterne, a thriving denmarkbased software company, has a certain type of person in mind when recruiting new employees. Where 75% of workers are on the autistic spectrum bbc. It was a struggle in the beginning, said weitzberg. The benefits of recruiting employees with autism spectrum disorder. Danish firm that helps those with autism find tech jobs is.
Other companies in belgium, japan and israel are either hiring or training adults with. However, a danish company dedicated to software testing is unique in that 75% of its staff are autistic. The caliber of these people who cant get jobs because they interviewed badly is often quite high, says rob austin, a professor at ivey business school in london, ontario, who has written. Software company only hires people who have autism. Technology companies, including microsoft, vodafone, sap and hewlettpackard enterprise, are most active in reaching out and hiring people with autism. The company that turned disability into an asset the independent. We werent independently wealthy and couldnt get seed funding. Danish software company specilisterne hires many people. In other companies, assessing candidates often focuses. How this danish company helps people with autism get jobs. Microsoft launches pilot program for hiring autistic workers the. We harness the special characteristics and talents of people with autism and use them as a competitive advantage, and as a means to help people with autism secure meaningful employment. Specialisterne, an international company that helps land tech and it jobs. Specialisterne provides services such as software testing, quality control and.
How sap is hiring autistic adults for tech jobs cio. The danish company began doing that for another big software company. Danish startup helping people with autism and adhd raises investment from founders of kahoot nicholas fearn former contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. The weitzbergs modeled aspiritech on a successful danish company called specialisterne, or the specialists. Its a consulting company that employs people with autism. In 2004, danish social entrepreneur thorkil sonne set up an it company called specialisterne. The foundation works to enable one million jobs for people with autism and similar. William hughes is a marketing intern at towers watson. Danish firm that helps those with autism find tech jobs is setting up in canada. They have operations in many countries around the world. Entrepreneur thorkil sonne on what you can learn from employees with autism.
Entrepreneur thorkil sonne on what you can learn from employees. The workers at the denmarkbased company share many of the same life experiences. This tech company built a thriving business by recruiting adults with. They provide their unique perspective to fields like software testing, programming and dataentry for the public and private sectors. Specialisterne also employs software testers with autism. This tech company built a thriving business by recruiting adults with autism. Employees work as business consultants in stem roles. Turning autism into a vocational advantage global 3000. This tech company built a thriving business by recruiting. The danish company began doing that for another big software company, sap, in 20, finding employees particularly suited for jobs that require great attention to detail, such as software.
As the technical director of a danish software venture, he knew those. How a danish company is helping people with autism get jobs in it and tech. German software company sap is looking to recruit people with autism as programmers and product testers, drawing on skills that can include a close attention to detail and an ability to solve. Many were told they were unemployable, that they were. Microsoft launches pilot program for hiring autistic.
Five years in, 75% of ultranauts staff are on the autistic spectrum and one reason for this is its innovative approach to hiring. A thriving denmark based software company only hires people with autism. Using technology to close the autism job gap the new. The benefits of recruiting employees with autism spectrum. Software company only hires people who have autism abc news. Employees work as business consultants on tasks such as software testing, programming and data entry for the public and private sectors.
The company was employed to test the danish version of microsofts. Danish firm launches in canada to help people with autism find. A massive new study from denmark found no association between being vaccinated against measles, mumps, and rubella and developing autism in. Entrepreneur thorkil sonne on what you can learn from. Finding inspiration in his son, lars, who also struggles with autism, sonne hopes the existence of companies like. Specialisterne the specialists is a danish social innovator company using the characteristics of people with autism spectrum disorder asd as competitive advantages in the business market. A danish company with a global mandate to help employers make the most of untapped autistic talent is helping north american firms make concerted efforts to hire employees with autism who can. Adults with autism thrive as software testers cbs news. Specialisterne, which translates from danish as the specialists, is a socially innovative company where the majority of employees have a diagnosis on the autism spectrum. Specialisterne provides services such as software testing, quality control and data conversion for business companies in denmark and canada. Specialisterne finds a place in workforce for people with.
Danish firm launches in canada to help people with autism find tech jobs. Parent company sap ag, a giant software multinational. Hughes holds a masters degree in political science from stony brook, which he received in 20, as well as a bachelors degree from hunter college. At first glance, specilisterne looks just like any other thriving software company.
In addition specialisterne assesses and trains people with asd to meet the requirements of the business sector. Major new vaccine study aims to refute claims of ties to. Why more companies are seeking autistic workers cxo. The danish beermakers brewing up work for autistic people. However, these colleagues had to meet a certain job requirement in order to get hired autism.
How a danish company is helping people with autism get jobs in it. Specialisternea danish staffing company that specializes in placing people with autism in. When thorkil sonne was told that his threeyearold son had autism, the danish it. Specialisterne is a denmark based company where the majority of their employees are on the autism spectrum. Its satisfied clients include oracle and microsoft.
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