Microsoft launches pilot program for hiring autistic. 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. At first glance, specilisterne looks just like any other thriving 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. How sap is hiring autistic adults for tech jobs cio. You started your company to improve the lives of people with autism. 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.
Specialisterne also employs software testers with autism. Employees work as business consultants in stem roles. 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. 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. Entrepreneur thorkil sonne on what you can learn from employees. Specilisterne, a thriving denmarkbased software company, has a certain type of person in mind when recruiting new employees. They have operations in many countries around the world. The foundation works to enable one million jobs for people with autism and similar. German it firm seeks autistic workers world news the. Danish firm launches in canada to help people with autism find tech jobs.
Its a consulting company that employs people with autism. Using technology to close the autism job gap the new. Specialisternea danish staffing company that specializes in placing people with autism in. Specialisterne provides services such as software testing, quality control and. Employees work as business consultants on tasks such as software testing. Other companies in belgium, japan and israel are either hiring or training adults with. They provide their unique perspective to fields like software testing, programming and dataentry for the public and private sectors. Danish firm launches in canada to help people with autism find. 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.
Software company only hires people who have autism abc news. 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. Specialisterne provides services such as software testing, quality control and data conversion for business companies in denmark and canada. As the technical director of a danish software venture, he knew those qualities were critical in software. The danish company began doing that for another big software company. Mads, an employee at specilisterne, told abc news he hadnt been able to keep a job in 20 years before landing his current job. Many were told they were unemployable, that they were. A massive new study from denmark found no association between being vaccinated against measles, mumps, and rubella and developing autism in.
As the technical director of a danish software venture, he knew those. Software company only hires people who have autism. 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. Technology companies, including microsoft, vodafone, sap and hewlettpackard enterprise, are most active in reaching out and hiring people with autism. Entrepreneur thorkil sonne on what you can learn from employees with autism. A thriving denmark based software company only hires people with autism. In denmark, a commercial it services business called specialisterne has been set up to offer people with autism the chance to enter the workforce. Why more companies are seeking autistic workers cxo. When thorkil sonne was told that his threeyearold son had autism, the danish it.
The benefits of recruiting employees with autism spectrum disorder. This tech company built a thriving business by recruiting adults with autism. How this danish company helps people with autism get jobs. Its satisfied clients include oracle and microsoft. How a danish company is helping people with autism get jobs in it. This tech company built a thriving business by recruiting adults with. The workers at the denmarkbased company share many of the same life experiences. Microsoft launches pilot program for hiring autistic workers the. 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. 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. Danish startup helping people with autism and adhd raises. The company was employed to test the danish version of microsofts. This tech company built a thriving business by recruiting.
The company that turned disability into an asset the independent. How a danish company is helping people with autism get jobs in it and tech. The weitzbergs modeled aspiritech on a successful danish company called specialisterne, or the specialists. Danish firm that helps those with autism find tech jobs is.
However, a danish company dedicated to software testing is unique in that 75% of its staff are autistic. Where 75% of workers are on the autistic spectrum bbc. Employees work as business consultants on tasks such as software testing, programming and data entry for the public and private sectors. Specialisterne is a denmark based company where the majority of their employees are on the autism spectrum. In other companies, assessing candidates often focuses. We werent independently wealthy and couldnt get seed funding. Danish firm launches in canada to help people with autism find tech. Danish firm that helps those with autism find tech jobs is setting up in canada. Adults with autism thrive as software testers cbs news. Parent company sap ag, a giant software multinational. The danish beermakers brewing up work for autistic people.
It was a struggle in the beginning, said weitzberg. Five years in, 75% of ultranauts staff are on the autistic spectrum and one reason for this is its innovative approach to hiring. In 2004, danish social entrepreneur thorkil sonne set up an it company called specialisterne. However, these colleagues had to meet a certain job requirement in order to get hired autism. Danish software company specilisterne hires many people. Specialisterne finds a place in workforce for people with.
Major new vaccine study aims to refute claims of ties to. The benefits of recruiting employees with autism spectrum. 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. In addition specialisterne assesses and trains people with asd to meet the requirements of the business sector. Danish software company specilisterne hires many people with autism and its a great biz model. Turning autism into a vocational advantage global 3000. William hughes is a marketing intern at towers watson.
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