Hiring

In 2009, the Hiring & University Relations unit focused on hiring new university and secondary-school graduates to begin work within the various professions in the organization, as well as on intensifying employer branding efforts in the segments in the job market of greatest value.
Recruiting used a variety of channels to reach candidates, including, first and foremost, the company’s web site, as well as through the schools and universities with which the company has specific partnership arrangements. Through agreements with specialist recruiting firms, it was also possible to find professionals with more “critical” technical skills (e.g. plant design, the upstream gas segment, and skills in renewable energy).
The selection process, which includes an assessment both of attitude and motivation and of technical and professional skills, was conducted using methods and tools based on the various recruitment target populations. For the hiring of university graduates in particular, tests of English as a foreign language and assessment centers were held.
In 2009, 998 people were hired in Italy, with about 76% being recent university or secondary-school graduates, of which 38% university graduates (with 33% of these being female) and 62% secondary-school graduates.
Hiring efforts particularly focused on strengthening the technical areas of the Engineering and Innovation Division and the Infrastructure and Networks Division, the power generation and energy management areas of the Generation and Energy Management Division, and the geothermal area of the Renewable Energy Division. Particular emphasis has been placed on hiring for the systems development area, for which 71 people were hired, and for the nuclear area, which currently employs 135 people. In the Infrastructure and Networks Division, hiring for technical areas and operations was concentrated mainly in the 1st Half of the year and concerned the areas of plant maintenance and management throughout Italy. During the 2nd Half of the year, significant efforts were directed towards the areas of business of the Sales Division, for which 41 recent university graduates were hired for the “quality promoter” project. Finally, staff areas were also strengthened, particularly in relation to governance units.
Work also continued in relation to the hiring of young talent from outside Italy through the international “Energy Without Frontiers” project, which has thus far led to the hiring of a total of 77 people.
Efforts have also intensified in the area of employer branding on university campuses, both through specially designed recruiting days connected with the presentation of business-specific projects and by continuing “alternative” educational partnerships, particularly in engineering and other technical fields. In particular, a number of initiatives – such as participation in the first Atomicareer event held in Brussels for the nuclear power industry – have sought to lend greater international visibility to this important Enel project.
Finally, more than 150 internships have been organized, mainly in staff functions, in marketing and in energy management and research. In addition, 103 internships have been arranged for secondary school graduates in technical fields for plant management and maintenance for the various regions of the Infrastructure and Networks Division.