April 2021 HR Lineup

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— Attracting and recruiting diverse employees How you can help as we align our recruitment processes with ABB’s Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) 2030 strategy

Every year, we publish around 10,000 open positions. Each open position is an opportunity to diversify our workforce with new employees from different back- grounds, experiences, skillsets, views and perspectives. More diversity means more innovation, and opportunities to be more disruptive and entrepreneurial. Diversity also allows us to better respond to changing conditions – the markets we operate in, customer re- quirements, ABB’s products, services and solutions portfolio – and to secure our con- tinued success.

There is a natural tendency to seek out can- didates who r emind you of others you know who have been successful in a role, but challenging assumptions and seeking out individuals with different backgrounds and education can increase our agility and help us to better address market requirements. In turn this means we will be more competi- tive and more attractive to new employees. Are you curious to learn more about what we have introduced to improve our recruit- ment process and drive diverse hires? Are you wondering why and how you, as a Hir- ing Manager, play a vital role and can make a difference? Read on!