Focus GAMING CAREERS IGT
Established: 1950’s Employees: 4,600
COULD YOU DESCRIBE THE WORKING CULTURE AT IGT?
IGT is a company that sits between the technology and entertainment industries. We strive to have an open and down to earth work environment in which people feel empowered to do their best work. Employees are encouraged to collaborate and interact with their colleagues, wherever they may be across the globe. IGT breeds a culture of innovation – this is imperative as we strive to develop and deliver cutting edge and market leading products.
IGT is a technology company, pursuing similar goals to Google or Apple and consequently puts a great deal of emphasis on product development. Consequently, R&D, manufacturing, logistics, games studios, services, sales and corporate functions all exist side-by- side within the organisation. This is across both hardware and software; physical games and online (bricks and clicks).
COULD YOU DESCRIBE THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT YOU'RE LOOKING TO FOSTER?
The working environment is one of fun. People are encouraged to let their personal aspirations drive themselves and the company forward. We look for self- starters and people that can be part of a physical or a virtual team. We also value diversity in thought and team members who are strong collaborators.
While we are headquartered in the US, we are very aware of our teams across the globe. We ensure that every individual and every team is equally represented and incorporated into the global structure of the company. IGT is also generally a very friendly company to work for. We employ enthusiastic people who want to succeed but who also want to help others to learn and develop.
HOW LONG DO AVERAGE EMPLOYEES STAY WITH THE COMPANY?
We have people with significant tenure. IGT was founded 31 years ago and we have a good number of employees with well over 25 years of service. A five to 10 year tenure is pretty common for the company.
February 2013 PAGE 76 Areas of business: slots, systems, interactive
Website:
www.IGT.com Company size: Large Private/PLC: PLC
MARK COOPER, Director
International
Human Resources, IGT.
We always say that ‘good people know good people,’ and with the success of our employee
referral programs, our people
demonstrate time
and again that they are our best
ambassadors in
attracting talent to our company.
“We have people with significant tenure. IGT was founded 31 years
ago and we have a good number of employees with
well over 25 years of service. A five to 10 year tenure is
pretty common for the company.”
MARK COOPER, Director
International
Human Resources, IGT.
With over 5,000 employees globally, we try to ensure we keep things local and people feel part of a local team as well as a global family. I think the techno speak is ‘glocal’ – and we try to make it real for people. We also help our talent to move around the globe. This not only to helps open new markets, but allows us to take on a bigger role in established markets or undertake new challenges. Employee mobility is a key advantage for us.
WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS OF NOT JUST CANDIDATES, BUT OF YOUR EMPLOYEES? HOW DO YOU ACCESS YOUR STAFF?
IGT is a high tech company. We expect our candidates to be highly accomplished in their expertise and to have a passion for what they are creating, whether that is the games or the technology powering them.
HOW DO YOU ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE BEST STAFF?
We attract people by being the leading company in our sector of the gaming industry. Through our constant engagement with our staff, we know
what lies within each employee. This ensures that we keep our people engaged and that they get to diversify and grow along with the evolving needs of the business. It also means that they enjoy working at IGT.
We always say that “good people know good people”, and with the success of our employee referral programs, our people demonstrate time and again that they are our best ambassadors in attracting talent to our company.
However, the high tech nature of our industry and our focus on cutting edge technologies means we have also been successful at recruiting out of well-known IT companies, telco companies and games companies - as well as other industries. This demonstrates that IGT holds a definite value proposition for both our existing employees and potential candidates.
WHAT ARE THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS?
These obviously vary depending on the country in which we are operating. We aim to offer competitive salaries and benefits to attract the best people.
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