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job, engineers, and developers in particular, are mostly interested in their technical development opportunities and their actual tasks, programming languages, frameworks or technologies that they would be working with. ‘A strong sense of innovation, cutting-edge
technologies, as well as a modern and open working mode and culture will most likely attract engineers – more than free fruit or table soccer.’ She added that ‘good technical equipment,
flexible working hours, a good work- life balance, as well as an attractive and competitive salary package, are of great interest too’.
Williamson, of Stemmer Imaging
firm Specim, believes that the machine vision industry needs to foster close co-operation with universities, to get students ‘onboard and interested in technology at an early stage; actively promote machine vision-based solutions; and actively promote machine vision companies and career opportunities.’ Kallonen noted
that Specim, based in Finland, has found recruiting staff ‘quite easy’ in most cases, although he added that it’s been difficult to find good soſtware developers with machine vision knowledge and experience. Basler uses a variety of online and offline channels to look for new talent, including
long-established partnerships with universities and schools, as well as a close collaboration with external recruitment agencies, according to Börries. From her perspective, ‘the job market
A strong sense of innovation, cutting-edge technologies, and a modern, open working mode and culture will attract engineers – more than free fruit or table soccer
has turned into an applicant-driven market where tech companies compete for good candidates ... by [advertising] their company benefits, development opportunities, corporate culture, market position or new technologies to attract
new candidates.’ She emphasised cultivating a reputation as
an attractive employer as a successful factor for attracting good staff. ‘When looking for a new
commented that there’s a culture of changing jobs more frequently with millennials. He said: ‘With complex industries like machine vision, this represents a challenge, as it takes time to train these skills. ‘We seem to be lucky, as we get quite a high
number of staff returning to Stemmer aſter seeing if the grass is greener. I think if you are a good employer, you minimise the challenges,’ he added. ‘Recruiting is not an exact science, and
never will be,’ Waide, at Bitflow, remarked. ‘As always, you wonder about an ageing workforce, and what new technology coming down the pipe will work to benefit the company and the employees. ‘It is really about how the firm’s management
adjusts to these new methodologies that will determine the successful handover of the reins, and retaining the right employees while continuing to grow.’ O
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