Adecco Foundation organizes expedited networking to train cancer survivors

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

The Adecco Foundation has held a "speednetworking" event to connect fifteen unemployed people who have experienced cancer with HR managers from important organizations, such as Sanitas, GMV, GSK, The Construction Platform, Worldline, Onetec Group and Adecco.

This action is part of the #EmpleoParaTodos project, which aims to promote the employment inclusion of people facing the disease.

Among the participants there were people with circumstances that increase the risk of social exclusion, such as an age over 45 years, long-term unemployment or family responsibilities not shared.

Employment and cancer

Adecco Foundation explained that employment can become a source of motivation for people who are overcoming cancer, as it helps them resume their normal life.

However, after oncological treatment, feelings of fear, insecurity and loneliness are frequent, so it is essential to accompany these people in their job search.

According to Susana Vicente, a consultant from the Adecco Foundation, "Resuming work after finishing treatments can be a challenge for the professional, but, in the long run, it is positive, insofar as it reinforces self-esteem and avoids anxiety, stress or depression."

"In addition, we must not forget that they are people who have become accustomed to coexisting with sacrifice and effort, values ​​that materialize in competitiveness in the field of employment. Unfortunately, social prejudices continue to prevail, prejudices that are transferred to companies in the form of reluctance when hiring, for fear of sick leave or absenteeism, "Vicente adds.

Transversal Empowerment

The modality of speednetworking has gained great popularity in the field of selection, in which processes tend to evolve, betting on formulas such as group interviews, where candidates must have the ability to "sell" in a few minutes.

Thus, the participants have had the opportunity to interview, in seven minutes and sequentially, with HR managers from different companies, answering their questions and increasing their confidence for future job interviews.

At the meeting participants shared their fear of communicating their situation in job interviews, for fear of rejection. On the other hand, Human Resources professionals have been able to learn more about the situation of people who have lived through a cancer process, empathizing with them and assuming the commitment to assess candidates solely because of their attitudes and professional aptitudes.

In this way, this action of speednetworking has given a transformative response to both challenges: on the one hand, empowering the unemployed with cancer and, on the other, contributing to reduce prejudices and stereotyped beliefs in the field of HR.

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

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