The Toolbox for Talent Attraction

SEMINAR SERIES

Attracting and Retaining International Talent – A Program for HR Professionals

Are you struggling to find the right talent in Tech, Deep Tech, or Life Science? Do you want to improve your recruitment of international experts and ensure a smoother onboarding process?

This program will help you and your organization understand the value of hiring international talent and what is required to succeed. You’ll gain insights into best practices for attracting global expertise and positioning your company as an attractive employer.

Who is this for?

• HR managers, recruiters, and hiring managers looking to recruit internationally or improve their existing processes.
• Companies facing challenges in finding specific competencies in Tech, Deep Tech, and Life Science.

How does it work?

• Three interactive sessions, combining online and in-person meetings.
• Covers essential aspects of international recruitment, onboarding, and employer branding.
• Runs twice per year – spring and fall.

Join us and take the next step toward building a diverse and skilled workforce! Attendance at all three seminars is required.

SEMINAR 1: Why should an organization hire international talent?

• Date: Friday 11 April 
• Time: 09.30 – 12.00 (Two-hour seminar with 30 minutes mingle)
• Venue: Ideon Science Park

How can our company or organization attract specific expertise and retain the talent?

• Discuss the need for competence and the value international employees offer an organization.
• Discuss strategies for both attraction and retention within the areas of Tech, Deep tech and Life Science

Speaker and facilitator is Talent X – Raman Valliyur Ramalingam

SEMINAR 2: The challenges of hiring international talent

• Date: Wednesday 23 April
• Time: 13:00-14:30
• Venue: Online seminar

What is essential to know when recruiting international expertise within EU and outside the EU? What kind of support exists to facilitate the recruitment?

This seminar will cover areas such as the immigration process, relocation, recruitment planning, and extensions of residence and work permits. This seminar targets Hiring Managers, HR, and personnel responsible for recruiting. 

The speaker and facilitator is Michael Grundell Chief Operations Officer / Senior Partner of Key Relocation

SEMINAR 3: Inclusive Talent Management

• Date: Monday 5 May
• Time: 13:00-15:30 (Two-hour seminar with 30 minutes mingle)
• Venue: Medicon Village

This seminar will look at the factors that are important in attracting international expertise, e.g., how language and culture play a part in attracting and onboarding internationals. Touching on the value of international expertise from a cultural perspective. How an organization can integrate international expertise and get the most out of their cultural competence.

Speaker and facilitator Christina Rundcrantz, Senior Consultant Intercultural Leadership for BBi Communication

The event is part of the Cross-border Talent Bridge project, an EU Interreg Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak-funded initiative aimed at strengthening talent attraction and retention in life sciences and deep tech in the Öresund region. The main partners in the project are the Municipality of Lund, Ideon Science Park, Medicon Village, Mobile Heights, Copenhagen Capacity, the Municipality of Copenhagen, and Medicon Valley Alliance.