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Title: Germany's SAP to hire hundreds of autistic IT experts
Source: [None]
URL Source: http://www.thelocal.de/money/20130521-49819.html
Published: May 25, 2013
Author: staff
Post Date: 2013-05-25 04:45:57 by Tatarewicz
Keywords: None
Views: 98
Comments: 3

Local:

German tech company SAP said on Tuesday it wants to hire hundreds of people with autism to work as software testers and programmers. The search has, it said, begun for people “who think differently from others.”

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SAP employs over 65,000 people worldwide and by 2020 one percent of these will be autistic, it announced from its headquarters in south-western Germany. The same percent of the world that is, experts think, affected by the condition.

Recruitment will start in Germany, the United States and Canada this year and is being carried out with the help of specialists from a Danish initiative that helps find work for people with autism that does not affect intelligence.

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Those with the condition are, SAP human resources head Luisa Delgado said, suited to programming and testing software because they “think differently from other people.” Having mixed teams also not only helps productivity but also boosts customer satisfaction.

"Only by employing people who think differently and spark innovation will SAP be prepared to handle the challenges of the 21st century," she added.

The employment scheme also gives SAP the advantage of picking out “particularly talented people” from the many that are competing for work in the IT industry.

In Germany, employers with at least 20 staff members are legally required to ensure that at least five percent of these jobs go to severely disabled people.

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#1. To: Tatarewicz (#0)

In Germany, employers with at least 20 staff members are legally required to ensure that at least five percent of these jobs go to severely disabled people.

They are doing this because they don't have a choice. They must have 5 percent by law that are severely disabled. Autism is caused by brain damage, it is not in anyway a benefit to anyone.

God is always good!

RickyJ  posted on  2013-05-25   8:54:44 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: RickyJ (#1)

When part of the brain is damaged mental processing can take place in a new area and sometimes work better there.

Tatarewicz  posted on  2013-05-25   22:47:03 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Tatarewicz (#2)

When part of the brain is damaged mental processing can take place in a new area and sometimes work better there.

Sometimes, but most of the time it is just a handicap. If it wasn't for Germany's law that they must have 5% of their workforce as severely handicapped then I doubt they would be hiring so many victims of autism. Of course they are only looking for those that can be the most productive despite their autism, which is why they are making it a global search instead of restricting it to Germany.

God is always good!

RickyJ  posted on  2013-05-26   3:25:03 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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