“We are extremely proud that we are growing continuously and steadily,” says Sok-Kheng Taing. From fall 2019 to March 2023, the software manufacturer Dynatrace, of which she was a co-founder, was able to onboard 2,200 new employees. The 48-year-old spoke to the ‘Krone’ about finding employees, breaking down rivalries and language barriers.
“Education is the one thing that no one can take away from you” – this phrase of her father formed Sok-Kheng Taing. The 48-year-old is a co-founder of software manufacturer Dynatrace, which has its development center in Linz. “In recent years, we have integrated about 300 new employees into development every year,” says the mother of two. With the “crown” she talked about…
- The employee search: “We try to meet our needs with local talent, but we can’t do that without employees from abroad. Our team will probably be 40, 50 percent internationals. We are now at 30% for the whole of Austria.”
- Attempts to recruit international specialists: “If we work together to improve the preconditions, we will succeed in attracting more and more urgently needed specialists. It’s about the location and not about individual companies. Modern employees are flexible and change regularly. So it is attractive to know that there are a handful or more attractive international companies on site.”
- The importance of quality of life: “Employees don’t just come to work for us. You want to live here too. Dynatrace is the workplace, Linz is the living room.”
- language limits: “It starts with the fact that there are English announcements, official forms or even a rental agreement in English on the tram and at the train station. We are working with the authorities to raise awareness here.”
Source: Krone
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