2023-05-02 14:05:46
Vienna (OTS) – As part of the European City Conference “City Employer” on April 26 and 27, 2023, the City of Vienna and its partners from numerous European and Austrian cities analyzed the opportunities and current challenges for city administrations in the field of human resources. City administrations are also affected by the demographic developments on the labor market and the far-reaching changes in the world of work and have to strive for the best minds and reliable employees in global competition. Because one thing is clear: well-functioning city administrations with their diverse tasks are essential for the daily supply and the quality of life of the citizens. At the conference, the participants exchanged ideas across national and city borders, presented best practice examples from the respective cities and thus benefited from the experiences and ideas of their international colleagues.
International exchange in times of global challenges
At the opening of the conference, KR Peter Hanke, Executive City Councilor for Finance, Economics, Labour, International Affairs and Wiener Stadtwerke, emphasized the importance of close cooperation and constant know-how transfer between European cities and regions, in view of the enormous changes – from demographic to technological change – and the political conflicts on our continent.
In the panels that followed, experts gave an overview of current developments on the labor market, in which city administrations have to assert themselves alongside numerous other companies, as well as the expectations and career plans of employees. The advantages of city administrations as an employer, such as the opportunity for lifelong, varied careers in different areas, flexible working time models, a secure job, international internships and meaningful work were emphasized, as were the diverse forms of modern work organization that city administrations use to attract interested applicants*. can score inside. The experts also agreed on the particularly high value that a positive work culture has for good performance and employee satisfaction.
Self-sufficient and together – Best practice examples from Europe
With the presentation of the Berlin career bus, the “FiT – Women in Crafts and Technology” program of Wiener Linien or cooperation with universities and (technical) schools, the speakers presented successful examples of their projects and programs to address future employees and their talents to use and develop them correctly and to inspire and retain them in the long term for work in the service of the city dwellers. The big job fair on May 23rd in the Vienna City Hall offers the opportunity in Vienna for current employees and external job applicants
The conclusion of the two days of the conference was that cities can present themselves confidently on the labor market due to the diverse career opportunities they offer to employees in order to continue to ensure a high quality of life in European cities.
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