Sustainability Magazine February 2023 | Page 38

“ I feel lucky to be a part of the adventure , the growth and everything that is happening in our company . When I started here I was included , given trust and made to feel welcome ”
GREEN MOUNTAIN

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sustainability through a people-centric culture

“ I feel lucky to be a part of the adventure , the growth and everything that is happening in our company . When I started here I was included , given trust and made to feel welcome ”

IRENE VIKINGSTAD HR MANAGER , GREEN MOUNTAIN
and now it ' s maturing towards a sort of ‘ teenage ’ stage .”
“ And it ' s good to grow with the company , because you learn a lot and , being from an IT background , I see that the demand is rising . We are providing what our customers are looking for and , at the same time , we are also offering genuinely green services .”
“ Personally , I am a family-oriented guy , like so many others . And what Green Mountain offers me resembles a family : growing old together , a meaningful vision for the future , great relationships and most importantly , freedom of expression and the work I want to do .”
THE SCANDINAVIAN MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY IN PRACTICE - HR Manager , Irene Vikingstad
How do you make sure you have the right person for the job ? “ We have developed what we believe is a strong recruitment process . We focus on competence , of course , but what ’ s equally important is the personality , preferences and motivations of the employee . So , we like to spend time getting to know the candidates , to find out both if this person would like to work for Green Mountain and if this is the correct path for this person .”
“ One way to do this is to not only perform interviews but meet the candidates in different settings and different situations .
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