mayato focuses on talent management (September 2007)

Growth market of business intelligence in the hunt for new employees

Specialists in the IT market are already scarce. According to a survey by BITKOM (the German association for information technology, telecommunications and new media), there are around 20,000 vacancies waiting to be filled. Seventy-eight percent of the companies surveyed expect revenues to increase. BITKOM predicts that the consequence will be an even more acute lack of skilled staff.

In addition, the IT portal Gulp reported double the number of project requests in the first half of 2007 compared with the previous year. The smart companies will be those that react to the demand in good time.

With its recruiting campaign, the analyst and consulting company mayato is now focusing on the search for individual talents to ensure that it can continue its rapid growth. Since being founded in April this year, the company has grown to comprise 15 employees. Further business intelligence projects are on the horizon, and the company plans to make more hires in the short and medium term.

mayato welcomes new employees – who may come from many different academic and professional backgrounds – if they meet the initial requirements and suitably supplement the team. By addressing a wide range of potential applicants, the company aims to discover new talents for the area of business intelligence, give them the right practical training, and foster them in a targeted manner. Only by taking such an approach can the company avoid employee bottlenecks in the future.

Sven Hensen, mayato partner, says: “If you know your strengths and talents, you can enjoy your work and perform exceptionally, because your own motivation is what drives you. We place great emphasis on continuous further development and fostering through personal coaching. Our targeted talent management and the optimal composition of the team play a great role in achieving an optimal project result efficiently.”

With the areas Think, Act and Analyze, mayato provides ample scope for university graduates and people with different academic backgrounds to try out their skills in various practical business intelligence projects. The company is convinced that only highly motivated employees can meet customer requirements, both now and in the medium and long term. That’s why heterogeneous teams and specialization are an integral part of the mayato approach.

mayato is a company that supports the Fair Company Initiative of the German business and career magazine “karriere”. This means that it is committed to treating its employees fairly, and opposes making insincere promises and exploiting low-paid “interns.” As well as great scope to develop and continuous further training, the fun factor is for mayato an important criterion for maintaining the long-term success of the company.

The five rules for fair companies, according to “karriere.” They:

• Do not substitute full-time positions using interns, unpaid trainees, job shadowers, or similar
• Do not offer internships to university graduates who have applied for a regular position
• Do not try to attract interns by implying that the internship will be followed by a full-time position
• Offer internships primarily for professional orientation during the intern’s education or training
• Pay interns an appropriate allowance