Industries are changing at an ever-greater pace impacting business processes as well as workforce. To stay ahead, organizations need to keep up with advancing technology and their employees must stay on top of required skills.
However, employees’ current digital knowledge and roles can be very varied. In Hungary, ICT specialists represent 3.9% of the workforce, while in Slovakia it is 4.2% and in Czechia it is 4.6% (source: Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) 2022).
Technology impacts all major departments of a company from HR to marketing, from customer service to finance. If the opportunities digitalization offers are not realized by the company, it can lose its competitive edge. Meanwhile the difficulty of retaining colleagues with valuable professional skills are huge challenges for companies worldwide. Skilled workforce can be the main drive of innovation, automation and digitization, so companies cannot afford to delay the problem.
Traditional recruitment and training methods are often time-consuming with broad targeting, not only for classic IT roles but positions with platform specific knowledge such as Salesforce or in specialized fields where the combination of business and IT skills is required. At this point, corporate bootcamps can outline an efficient solution to tackle challenges. The super-intensive programming courses tailored to the companies’ needs can both strengthen the workforce and recruit new employees with the right IT skill set.
We have worked with more than 100 partner companies throughout the years and developed a unique method to effectively handle individual business scenarios for a skilled workforce. Based on our experience here are the top 4 cases where unique corporate bootcamp training sessions have proven game changers in real-life:
I. Combination of different skills wanted
As industries are transforming so are the jobs and responsibilities. In many jobs, it is an advantage if candidates earned professional knowledge in connection with ERP systems before acquiring programming skills. Green Fox reaches a high proportion of career changers with 95% of our graduates already having work experience, which means we can target a more specialized skillset.
II. Lesser-known programming language
It also happens that the programming language or framework a company is working with is not well known or popular enough to attract potential candidates. In these cases we place a particular emphasis on general education regarding the programming language, helping interested candidates to understand what they will be able to do with the knowledge and where they will fit in the development ecosystem. The introduction of the programming language also includes details about how it is used in practice, resulting in better targeting and more effective processes.
III. Agility and adapting to change come first
Finding the right team often means involving members with various profiles and experiences. With that the existing knowledge and skill levels of potential candidates have become more diverse. This is especially true if a company has to reskill their workforce so they can confidently and effectively use digital tools. Mentors easily pick up on the slightest differences because of their bootcamp experience and put more emphasis on individual mentoring in the first weeks of training. This allows them to bring everyone up to the same level dynamically and to start teamwork effectively.
IV. Rapid integration saves valuable time
Teams participating in corporate bootcamps tend to develop strong bonds while learning the skills needed. The mentors involved in the training represent an open and helpful approach and pass on the value of teamwork to the candidates. Besides, we also effectively pass on techniques to the participants on how to learn quickly and stay highly motivated in achieving results. All this helps to integrate new colleagues into the organization in a short time.
‘The main advantage of working with Green Fox Academy for us is clearly the company-specific knowledge that the graduates have. After the two-month programme the graduates can integrate quickly and effectively into the organisation’,
said Róbert Horváth, Employee Manager of Lufthansa Systems Hungária, leader of the IT Young Professional programme.
We work closely with company partners when launching a corporate bootcamp. Partners are not only included in the customisation of the corporate bootcamp, but also involved in the education process at several points: they can give project tasks to students to prepare them for future work situations and mentor them in solving these problems. Thanks to this process, they get to know the skills and motivation of the students personally, gain a deeper insight into the development of their colleagues, and improve it with additional perspectives.
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