– I specifically asked in the interview whether there was a social environment at Laerdal, says Synne Mård (22). She is one of 71 summer temporary workers at Laerdal Medical in Stavanger. This is her first relevant summer job, and the social aspect was particularly important to her in the election. Laerdal, which makes educational and training products for healthcare personnel, gave the NTNU student from Oslo an early response to the application, and after assurances about social activities outside the office, she agreed to the summer job in Stavanger. – It also provides very good motivation that I get to participate and work to save lives, she says. Summer substitute colleague Andreas Hope Pedersen (24) from Bergen believes that the social offer can mean a lot for the future as well. A social offer outside the workplace is appreciated by the summer workers Andreas Hope Pedersen and Synne Mård. Here they are practicing on the dartboard Pedersen has had hung up. Photo: Borghild Kvæven / news – I have become more open to living in Stavanger. It is easier now when we get to build a network through social activities, says Pedersen. Surfing courses and beach volleyball One of the summer extras Laerdal Medical has for the summer volunteers is a day trip to Preikestolen. – Then they get a full day off with pay, and then they have team building so that they become well known, says Ane Sundalskleiv Aartun, personnel manager in Laerdal. They have noticed tough competition in the region, and hope that the organization of a social offer can give them a small advantage. But other companies also make themselves attractive to summer workers with social offers. Subsea7, which works with the development of equipment and infrastructure on the seabed, has 13 summer students this year. – We will have surfing courses for those who want it, and we have already had pizza and quizzes, says Jan Roger Moksnes, communications manager at Subsea 7. The energy company Lyse also has several activities for its 46 summer students, including beach volleyball at Vaulen, Friday activities throughout the summer and meetings at Boretunet with surfing and barbecues. Lyse’s summer students get to test surfing on the Jærstrandene. Photo: Kajsa Bøgild – We do it so that they will have a good experience with us. Then it is important that we take some responsibility, especially if there are students from other parts of the country, and make arrangements for activities outside that they can take part in, says Kajsa Bøgild, HR consultant in Lyse with responsibility for the student initiative. – Demand for people – The demand for skills is so great that there is a demand for people, so I feel that companies are very keen to make themselves attractive, says Tone Grindland, regional director of NHO Rogaland. Tone Grindland believes that summer temporary workers are very important for companies. Photo: Borghild Kvæven / news Grindland believes it will become more and more important for companies to offer summer workers a larger package if they wish to attract sought-after expertise. A member survey from NHO also shows that one in three companies depend on summer temporary workers to maintain production in the summer months. – I see many companies that make arrangements for there to be a program around the job, good training, good follow-up but also a social offer all around, and I think that is incredibly important, says Grindland. Pedersen is satisfied with the summer job in Laerdal, here at their creative workshop. Photo: Borghild Kvæven / news Package offer Other social offers Laerdal has already had are the kickoff for the summer workers, a joint Midsummer celebration and they have created social groups on Teams. Ane Aartun is happy to be able to offer the summer temporary workers that little bit extra. Photo: Borghild Kvæven / news – It has been a tough competition in the region, says Aartun in Laerdal. She says the summer students have become an important part of the annual cycle at Laerdal so that they can gain new perspectives and input, as well as forge mutual relationships for the future. This year they have also increased to 71 summer temporary workers, compared to 60 last year. – It’s a win-win situation, I get more competence from having them here, and they get useful work experience, says Aartun. Synne Mård is not yet disappointed by either Stavanger or the social offer the job offers. – It is absolutely worth moving to another city if you get a summer job there, she says.
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