Valerie Kruck
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2 days left before maternity leave..And since taking over the job, I knew I had only three months before taking over my new role as "soon-to-be-mum" - and while the bar is set highest for myself, there was one thing I really wanted to be part of...and guess what, yesterday I had the great opportunity to be part of our HR Trainee Assessment Center - as observer. (well, before taking over the role I anyways never made it into the Traineeship as applicant lol)Having a full-day virtual AC with not a single hick-up shows in which good hands the entire management of our Beyond Borders programs lies.Having 8 absolut outstanding and diverse talents, who made it to the last round shows the dedication behind our recruitment process.Having 4 international colleagues taking an entire day to assess the candidates and bring different perspectives and backgrounds, showcases that we are walking the talk.All of the mentioned above was managed by Kira Steffens & Juliana Sievert.Sometimes we forget to point out that a smooth process can only take place because of great people behind, who set it up. ❤️ and guess what.. I cannot wait to be back to see how our HR Trainees have landed and what they have learned until April 2025! 🤩
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Kathrin Meister-Pfingsten
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I am dying to be in one of the next HR Beyond Borders ACs please! Caroline Kastner can we talk? 😅 Valerie Kruck I wish you the best last day(s) in the office and obviously even more for the days thereafter 💕
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MARTIN AREK
Employee Experience
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Valerie Kruck, it was a pleasure experiencing this with you and the rest of the team.Well done to the entire team that worked behind the scenes to make it a success. The quality and diversity of the candidates made it a worthwhile experience and looking forward to welcoming our new HR trainees🤩Thank you, and wishing you the best of luck as you proceed on your maternity leave!
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Misel Ahom
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Valerie Kruck how wonderful to hear that you and the team together with our assessors have managed to find two talented future HR leaders for our most amazing #BeyondBorders graduate trainee programme 🤩 Huge thanks to MARTIN AREK Aneesa Khan Lourdes Valencia Marqués and of course the amazing Kira Steffens and Juliana Sievert for the great management! You are set up for success Caroline Kastner and I am looking forward to you further building on this success! #carechangeseverything
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