Global biopharmaceutical company Pfizer believes that a diverse workforce leads to more innovative and creative thinking. The company also feels that inclusion is the foundation to the ownership culture that it wants to build among its employees. Pfizer recognized that better attracting and retaining diverse employees would require it to pay more attention to its diversity and inclusion initiatives. In addition to relying more on its worldwide diversity and inclusion leadership council comprised of senior executives from around the company, Pfizer also created employee resource groups, including people with disabilities, Latino/Hispanics, African American, and LGBT employees, to better apply their ideas to influence company results.
Pfizer is a Global company. Are there hiring situations where questions may be asked in one Country of an applicant, but not in another? In other words does Pfizer use a Global model?
Yes, Pfizer is utilizing the geocentric approach to its international recruitment program. It is focusing to diversify the workforce based on merit and other parameters social inclusion. It is good for creating an atmosphere where employees believe on their inherited capabilities, knowledge and eager to increase their job related skills.
Yes , Questions of interview will vary from country to country as Individual personality will be changed due to social and cultural factors. For example, Whether it will be suitable strategy to ask same questions from a Chinese candidate, an Indian and same questions to an American guy not at all . It will be totally haphazard process. Pfizer is doing the same. They have very talented and dynamic talent acquisition team working across the global units .
Global biopharmaceutical company Pfizer believes that a diverse workforce leads to more innovative and creative thinking....
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