WAVE representatives presented the DIAMOND project during the 3rd Edition of WAVE Special “Rencontres Emplois” event, a networking event addressed to women looking for a job and professional advice to highlight their qualities and skills to work in the automotive sector.
The event took place in Paris on April 11th and was attended by almost 300 people, mainly female, who came to meet different automotive and mobility companies, network with other professionals from the sectors and learn from the different coaching sessions organized.
DIAMOND was presented by project partner Elisabeth Young during the introduction speech, addressed to the 15 companies participating as recruiters in the event.
The companies that have participated and know about DIAMOND include Volkswagen Group France, Auto Consultant, PSA Retail, Chopard Group, Emil Frey France, Autodistribution, Michelin, Bridgestone, DEKRA, MSX International, Segula Technologies, Continental, Tesla, Elektrobit (EB), Alchemy Search and Grant Alexander.
WAVE (WoMen and Vehicles in Europe) was created in 2008 to promote gender diversity in the automotive sector. Three years ago, the association decided to take concrete action to put women in direct contact with companies that want to feminize their teams by organizing an annual job dating event were women and recruiters from France’s automobile sector could connect.
More information (in French) http://waveautos.com/2019/02/les-rencontres-emploi-des-femmes-dans-lautomobile-troisieme-edition/