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We invite you to the final of the Olivia Prize competition! Meet the winners!

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

On 22 March, on a special evening, the jury of the Olivia Prize competition will announce the winning initiatives in four categories: Business, Eco, Pro Bono and Impact. The last one is a special award, which will be awarded to the project with the greatest positive impact on the environment. The Olivia Eco Award is granted in partnership with the United Nations Global Compact Network Poland.

For the first time, the event is open to the public! So, let’s meet on the 34th floor of Olivia Star to meet the winning authors of the most interesting, innovative and daring initiatives of the past year. And these will be companies and teams from Olivia, so there is someone to cheer for!

Reserve your spot, tell others, and join the event to celebrate victory and be inspired.

 

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We know that Olivia Centre is made up of people full of ideas. Although they work in various organizations and industries, they regularly implement valuable initiatives that make everyday life easier. The competition for the Olivia Prize was created to appreciate unconventional projects and outstanding activity of Olivia Residents. The authors of the awarded initiatives will receive commemorative statuettes and vouchers to be used in the restaurants and conference spaces of the Olivia Centre. The author of the project and the contractor of the statuettes is Prof. Tomasz Sobisz, Winner of many awards and scholarships, as well as the author of monumental projects and small architecture in Poland and abroad, m.in. in Germany, Sweden, Canada and Spain.

 

The prizes were awarded as a result of the work of the competition jury composed of:

 

Grzegorz Borowski – founder and CEO of InfoShare, Mirta Hegedusic – Managing Director thyssenkrupp Group Services Gdańsk, Mateusz Kusznierewicz – sailor, businessman and speaker, Marta Moksa – CEO of O4 Coworking, Piotr Nowosielski – CEO of Just Join IT and Remigiusz Wojciechowski – Head of Bayer GBS Gdańsk.

 

Schedule of the event:

  • 17:00 – opening of the event
  • 5:10 p.m. – lecture by Marek Wikiera : Everyone has their own desert, or when the impossible becomes possible
  • 18:00 – speech by Kamil Wyszkowski:
    Green financing
  • 6:30 p.m. – announcement of the winners and award ceremony
  • 7:00 p.m. – end of the ceremony and refreshments

 


Marek Wikiera
 – a mentor and confidant of business owners, boards, managers, leaders, who supports them in crossing borders and achieving goals in business and personal life. Passionate about extreme ultramarathons and triathlons. In 2014, as one of 47 people in the world, he completed in one year – 4 Deserts – a gruelling series of 4 ultramarathons, placed by THE TIME magazine on the 6th ultramarathon. place in the TOP10 of the most difficult human endurance challenges.

 

 

 

Kamil Wyszkowski – Director General of the UN Global Compact in Poland, expert in the field of UN and EU policies, in particular in the field of activities at the interface of business and administration and the involvement of the private sector in the implementation of UN goals, policies and standards. Specialist in development cooperation, multilateral cooperation and knowledge transfer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We invite all Olivians to participate in the Olivia Prize award gala, reservation required.

 

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About Olivia Prize

 

The Olivia Prize is awarded in four categories:

 

  • Olivia Business – for an economic or business project, carried out individually or in teams by Olivia Centre Residents.
  • Olivia Pro Bono – for a social project, carried out individually or in teams by the Residents of Olivia Centre.
  • Olivia Eco – for an ecological project, carried out individually or in teams by Olivia Centre Residents.
  • Olivia Impact – for the project that in 2022 had the greatest positive impact on the environment, in the business, social or ecological area.

 

Last year, the jury considered 36 applications. Here are the winners of the Olivia Prize 2021!

 

  • Olivia Business – awarded to Omida for introducing intermodal transport to the new market.
  • Olivia Pro Bono – for volunteers from Energa for the project Pier(w)si win!
  • Olivia Eco – for ZR Trade for the #ZeroWasteWorking project.
  • The Olivia Impact Special Award went to the Regional Volunteer Centre in Gdańsk – for its current and subsequent comprehensive activities for refugees from war-torn Ukraine.

 

 

Art on the patio

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Artistic workshops, exhibitions and shows have become a permanent fixture in the calendar of events dedicated to the Residents and Guests of Olivia Centre. However, the open-air exhibition of sculptures is something new!

 

From mid-March, Olivia’s patio can be admired fragment of the Warriors collection, by a Gdańsk sculptor, prof. Academy of Fine Arts of Tomasz Sobisz. The artist has many unique works exhibited in various parts of Europe. He is also the author of commemorative statuettes awarded to the winners of the Olivia Prize competition, organized annually at the Olivia Centre.

 

Six sculptures with the motif of helmets of warriors and modern soldiers adorn the green area on the eastern side of Olivia Garden. The series of sculptures, created over the course of several years, depicts forms from various cultures and historical periods, starting from Hellenistic and Roman times, through the Middle Ages, and ending with the contemporary form of Kevlar. Above the sculptures of the helmets, there is a portrait form, showing a timeless warrior, which can be any of us, although on a different battlefield. The material covering the nose and mouth of the portrait sculpture is a direct reference to the time of the pandemic, when we wore masks for protection.

 

The moulds were placed in a place open to anyone, at any time. We cordially invite you to familiarize yourself with the collection on the occasion of your visit to the patio, you can not only look at the sculptures, but also touch them. The exhibition will be available until the end of April 2023.

 

Prof. Academy of Fine Arts dr hab. Tomasz Sobisz, born in 1973 in Lębork. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk in 1998. Habilitated doctor, works at his alma mater at the Faculty of Sculpture and Intermedia. Currently, he is the Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Sculpture and Intermedia. His sculptural output has been honoured with many prestigious awards, including the award of the Minister of Culture and Art, the award of the Mayor of Gdańsk in the field of culture, the award of the Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, and the award at the First Triennial of Pomeranian Art. In 2012 he received the PRO PATRIA Medal, and in 2014 he was awarded the Skra Ormuzdowa and the Medal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland. He has presented his sculptural achievements at many exhibitions, including at the Centre of Polish Sculpture in Orońsko (2011) and in Gdańsk at individual exhibitions: MEMORANDUM, STABILE (Gdańsk City Gallery, 2012) and BATTLEFIELD (State Gallery of Art in Sopot, 2015).

 

Community in the workplace. Olivia Centre publishes important research findings

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Revolution in the labour market – conclusions from research conducted in the largest mixed-use centre in Poland.

Olivia Centre conducted a survey aimed at verifying residents’ opinions on the facilities and services available here, assessing the events taking place in Olivia and identifying the most important needs of employees of Olivia companies. The study covered people who work in Olivia’s offices on a daily basis, working in the “home office” and hybrid mode. The results provide an interesting body of knowledge on how building a community and creating initiatives dedicated to tenants translates into job satisfaction and evaluation of the office and its location in a specific facility.

The research was based on the ever-evolving labour market, which has undergone an unprecedented transformation after the lockdowns, remote and hybrid work. The results of the study confirm a complete change in the situation on the labour market. 64% of respondents make the date of coming to the office dependent on the schedule of additional activities that await them at Olivia Centre. Participation in the life of the community and the feeling of being part of it remains at a similar level regardless of the form of work chosen – hybrid or stationary.

32% of the respondents confirmed that they choose to work in the office on days when they have the opportunity to participate in additional activities at the centre. Such rules would have been unthinkable three years ago. This proves the huge revolution that the office market is undergoing in Poland and in the world. The conclusions are obvious: business centre owners must initiate interesting projects in order to provide their tenants with incentives to work in the office. It is not without reason that there are as many as 8 clubs in Olivia to develop passions, including singing, photography, plant care, volleyball and sailing.

As factors influencing the choice of the event and club membership, the respondents mentioned a good host, the atmosphere in the group and the cyclical nature of meetings. It is also worth emphasizing that the example of team leaders and their commitment are important. In Olivia, more than 70% of them declare their participation in events, and the respondents emphasized that for them the role of a leader is one of the foundations for choosing the club they want to belong to.

 

An additional context for the revolution in the labour market is the entry into the labour market of representatives of Generation Z, whose values are fundamentally different from the expectations of previous generations, and at the same time affect the expectations of employees representing earlier generations. All this changes the attitude of employees to work, and thus the need to monitor changes in expectations and satisfaction with the workplace. It can be assumed that the answers obtained in the survey by the respondents of the largest mix-use center in Poland, offering over 175,000 euros. m.kw. of usable space provide unique knowledge about the direction of changes preferred by employees.

The survey, conducted at the end of 2022, involved 517 people. The most important conclusion from the results of the research confirms the legitimacy of developing the accompanying infrastructure and implementing initiatives within the business centre. Events and clubs are a significant added value to the leased office space. It is worth emphasizing that the implementation of these additional amenities makes sense if the basic conditions are met: the employee has an easy commute to work, and the workplace meets the highest office standards.

Since its inception, Olivia Centre has been developing into a multifunctional centre, where life does not stop after 5 p.m., as is the case in standard business centres. After years of implementing community animation projects, it has become one of the most important Tri-City event centers, where the range of possibilities far exceeds the expectations that could be set for a business center. There are 12 restaurants available in Olivia, a publicly accessible exotic Olivia Garden, where 3.5 thousand plants reaching up to 11 meters in height, representing over 400 species and coming from 5 continents, as well as event and conference centers that can accommodate up to 1000 people in total. Over 140 events take place here every month, and Olivia closed last year with 1680 events, including trainings, sports events, as well as theatrical performances and concerts by such stars as Leszek Możdżer, Krzysztof Zalewski and Krystyna Janda.

“Like many business centres, we are keeping a close eye on new ways and how often offices are used. – emphasizes Bogusław Wieczorek, Plenipotentiary of the Management Board of Olivia Centre. For us, it is extremely satisfying that the percentage of people coming to the office in Olivia is much higher than other office buildings in Poland. We have been working on this long before the pandemic, animating Olivia’s community and constantly enriching the sports, cultural and social offer. We have achieved success in this area and we are happy to share our experience with others. This does not mean that we still do not have areas for improvement. Unfortunately, which coincides with general social research, young people, up to 25 years of age, participate in activities relatively less often. Meanwhile, taking advantage of the offer – getting to know other people, making friends, self-fulfilment – causes its rating to increase by up to 40%. The conclusions of our research correspond to the challenges that HR teams have faced in recent years. The offer of the business centre in which we have an office can therefore be a significant addition to the list of benefits offered by the employer itself. And our results show that it just works.

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Bayer has extended its contract at Olivia Centre for another 5 years!

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Bayer Global Business Services Gdańsk
 occupies 4 floors of the Olivia Tower building and is one of the longest-residing companies in Olivia. Current lease agreement of 4200 sq. m. has been extended for a further 5 years. As a result, rearrangement works have also begun, for which the architectural office,
Design Anatomy
, is responsible.

 

Olivia’s award-winning architectural studio announces that the renovated space of Bayer will meet the latest standards of office design, and there will be several pleasant surprises waiting for employees in the interiors.

 

“Following new trends in the office industry, Bayer GBS is rearranging its office in order to create a friendly and multifunctional space for its employees ,” says Barbara Wasilewska from Design Anatomy. – The hybrid work model allows for the reduction of standard workstations in favor of zones for informal meetings and relaxation. The offices will be dedicated to functions such as: game room, chillout, relax, mothers room. The new office will feature a variety of workplaces, both in the form of hot desks and separate rooms with treadmills and exercise bikes specially adapted for work. The décor of the office will also be changed. Following the idea of zero waste, we will use as many existing elements as possible. The space will be complemented by telephone booths, soft furniture of various forms and functions, and greenery.

 

“Our presence in Olivia Centre is based not only on favourable office conditions ,” says Remigiusz Wojciechowski, Head of Bayer Global Business Services Gdańsk. – We feel a part of Olivia’s community, we take part in numerous social projects, and together we develop the initiatives initiated at Bayer GBS Gdańsk by inviting employees of other companies to cooperate. Olivia Centre is a unique space that is appreciated by both our employees and guests, not only because of its convenient location. Also, the extensive possibilities offered by Olivia Garden, the observation deck and numerous services make Olivia meet our expectations. We have been in Olivia Centre for 11 years now and we will be happy to stay for many years to come.

“Bayer GBS is an exceptionally strong resident of Olivia Employees often take part in joint projects, including being represented in the Olivia Choir. Not everyone knows, but the Choir itself also has its roots in Bayer. – says Bogusław Wieczorek from Olivia Centre. – This year, the Bayer GBS team in Gdańsk won the statuette in the Olivia Prize competition in the category Olivia Pro Bono for the Border Angels project, UA support hotline. It was a well-deserved award, which was awarded by a jury consisting of managers of Olivia’s resident companies. Within just a few days of the outbreak of the war, Bayer employees around the world organized themselves from the bottom up, creating a list of so-called “Bayer Workers”. shelters, i.e. flats or rooms (often in their private homes), which they were ready to make available to their colleagues from Ukraine. The result of the work of the entire group was the provision of care and support for over 550 people, 200 beds, which were used by a total of 430 people. 130 employees of the Gdańsk branch of Bayer were involved in the project. We are proud that Bayer GBS is one of the companies with offices in Olivia.

Olivia Centre with Tork PaperCircle certificate: we close the loop!

Posted on by Bogusław Wieczorek

As the first business center in Poland, we have officially joined the program Tork PaperCircle – an innovative project that completely recycles paper towels. From 1 May 2022, all towels used in Olivia Centre’s buildings are recycled and turned into new paper products to be used again. Now we have the certificate to prove it!

 

The scale of this project is impressive – over 7 tonnes of towels used in Olivia Centre were recycled over eight months, from 1 May to 31 December 2022. The waste is regularly collected and processed at the local Essity factory into new paper products. Thanks to the implementation of the program, we have reduced our carbon dioxide emissions by 3,040 kg! This exorbitant amount ofCO2 is equivalent to the amount that about 140 mature trees absorb in a year.

 

We are happy to implement all innovations that are conducive to environmental protection. Tork PaperCircle is our next eco-friendly project. A sense of responsibility for the environment has always been with us: at the initial design stage, each building is subject to a strict assessment as part of BREEAM certification. All our buildings have received ratings from very good to excellent. In addition to technologically advanced pro-environmental solutions, we also use other, much simpler ones, such as biological protection of our center using the falconry method.

Sii with a lease agreement for 5 floors in Olivia Centre

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Sii has had its offices in Olivia Centre since 2010. It is therefore one of the longest-standing companies here. Sii has currently signed a lease agreement for 5 floors in Olivia Prime – the newest building of our center. The contract amounts to a total area of 10 thousand euros. m.kw. At the same time, arrangement works have begun, which will raise Sii’s offices to an even higher level than before.

 


Sii
 is the most dynamically developing provider of consulting, IT and engineering services in Poland. The company employs 8,000 people in 15 branches in the largest cities in the country, continuously obtaining the “Great Place to Work” status since 2015. This term is reflected not only in the company’s mission, but also in the amenities that Sii offers to employees. Innovative solutions open to their needs have been noticed by the jury of numerous competitions in which Sii’s office in Olivia Centre has won awards. Among them was the SuperStar distinction in a competition organized by CBRE, the status of the best office in the Tri-City awarded by the local media and a nomination for the international Property Design Awards.

 

Design Anatomy

studio was responsible for the award-winning project, which was also entrusted with the work on the new interior design.

 

– 5 years ago, when designing Sii’s office, we put a lot of emphasis on common spaces – says Justyna Biłat, architect from Design Anatomy. – There are zones for integration, casual meetings, relaxation and sport. Once again, the bar has been set very high, but after 5 years, we know that Sii’s investment in spaces where employees can work, meet, relax or have fun more freely was the right thing to do, and despite the passage of time and radically changing trends at work, it still has a positive impact on the users of the space and remains fully functional. After this time, we are richer with the experience of the users of the existing space and we also know how their needs have changed. This is a great opportunity and chance to raise the standard of the office to an even higher level in the area of caring for the well-being of employees and creating a space tailored to their requirements by designing new spaces. We continue to focus on spaces that are accessible to all. The aim of the project is to ensure the physical and mental comfort of employees. We will offer the latest ergonomic solutions, we want to take care of the climate in the office, not only in terms of visuals, but also air quality and acoustics. The goal of our joint activities is to be an office supporting the well-being of employees, which will maintain its friendliness for the next 5 years, and maybe even longer.

 

Among the areas identified by Design Anatomy and agreed with Sii, on which the architects will focus are acoustic comfort and greenery.

 

“In the modern world, we are constantly surrounded by noise,” emphasizes Justyna Biłat. At work, too, we have to deal with sounds coming from all directions. The office is not only what we see, but also what we hear. In the office, the needs of people with very different characteristics and different types of work are mixed. For many people, noise interferes with their ability to concentrate on work, while others cannot imagine effective activities without music. Excessive noise has a negative impact on well-being, often becomes the cause of chronic stress and reduces productivity. Thinking about improving Sii’s workspace, we want to create an acoustically pleasing environment that will provide high comfort to all people in the office. Therefore, in all the zones in which we are going to interfere, there will be as many elements as possible to improve sound absorption and disperse it. There is a wide range of solutions on the market, from acoustic panels made of wood wool, PET or felt, through acoustic lamps, curtains and furniture. All these elements will help us in our efforts to improve the comfort of office users.

 

Design Anatomy, by designing an employee-friendly, green space, can benefit from its extensive interior design experience, which has gained m.in. at
Olivia Garden
. It is also an award-winning project that has become the green heart of Olivia Centre.

 

Contact with nature has a beneficial effect on human well-being. This is where the well-known trend of biophilic design comes in. Designing spaces in this spirit helps to reduce stress, maintain emotional balance, supports regeneration, increases creativity and productivity, and even reduces absenteeism at work.

 

– Plants in the office increase the humidity level in the air. In the interiors of Sii’s office, we want to use species that purify the air, acting as natural filters that absorb harmful substances. We know which species purify the air from fungi and bacteria, and we focus our attention on them, thinking about a work environment that has a positive effect on humans. – adds Justyna Biłat.

 

“We are very optimistic about the future and the continuation of our cooperation with Olivia Centre. We are glad that we can be a part of a space that provides extremely comfortable and attractive working conditions for our employees and business partners – says Izabela Sobolew, Office Manager at Sii Poland. – An interesting and comfortable space, an excellent location of the office in the heart of the Tri-City, as well as the highest safety standards of the entire facility are just some of the advantages of Olivia, which give us confidence that our employees will come to work with satisfaction.

 

– Sii has been our business partner for 13 years and we are very pleased to receive such a great commitment of the company in the Tri-City – says Bogusław Wieczorek, Plenipotentiary of the Management Board of Olivia Centre. – Her unconventional approach to employees and the unique amenities that await them in the office make their presence in Olivia a great value for the community. Sii is a conscious and perceived resident. This year, their project EVAA – Ecological Vertical Agriculture Assistant – a concept that uses artificial intelligence to solve the problem of hunger in the world won the main prize in the Olivia Eco category as part of the Olivia Prize competition. It is an initiative in which representatives of residents select the most interesting projects with the greatest development potential from among the projects they implement. As part of the Sii project, plants develop without the use of soil, and all the substances they need to develop come from water and are dosed by an algorithm responsible for monitoring the proper development of the plant. The project has already been noticed around the world and shows how interesting and versatile Sii is.

 

 

Olivia with record-breaking interest from bondholders

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On 13 April, series S bonds were issued, issued by Olivia Fin Sp. z o.o. SKA – a company belonging to the Tonsa Group, which is the owner of Olivia Centre. The first issue under the Third Bond Issue Programme, worth PLN 11.5 million, attracted 236 investors, whose subscriptions had to be reduced by more than 55%. This means that the total demand amounted to nearly PLN 26 million. This result confirms the high confidence of investors in the largest mix-used project in Poland, which is being developed in the Tri-City. The issue was carried out with the participation of brokerage houses Noble Securities and Michael Ström.

 

The average value of an order to purchase 3.5-year bonds was nearly 110 thousand. £. Their interest rate is variable and has been set on the basis of a three-month WIBOR + 6% margin. The bondholders were mainly individual investors, clients of brokerage houses that kept subscriptions. On 11 April, the Warsaw Stock Exchange adopted a resolution to introduce this series of bonds to the alternative trading system on Catalyst.

 

This is another reduction in subscriptions for bonds issued by Olivia FIN, but the last issue recorded the highest level so far. During the 13 years of the project’s development, there were as many as 31 issues out of over 560 million. PLN 18, of which PLN 350 million has already been repaid.

 

The success of the next issue and such a high interest in bonds from investors confirm the credibility of the project –
says Bogusław Wieczorek, legal counsel handling the programme on the part of Olivia Centre
. – At the same time, it confirms the trust in the project that has been carried out for 13 years and the investors’ acceptance of the direction of its development. Olivia is moving towards a multifunctional centre that combines additional functions for employees, but remains open to residents and tourists, offering them 12 restaurants, an exotic Olivia Garden, an observation deck with a 360° panorama. for the entire Tri-City and the Bay of Gdansk and a conference and event center. Projects are being prepared that will allow residential apartments for long-term rental and other office buildings to be added to this list.

 

I am glad that Olivia Group has chosen Noble
Securities
 on your partner and that our cooperation has been going on for 13 years. We have been providing the group with financing for the Olivia Centre project practically from the very beginning, observing how more and more buildings are being built, complementing the landscape of the Tri-City and filling the demand for office space in this region. I

am equally pleased and satisfied with the fact that – having a long-standing, exemplary history on the debt securities market – the Olivia

Group has decided to enter the Catalyst

platform. In the recent public offering, Olivia Fin offered the purchase of bonds to a wide range of recipients. The terms offered to investors are a market compromise, which is reflected in the price of the listed Catalyst Bonds. Before the offer, we expected a lot of interest, but I have to admit that the final demand exceeded our expectations. The above confirms that in today’s demanding market, investors crave quality issuers, and we consider Olivia Fin and the group to be one of them Olivia. – said Wojciech Gąsowski, Managing Director, Investment Banking Department at Noble Securities S.A.

 

Olivia Centre is the largest business centre in northern Poland and one of the largest in Central and Eastern Europe. It consists of 9 buildings located in the center of the Tri-City. The area of the Gdańsk centre is currently 175,000. m2, and ultimately it is expected to significantly exceed 200 thousand. m2.

 

Take up the Olivia Bike Challenge!

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Earth Day is the perfect day to start taking action for the planet! We have inaugurated a great bicycle challenge on this day! You can take care of your health and fitness as well as the environment with us!
Join the Olivia Centre club in Strava
, create a super community with us, take part in our sports challenges, and rewards and recognition await! And by the way, you’ll do something eco-friendly! Anyway, throughout May we will remind you why it is worth cycling and that Olivia is conducive to cyclists and has not only a great infrastructure for them.

 

Take up the challenge, take part in the Olivia Bike Challenge!

 

We will start with the first bicycle challenge in May. After all, spring is the perfect time to move around in the fresh air. So it’s time to oil your chain, inflate your wheels, prepare your Strava app and join the

Olivia Centre club

 to break records and win prizes!
We are partnered by Wyspka
, so there will be a lot to fight for. We are already testing the first routes!

 

And if you don’t mind competition, but just like to ride a bike, go ahead and join us too! Maybe it will turn out that you have set a personal best, or you have ridden a bike most often and… (details coming soon!) Maybe you’ll meet bike commuters from your area; Or will you find a companion with whom you can go on weekend rides or explore new, interesting routes? Anything is possible!

 

Want to know more about Strava? Take a look at
this guide!

 

Stay tuned!

 

How to join the Olivia Centre club in Strava?

  1. Download the app from
    the AppStore
     or download it from
    GooglePlay
  2. Install it.
  3. Create and activate an account (if you don’t already have one).
  4. In the
    GROUPS—CLUBS
     tab, find
    Olivia Centre
     and join our team.
  5. To be continued. Challenges, records and prizes await you!

 

 

 

More on screens, in MyOlivia and on the web soon!

 

Start in Pomerania – a unique edition of Recruitment Speed Dating at O4 Coworking

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The sixth edition of Recruitment Speed Dating, which they have been organizing for students and employers from Olivia Centre and O4 Coworking for three years, has gained a new version. This time, the event is open to students of all universities from the Pomeranian Voivodeship. Start in Pomerania – the workshops ended with an unusual form of recruitment are a chance for 120 students to find a job.

 

What is the Start in Pomerania project?

Students from universities in Pomerania can choose from three May workshop dates, during which, under the supervision of experts from the HR and management industry, they will receive practical tips on how to strengthen their position on the labor market. In total, about 120 people will be able to take part in the workshops.

 

What’s next? Out of all the workshop participants, the best 20 will be selected and will have a chance to take part in the spring edition of Recruitment Speed Dating.

 

The workshops will be held on three dates to choose from: May 10, 17 and 23 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and participation is completely free of charge. Students will learn universal rules for writing professional application documents, practical tips on how to make information about yourself more attractive – in your CV, on Linkedin or how to increase the chance of being invited to an interview with your CV. The second part of the training will be devoted to self-presentation. Participants will learn how to talk about themselves in order to attract attention and convey the right content, or learn the secrets of effective pitching.

What is Recruitment Speed Dating all about?

Speed dating – speed dating, which aims to connect two people with each other, is increasingly being used in business. They have also become an effective form of recruitment in various industries. Around the world, as well as in Poland, such meetings are organized to familiarize employers with job seekers. Labour market giants such as Microsoft, Apple, Google and Airbnb take part in them.

 

O4 Coworking has already organized 5 editions of recruitment dates…

… And there is evidence that it works!

– We are after five editions and we already know that Speed Dating Recruitment has a chance to shorten the distance between the employee and the employer, give the job advertisement a human face, and warm up the image of large and small organizations. At the same time, it allows people with little professional experience to show themselves more fully than through a piece of paper, to experience – a bit relaxed and cheerful – and to build their first business relationships – says Marta Moksa, CEO of O4 Coworking.

 

For the employer, it is also a considerable time saver and an opportunity to get to know the candidate market. Speed dating recruitment is an effective form of hiring. According to O4 Coworking data, 60 per cent. recruitment interviews within the project resulted in employment.

 

Participation in Recruitment Speed Dating is an opportunity for companies and universities to test a new solution, but also to appear in the eyes of potential candidates as a modern place using market tools that are currently in trend.

 

O4 Coworking is the “matchmaker” of this success, but this project would not have been successful if it had not been for universities that want to support their students and help them find their way in the labor market. The partners of the 6th edition are the University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk University of Technology, SWPS University and Merito University.

 

Where did the idea of implementing such a project come from at O4 Coworking?

– O4 Coworking has always been a garden of talents. Both for the Olivia Centre organization (a lot of our wonderful team is now supported by the investor’s team) and for the Olivia Residents. Talents were supposed to come from new technologies and startups, but they were also supposed to come from universities close to us, or in general – from a huge crowd of people using coworking, workshops, conferences. When it came to supporting our powerful corporate neighbors and innovative, agile, flexible O4ians in recruitment, we knew from the beginning that we would not be following the beaten path and, let’s face it, moderately effective. Our strength is building relationships, networking, connecting people in an effective way, in a relaxed atmosphere, with humor. This is how the idea of speed dating preceded – and this is the most important part of this project – by preparatory workshops for students was born. Structured form, professionalism, 1-on-1 conversation, gently stepping out of the comfort zone – it turned out that it works and really builds relationships – says Marta Moksa, CEO of O4 Coworking.

 

A chance for your dream job

This is the first time that the project is aimed at such a wide range of students. Previously, it was implemented in partnership with a specific university. In May, every final year undergraduate and graduate student and graduate student can apply to participate.

 

– Previous editions have allowed us to see that students and graduates entering the job market have a great need to take advantage of workshops that will help them effectively prepare for the recruitment process, and Speed Dating Recruitment allows you to overcome the fear associated with a job interview. We wanted to give this opportunity to as many young people as possible. Hence, Start in Pomerania – a project that allows you to get a good start on the job market – says Martyna Czarnobaj-Borowska, project manager at O4 Coworking.

 

Who are employers?

To participate from employers Companies that are residents of Olivia Centre are invited. The industries are diverse: from IT, through HR, finance and banking, to logistics. Among the employers of the previous editions there were companies such as: Acaisoft, Amazon, AMS, Arrow Electronics, Bayer Sp. z o.o., Develocraft, FUJIFILM Europe, infoShare Academy, Invest in Pomerania, Lyreco Group Polska, ManPowerGroup , Nørd HR, Nordea, Olivia Centre, PKO Bank Polish, PredictX, Randstad, Ricoh Europe, Santander, Sawa Logistics Sp. z o.o., SoftServe, Sii Poland, TELUS International, Thyssenkrupp, Winning Moves Polska, Xceedance Poland, ZR Trade GmbH.

 

– I am very happy that we were able to join the event. It is also a very interesting experience for us as employers. It is great to observe young people who are determined to gain their first professional experience. In such a short time, they are able to build a good impression, make people interested in themselves and their competences. The speed dating itself was organized in a professional way, and the pizza at the end was a great culmination of a busy afternoon – says

Alicja Sawicka

 from Sii Poland.

 

– I wish I had the opportunity to do so 14 years ago, when I was entering the job market. Six minutes multiplied by the number of companies gives a huge dose of information about the market, which sooner or later will turn into a full-time job, and thus the development of each of the participants – adds Kamil Parafiniuk from Develocraft.

Who are the candidates?

Participants of previous editions rated the project as an enriching experience. Many pointed out that participating in it allowed them to tame the stress associated with the job interview and get to know their strengths as a candidate applying for a job.

 

– At first, I wondered if it was worth going to the workshops. Now, I can confidently say that this is the best student event I’ve ever been to. I learned how to write an attractive CV, how to perform well in a job interview and gained my first contacts. However, the most important thing for me was to overcome my fear of talking to my future employer and see that it is not as scary as it seems. Highly recommended – says Kuba Węgrzynek, a student at the University of Gdańsk, a participant of the previous edition of the project.

 

The 6th edition of the project is open to students of the last years of bachelor’s and master’s studies as well as graduates of Pomeranian universities. Applications are made online via the application form and participation is completely free of charge.

 

Start in Pomerania:arkshops for students

  • 10.05. 9:00 – 16:00
  • 17.05 9:00 – 16:00
  • 23.05 9:00 – 16:00

 

Sign Up

 

Speed Dating Recruitment

  • 31.05 8:00 – 17:00

 

More about the project

 

Take up the Olivia Bike Challenge!

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

 

Join the Olivia Centre Club in Strava, take on cycling challenges throughout May, break records, set personal bests and reap prizes! There’s a lot to fight for.

 

How to join the Olivia Centre club in Strava?

  • Download the app from
    the AppStore
     or download it from
    GooglePlay.
  • Install it.
  • Create and activate an account (if you don’t already have one).
  • In the GROUPS—CLUBS tab, find Olivia Centre and join our team.

 

Here are two routes that are also segments in the Strava app. A segment is defined sections of a road or trail where you can compete against the clock in cycling (or e.g. running, but more on that later). Each rider can check their time in the segment at any time and compare it with the results of other club members.

 

A challenge, and for Olivia’s Residents a COMPETITION , It is carried out from 1 to 31 May at 2:00 p.m., and we award the 3 fastest competitors – Olivia Residents – in the 9 km (Olivia Reja) and 25 km (Olivia TPK) segments, in the ladies and gentlemen categories.

Remember (if you are an Olivia Resident and want to take part in the contest) to mark your Strava profile with a star!

 

Competition!

You are a Resident (an employee of one of the companies in Olivia), you are in the Olivia Centre club in Strava and you want to take part in the competition, mark your profile with a star.

 

How do I star my profile?

  • Open the Strava app.
  • Click on your profile icon.
  • Then “Edit” and in the field “Last Name”
  • Search for the star icon on your phone, click on it.
  • Finish with DONE.

By marking your profile with an asterisk, you agree to the processing of your personal data for the purpose of running the competition.

 

CONTEST RULES

  • We are competing, as you already know, until May 31 at 14:00.
  • On June 1st, we will contact you via Strava (follow our posts in this app) and we will confirm the Resident status of the best players.
  • On June 9, we will announce the results of the competition.
  • And then the prizes will go to the winners.

 

Awards

They are waiting for those Residents who will complete the segments in the fastest time. We compete in two categories – men and ladies, in each segment – 9 km (Olivia Reja) and 25 km (Olivia TPK). What will the best ones get?

 

Olivia Reja (9 km)

 

Olivia TPK (25 km)

 

Segments

Olivia Reja | Strava Ride Segment in Sopot, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland (9 km)

  • the current leaderboard is available in the Strava app – just enter a given segment and filter the Leaderboards by Olivia Centre club

 

Olivia SSP | Strava Ride Segment in Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland (25 km)

  • the current leaderboard is of course available in the Strava app – just go to a given segment and filter the Leaderboards by Olivia Centre.

 

Routes & Navigation

Olivia Reja Trail (9 km)

  • you can enable navigation directly in the Strava app (click use route and start)
  • or download the .gpx file and use it in your navigation device/application

 

Olivia TPK Route (25 km)

  • you can enable navigation directly in the Strava app (click use route and start)
  • or download the .gpx file and use it in your navigation device/application

 

Remember to record your activity in Strava

Choose a route that runs through one of our competition segments, or is our competition segment, whichever you prefer. Be sure to record your activity in the Strava app.

 

Important! In order for your score to be presented in the club list, the visibility of the saved activity must be set to EVERYONE [Activity – Edit Activity – Visibility (Who can View) – Everyone]

 

 

Let’s do it!