SAP, a German software heavyweight, announced that it plans to recruit hundreds of people with autism in a quest to staff employees who "think differently." The company said it would hire 650 autistic people by 2020, which would account for about 1 percent of its multinational workforce. Autism affects people's ability to communicate and interact socially but has the knock-on effect of creating repetitive -- to the point of obsessive -- behavior. This makes autistic people particularly adept at analyzing data and picking up on details.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
SAP Seeks Autistic Employees
SAP, a German software heavyweight, announced that it plans to recruit hundreds of people with autism in a quest to staff employees who "think differently." The company said it would hire 650 autistic people by 2020, which would account for about 1 percent of its multinational workforce. Autism affects people's ability to communicate and interact socially but has the knock-on effect of creating repetitive -- to the point of obsessive -- behavior. This makes autistic people particularly adept at analyzing data and picking up on details.
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