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A conference trip beyond the usual

Certaincy — Thu, 10 May 2018 20:56:38 +0000

Last Friday and Saturday, Certaincy went into the deep woods of Dalsland, Sweden. A company, Dalslands aktiviteter AB had put together a great program for us, with focus on communication. As a consultant company, with most of our employees working at customers on other sites, the biggest improvement area for us is communication.

Other then the conference session, we were off to do some communication exercises, which were challenging both physically and mentally. During the early evening we had to row a big church boat, to earn our BBQ dinner and drinks. Saturday was more focused on adventure and testing our limits. We were taken to a high rope course. We were really impressed with a few persons who challenged their fears. We also got to try archery and throwing an ax. Other than constant activities we had some relaxing time at an outdoor spa, and some of us spent the evening in a lavvo, by an open fire.

The trip can be summaries with a lot of laughter, good problem solving, and a lot of communication, which got us through the exercises. Sort of ….This trip has left us with a lot of good memories. It definitely felt that we got closer as a team, and got some inspiration to bring back to our daily work.

Thanks to everyone who participated and to Dalslands aktiviteter, who were a wonderful host.

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Ready for CHARM 2018 2,0?

Certaincy — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 07:36:48 +0000

For students at Chalmers participating at CHARM 2018, we have interviewed two of our consultants that can give you some advice when you are looking for your future employer. Our second interview is with Erik Nilsson.

Name: Erik Nilsson

What did you study?
Chemical engineering & Physics, Chalmers

What advice would you give to someone who is now looking for their first job after finishing their education?
Do not focus all your energy on finding a job with a perfect match to your education. There are so many options out there that are just as fun but was never mentioned in school. Do not be afraid to explore them.
With a good employer it is often possible to adapt your assignment at work to your specific skills and interests.
Many companies rely on reports and other documentation in Excel, learn to master it and enjoy an easier life when you finally get your first assignment.

How come you chose to start working at Certaincy?
I got in contact with Certaincy by coincident. I wanted to work at Volvo Cars as a consultant and applied for an opening at another company that forwarded me to Certaincy. I decided to join their team as they seemed to be a good company. They yet have to prove me wrong.

I got the assignment at Volvo Cars. After some time I wanted to change assignment and see something different. Today I work as a component engineer at CEVT at the electrical engineering department.

What would you say is the best about Certaincy?
Certaincy have a very friendly atmosphere and it is always fun to meet the colleagues on company activities.
I like that there are an equal amount of male and females at Certaincy, something that I have not experienced on my assignments.

This year Certaincy will not have a stand at CHARM 2018, but we will be around during both days. If you wish to meet us at Chalmers, please contact:
Ola Möller, Consultant Manager ola.moller@certaincy.com or Tel: +46 70 220 00 59 or Charlotta Utterström, CEO charlotta.utterstrom@certaincy.com Tel: +46 709 44 91 00.

Here is a link to CHARM 2018 if you want to read more about the fair. If you are interested in a career at Certaincy, check out our current openings or send an open application to us here.

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Julgransplundring

Certaincy — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 07:22:40 +0000

Certaincy organised an activity called Julgransplundring this Thursday, for all the employees and their families. Julgransplundring is seen as an end to the one-month period of Christmas celebrations.

Julgransplundring at Certaincy

For those of you who are not familiar with this tradition. We ate all leftovers at the office. We had for instance a lot of candy, ginger cookies, glögg, Swedish Julmust etc. For the kids, we made them demolish our gingerbread house. A few of us danced around our “little” office Christmas tree and around the office. Of course, we made everyone participate in some games as well.

This activity was a nice event where we leave 2017, cleaned out the office. Now we are ready for 2018, loaded with lots of inspiration and opportunities.

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