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Welcome to the Spotify HR Blog! Our company is changing the world, all while growing at hyper speed. In order for us to stay ahead, both our people and the company must develop faster than the world changes. This puts very special demands on us, the HR department, to create that environment where a diverse […]




Don’t Give Up On Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

There’s a term that’s been working its way around the business-world of late: Diversity Fatigue. It’s become a catch-all phrase used by anyone going through difficulties when working with DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion). However, using phrases like “Diversity Fatigue” is counterproductive, especially when you’re actively making significant positive changes. A phrase like this actually […]





Less Is More (Impactful) With Tailored Early Career Programs

Spotify’s Early Career team exists to cultivate opportunities and incubating programs, with a focal point on underrepresented talent. We believe that these programs can be career affirming for the emerging and experienced talent, and contribute to reaching business goals on a global scale. We learn and iterate as we go at Spotify, and that’s what […]


The Reward For Work Well Done And The Opportunity To Do More

Award season is upon us, and there’s not much better recognition than to receive accolades for your deliberate investment in your people and your culture. Especially as during these last few years, we’ve all really been slogging at it. Just like numerous organisations all over the world, Spotify’s HR team has been regrouping a workforce […]



ChatGPT Requires Even Stronger HR Professionals

As the subject of Artificial Intelligence (AI) gains more momentum, the chatter (excuse the pun!) about ChatGPT has become extremely loud. The usefulness and limitations of Large Language Models (LLM) that use massive amounts of text data to capture the nuances and intricacies of language and generate human-like responses, are being vigorously debated.  Numerous entrepreneurs […]