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 […]
Never forget about forgetting!
The other day I read an article about forgetting in the New York Times. It said that it’s actually good not to remember everything you learn. As I’m not the best at remembering names, places, movies or songs, this interesting piece gave me a glimmer of hope (could forgetting be a good thing?). Of course […]
What it takes to move the needle on Diversity & Inclusion
Three steps to making a difference. Pretty much everyone I meet in my work agrees that diversity and inclusion are important matters. There are many good reasons why it’s necessary: Because we can’t afford to lose out on the talent in the groups that are underrepresented today. Because diverse and inclusive organizations are more innovative […]
Zipping around the world – global mobility the Spotify way
Our employees move between countries because that’s who they are, and who we are. We enable people to move because we like to hire the right people regardless of where they happen to live at the time of applying. And the Spotifiers who already work for us get the opportunity to move when it’s better […]
6 recruitment trends to consider
You can’t be the best at everything. And in Talent Acquisition you don’t actually even want to be. Because the things that are right for Spotify and my department may be completely useless in another setting. So choosing consciously and going all in, is always better than to jump on every buzzword and be generically […]
Blended Learning @ Spotify
Blended learning @ Spotify Our industry sector didn’t exist before we came along. We invented it and that’s what we’ve kept on doing. We invent the future and we love it. But to keep on doing that, we can’t rely on old truths and learnings, we need new ones or we’ll lose our edge. Without […]
The Spotify Employee Stock Option Program for the win!
We are very proud of our Employee Stock Option Program. We offer options to all permanent employees, every single one. Because the reason for our success is the efforts from all our employees, so they should all be able to be co-owners and take part in any future success too. But running this program has not […]
Why “number of hires” is a bad metric for recruiters
At Spotify, we don’t measure recruiters on hires. What is the best way of measuring success for a recruiter? The traditional way of doing it is to measure the Talent Acquisition team members on how many hires they make. And for many reasons, it seems like a reasonable way of doing it. It’s easy to […]
