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Petrol in the blood ...
... and full speed ahead for recruitment: Markus Gierse.
Outstanding specialists and managers are the corner-
stone of the company's success
There is no doubt that logistics is a growth market. However,
finding the right specialists who have a command of the in-
creasing requirements and growing complexity is often a chal-
lenge. Competition for the smartest people started long ago.
Markus Gierse knows about the importance of strategic per-
sonnel planning. “As Head of the Human Resources Depart-
ment I have a crucial influence on the further development of
the company and I am in a position to pull some of the most
important levers. Innovations only occur with a motivated and
competent team.” Together with his three colleagues he hires
highly-qualified and motivated employees for all the EPG sub-
sidiaries. “We are looking for people who will use their com-
mitment and ideas to move the company group forward and
make a significant contribution to the further development of
the logistics world,” says Markus Gierse.
The selection of qualified specialists is a great challenge which
will only increase in future. Nevertheless, since he joined the
company three and half years ago, about 6,000 applications and
the hiring of 164 new employees and 69 apprentices have been
dealt with by Markus Gierse and his team. In the selection pro-
cess Markus Gierse is mindful of very specific criteria: “Cus-
tomer interactions are very important to us. Therefore a certain
level of communications skills and a feeling for market condi-
tions are essential,” explains the experienced HR professional.
“We are also interested in long-term collaboration.” For him to
be able to analyze this successfully in the application phase is a
both challenge and an outcome to be realized.
Logistics is a sector with a future. Therefore jobs at E+P are
highly coveted. “We offer very good career opportunities. It
is specifically the mix of logistics and IT that makes the work
exciting and also constantly demands new ideas from our em-
ployees,” says Markus Gierse. “This is the only way we can con-
tinue to develop smart solutions for our customers.”
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