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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SAP Seeks Autistic Employees
Posted by: David Vranicar May 23, 2013 10:37 AMSAP, 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.