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Schibsted’s seventh iteration of Kids Coding Camp, where children between 9–12 get the opportunity to learn code and programming, was a great success, according to Sofia Friberg, Project Lead at Schibsted.

“We have seen great engagement from both children and parents in this year’s Kids Coding Camp, and one of the most common questions we get is ‘When do we sign up for the next camp?’ To see the children’s progress, and their pride when presenting their work and learnings, is the best reward,” Sofia Friberg says.

With Kids Coding Camp, Schibsted wants to give more young people access to tools and knowledge they will benefit from in order to influence the future – and to inspire them to learn more and maybe even work with tech in the future. 

“Tech is a part of almost everything we do today and even will be even more so in the future. Through Kids Coding Camp we want to open doors to digital knowledge and to create a genuine interest in tech, at an early age,” says Friberg.

“It has been fun to learn something new and to learn to code. It seems good to know,” says 9-year-old Frida who participated in the camp.

During the two day camp, kids joined sessions of 1,5 hours to focus on game development in the programming tool Scratch. To facilitate Kids Coding Camp, Schibsted teamed up with Kodcentrum in Sweden and Lær Kidsa Koding in Norway.

Learn more about Kids Coding Camp here

The Career Companies ambassador network has voted for the 10 most attractive Trainee programs among all of Sweden’s Career Companies (Karriärföretagen) and Schibsted is one of them! Respondents have chosen three trainee programs that they find most attractive of all potential programs. The career companies ambassador network consists of active students at all of Sweden’s universities.

Motivation from Karriärföretagen: Schibsted is a company with high ambitions that wants to make an impact. At Schibsted,you can develop competence and get the skills needed to achieve your goals. They are experts when it comes to engaging with the younger audience. Their presence at universities is high and we can see that they are well trusted amongst young talents. Here you will be a part of a company that is driven by good values and great leadership

The two year long “Schibsted Trainee Programme” consists of four placements in any of Schibsted locations and six training modules.

– Schibsted Trainee Programme is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. And this award is a great “birthday present” for us as this is the first time we have been voted one of the most attractive trainee programmes in Sweden. 

Schibsted Trainee Programme is recognised as an excellent development and growth opportunity by our current trainees and is seen as a strategic priority in our talent management by our leaders. It’s exciting to see former trainees taking high leadership roles in different Schibsted brands. So, this award gives us an external confirmation that we are doing things right in Schibsted! says Kristina Gribaleva, Talent Program Lead.

Shetech is our own community for data and tech enthusiasts at Schibsted, established to promote and empower women working in tech. The community brings us together with inspiring tech talks, important discussions and learnings. To learn more about Shetech we have talked to one of the many great women who is engaged in the community, Anna Cobdal, our Director CIO Office & Business Services in E-tech. 

-What does it mean for Schibsted that we have a community like Shetech? Why is it so important?
It is important to improve diversity to achieve better results in Schibsted and to develop better products. We should have teams representing our user base in a more fair way – and also because research has shown that diverse teams are better at solving complex problems. I believe Schibsted can be a front runner in an important shift in society to improve gender balance in tech. An important shift since technology is becoming more important in our daily lives. We need visible role models for our girls to choose a career in tech and participate in the development. Shetech can be a place to develop yourself and be part of a force for change to a brighter future.

-What is the purpose of Shetech, and what do we want to achieve for the future?
We strive to empower and promote women in tech, and we do this by organizing events on different topics that the community finds interesting. It can be anything from a tech talk to management, career advice, or how to improve diversity and belonging.

-Can you name some of the advantages of working in tech in Schibsted as a woman?
What you do matters! We are developing technology that is used by a lot of people every day, impacting our society in a positive way. Working with great people in well-known brands, with interesting challenges to solve and using new technology, is a fantastic opportunity. The atmosphere in Schibsted is super friendly and it is great place to grow and develop professionally.

Join us in empowering people in their daily lives, take a look at all our open positions here.  

We are moving towards an increasingly digital future. But how should children get the knowledge they need? Schibsted has been working with these questions for a longer time, among other things, by sponsoring Kodcentrum and Lær Kidsa Koding – associations that teach children programming and arranging code courses such as Kids Coding Camp.

 – Knowledge of data and technology is crucial for today’s society and the society of the future. More people need to learn technology in order for us to be competitive. To achieve this, we must arouse young people’s curiosity at an early age, says Sven Størmer Thaulow, Chief Data & Technology Officer at Schibsted.

The language of the future
He believes that the requirements for understanding technology will only increase and highlights one example.

– Hospitals are some of the most advanced workplaces in the world where the use of advanced technology is crucial. Therefore, nurses and doctors who are good at using technology and who have insight into technology will gain an advantage in that industry.

Schibsted will continue to educate children and support these issues. The goal? That all children have the right to learn the language of the future.

– Technology is like mathematics, like Lego pieces. If you do not learn the basics early, it is difficult to learn more advanced areas, says Sven Størmer Thaulow.

Schibsted is a family of digital brands with a strong Nordic position, and almost 6.000 employees. Our mission is to empower people in their daily lives. We do this by providing leading online marketplaces, building world-class media houses, and helping great companies scale.

Schibsted is an international company with a Scandinavian core. Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Helsinki are home to our largest offices. Our reach also stretches to Poland, Austria, Portugal and Spain. We are listed on Oslo Stock Exchange and have a sizable investment in Adevinta, a company that was spun off and publicly listed as a separate company on Oslo Stock Exchange in 2019.

At Schibsted you will find:

• More than 55 different brands
• Almost 6.000 employees
• Over 1 billion monthly visits
• A NOK 2,126 million EBITDA in 2020

Schibsted’s products and services help people make informed choices, live more sustainable lives, and trust each other. The way we see it, trust and transparency are defining qualities of a society where people can thrive and be happy on a healthy planet.

The core businesses of the Schibsted family lies in online marketplaces with a strong focus on sustainability, media houses promoting trust and transparency, financial services helping to empower people in their daily lives and Financial Services and ventures making real impact in society. Some of our brands include FINN, DBA, Blocket and Oikotie; Aftenposten, VG, Aftonbladet and SvD; Lendo, Kundkraft and Tibber; and Helthjem, Prisjakt and PodMe. 

We are inspired by our common mission  are supported by a shared foundation, shared goals and shared principles that unite us. While each of the Schibsted brands and businesses independently pursues opportunities to create value, it is as a family working together we flourish at a scale and in ways that really make a difference. Schibsted’s real impact comes from people finding our products and services valuable, and making them a part of their lives in ways that change how they act, consume and understand the world. 

At Schibsted we are never content with the way things are. We believe in letting new opportunities develop, never allowing yesterday’s successes to stand in the way of the next. At our best, we are a fearless force for change in a society built on trust and transparency.

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Enabling consumers to make sustainable choices by buying and selling used goods, is one of the reasons UX designer Michelle Cheung loves working at Schibsted’s Norwegian marketplace, FINN.no. Working on new and exciting features that will help shape the future is another.

“I think a lot of people don’t realize how big of an impact FINN.no has in Norway. Some might think we are “merely” a place to sell used stuff. But it is very interesting to look at the role we actually play in people’s lives, and how we are involved in so many of their important moments, she says. “People come to us to find their first job, looking for their first car. At FINN they find their rental apartment when they move out for the first time, and later they find their first home – not to mention their first baby stroller when their family is growing.”

Working in cross-functional teams gives her an opportunity to be close on decisions and to have a say in the user experience and other decisions on the product, FINN.no. There is ample opportunity to make an impact through your work at Schibsted, she says.

“I’m currently working at the car subscription service Honk, which started out as a discovery-case at FINN.no. Discovery cases are projects where we discover, explore and build totally new services for FINN. This project was about mobility, and what role this can play for FINN in the future, ” she says, and continues: “Right now we are working on car subscription, where customers pay a monthly fee to have access to one or more cars, which is still pretty new in Norway. There is a lot of exploring and testing on how we can make a service that will give the most value to the users and customers. It feels impactful to have a role in shaping how something important like car ownership can be in the future.”

Not two days are the same

The work at FINN is varied and exciting, says the UX designer: “One day I will be working by myself and designing digital solutions, another day I will be doing interviews or user tests with users and the next day I’m facilitating a design workshop with the team.” 

Michelle works closely with her cross-functional team, which is a part of the UX department at FINN, a driving force for both professional development and a good social environment. “We do a lot of fun social activities, like eating dinner at each other’s houses, learning how to make spring rolls together, and even walking alpacas. It is the most interesting, engaging and funniest workplace I have had!” 

Being a part of Schibsted, employees at FINN are also encouraged to be a part of the strong Schibsted UX community that stretches across brands and borders. Employees from all parts of the organization are welcome to take part in activities and opportunities for growth and development.

Alpacas aside, it’s the feeling of doing meaningful work that really keeps Michelle going.

“I think it is important to feel that the work you do has an impact and that you are doing things that people actually care about,” she says. 

When backend developer Veronica Gidén starts her workday at Blocket, it is with the purpose of enabling and visualising sustainable consumption of goods. She is motivated by her diverse team, the important purpose of her job – and last, but not least by making a difference for millions of people every day.

“Contributing to sustainability – especially saving mankind from a climate disaster – is one of the reasons I joined Blocket, and I am extra proud of my hackathon group’s work on sustainability features on our marketplace,” says Veronica Gidén.

In her everyday work life, Veronica spends most of her time working on Blocket’s safe shipping service. But, during 2021 an idea emerged from the Blocket Climate and Environment Advisory Board: What if we visualized all the climate savings?

“All of a sudden it’s the end of 2021 and we have been hacking away for five consecutive hackathons, in various fun constellations of all kinds of developers, UX and product designers,” says Veronica.

“ So far, we have created a new profile page where our users can see how they have contributed to saved CO2 equivalents by selling stuff at Blocket, and we have added climate savings data to our ad pages. And we are far from done!”

The team has been a mixed group of people, from various teams and with different competences. Veronica shares that the important purpose is highly motivating for her and the team:

“ I believe that most people get extra motivated by an important purpose. And of course, it goes without saying that the biggest motivation is having your creations used by actual, real users!”

Aside from the projects Veronica is working on herself, she is very enthusiastic about several of Schibsted’s initiatives. Blocket is a part of the Schibsted family, and in addition to her own projects she lists a few that she believes potential colleagues should know about.

“There is a lot of world-improving fun going on at Schibsted, and great special interest groups to join. One of my favourites is Shetech, whose vision is to promote and empower women in the tech industry. And both Blocket and other companies across Schibsted have Advisory Boards for several purposes, as well as fantastic people working on Diversity & Inclusion,” says Veronica Gidén.