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Every autistic person and their autistic traits are unique. The truth is, autism has no “look” or even one set of traits, strengths, or struggles. At Unicus, our team members have broad and diverse interests – including as technology experts – and we are respected for it.
We know that your personal autonomy is important, so we provide benefits to help you thrive at work and at home. Each of our global offices provides a competitive benefits package that may include: flexible work schedule, competitive medical, dental and vision benefits, paid vacation, holidays and retirement investments.
We provide resources and guidance to help you prioritize your mental health, so you can maintain a long and healthy career at Unicus.
Unicus ’s consultants and clients are supported by our job coaches who ensure that the consultants’ work environments enable them to deliver to their full professional potential. Our job coaches promote inclusion and wellbeing and are integral to making sure our consultants feel supported in their assignments.
Our Job Coaches typically have a background in clinical psychology, performance coaching, managing anxiety disorders, special education, and vocational rehabilitation.
The employees are Unicus’ most important asset. Many feel called but few are chosen. Still. The path to employment at Unicus begins in a recruitment process that is carried out in several steps. Everything to give both Unicus and the prospective employee a good decision-making basis.
When the employment contract is signed and the consultant begins, it takes place in the form of an internship, financed via the Employment Service. The internship is 3 months and if it goes well, the employee is offered a 6-month fixed-term employment, in the Arbetsförmedlingen’s vocabulary a development employment. After a total of 9 months, it is intended that both employees and companies will be contribution-free. The employee can then work outside the customer and charge a market price 40 hours per week.
The practice is divided into a number of steps. The period begins with an introduction to Unicus and testing as a profession. After that, there will be self-study to write up and become ISTQB certified. After certification, we continue with more independent work. Before it is time to work for the customer, there will be a block with SQL, test automation, development and a smaller block dealing with the consultant role.
In addition to the fact that the internship should give a good start in the role of tester, it is at least as important that employees and managers get to know each other. It’s one thing to talk about a person’s strengths and challenges. Another to experience them in real life. And that applies regardless of diagnosis or not. Our working model includes supporting our consultants. We map each individual, which gives us a clear picture of what personal challenges each consultant has. Where applicable, we communicate this with our customers. Our experience shows that openness about the diagnosis removes obstacles. We are also involved as a partner to both the customer and consultant throughout the assignment.
Before joining Unicus’s team in France, IT Consultant Laura R. worked for 15 years in many different fields, including banks, finance companies, and even a craft shop. She struggled to stay with a company for more than a year, which caused her stress and confusion. “I had issues with my colleagues and management but didn’t understand why,” she says. “Sometimes I got fired without warning or got bored and resigned because I didn’t feel challenged anymore.”
Two years ago, she was diagnosed as autistic.
Today, she works on software and data projects, applying her skills in solving problems and improving processes for clients. “What I really love in my job at Unicus is that I finally feel safe at work,” she says, indicating that she feels less tired and can focus better on her job, without the social stresses that challenged her in previous roles. “For the first time in my career, I feel trusted and supported, and it helps a lot.”
We believe affecting change in one life is the starting point for changing society. We therefore measure our social performance through the difference Unicus makes to the lives of our autistic colleagues, the impact on our customer organisations, and the role we play in creating awareness of neurodiversity in society.
Between 15-20% of the global population are neurodivergent. 2% are estimated to be autistic. Despite many autistic people being talented, qualified and keen to work, only 29% of autistic people are in full time work. Within the autistic workforce, a vast majority are under-employed, working in jobs that they are over-qualified or over-skilled for.
