Diversity

How do we work on diversity?

We are 16,500 employees from 170 countries. No matter what your experience is, where you are in life, what flexibility you have and who you love, there is a spot for you at Nordic Choice Hotels. Here you can read more about our diversity projects.

Nordic Choice Hotels & Pride

We are proud to be one of the main sponsors of Pride 2022

Experience Pride in the Nordics! To us, equality is an absolute matter of course and we are delighted to be sponsors of Pride 2022 in the Nordics. You can enjoy Pride with us in Oslo, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Copenhagen and Helsinki, as well as other cities where we have hotels. Find out everything you need to know about the Pride festivals, the parades, the main events and what Petter A. Stordalen has to say about why Nordic Choice Hotels sponsors Pride!

Find out all about Pride

Collaboration with Samhall

The recruitment challenge

Since 2015, Nordic Choice Hotels has a national collaboration with Samhall in Sweden. Samhall's mission is to create rewarding work for people with disabilities. Their employees are usually individuals who have been the furthest from the job market, but through Samhall have been matched based on their abilities to find the right jobs. Nordic Choice Hotels contributes with internships and recruits new employees through Samhall.

In 2017 we participated in Samhall's recruitment challenge where we hope to recruit new employees.

Chef project "Kjøkkenveien"

Job seekers get a new chance in our hotel kitchens

We are a company that loves to think in a new way! WIth inspiration from a Swedish project, we started a collaboration with the Norwegian employee agency, NAV, and Folkuniversitetet Sør-Øst in 2016. Candidates were job seekers at NAV and after six months of theoretical and practical learning they were ready to begin their work as chef's assistants. Of all participants, 50% were employed.

Nordic Choice Hotels also has several projects in Sweden where unemployed people receive chef's training through the employment agency or their municipality. We offer internships and practical training within the occupation and the industry. Approximately 30% are employed with us after finishing their training.

A workplace for everyone

Award for Sweden's most LGBTQ-friendly workplace

In 2016, Nordic Choice Hotels was awarded Sweden's most LGBTQ friendly workplace. This is thanks to our ambitious work for equal rights and opportunities, regardless of people's sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. The award was given by Unionen, who has been giving out the LGBTQ award since 2011.

In the picture we see Ann Ekengren, People & Culture Manager Sweden & Finland, Susanna Ståhl, Director of Operation Sweden & Denmark Quality Hotels and Jessica Castegren, Head of Marketing & Communication, Clarion Hotel from Nordic Choice Hotels accepting the award.

Rings on the water

Recruitment with a wider scope

In Norway, Nordic Choice Hotels collaborates with Ringer i Vannet, which is a recruitment strategy by Næringslivets Hovedorganisasjon, NHO (Norway's main business organization, editor's note).

With this collaboration we are strengthening the company's work with helping people that have fallen out of the workplace. It can be people with physical or psychological obstacles, who do not have it as easy as others. The agreement with Ringer i Vannet has been established in many of our hotels and we make sure that the recruitment strategy is working.

Talent search at Clarion

Talent is more than what is on paper

Nordic Choice Hotels believes that fantastic service is not always about an amazing resume or many years of experience, it is more about the personality and creativity when meeting our guests and visitors.

Clarion Hotel have hosted several job fairs, where everyone who wants to come, with or without experience, gets the opportunity to audition and show us who they are in less than two minutes. During these two minutes you have a short presentation about yourself where you can tell us about your values, merits and talents and why you are the right person for the job. Everyone is welcome!

Learn more about Clarion’s talent search