With Linked Out, ADVENS supports the most disadvantaged people in their search for work

In 2019, Advens met Linked Out, an initiative led by the Entourage network, whose ambition is to offer a network to those who don't have one.

The concept of Linked Out is simple. People in very precarious situations, isolated and looking for work are identified. The Linked Out teams rethink their CVs in order to highlight human qualities and take on sometimes difficult paths; they are simple and easy to read. They are put online on the Linked Out platform, and everyone is invited to share these profiles on their social networks in order to make their visibility on the web viral.

In addition to this digital platform, Linked Out provides them with a complete support service. Each candidate is accompanied by a volunteer coach for 9 to 12 months in order to identify their skills and qualities, write their CV, prepare them for job interviews and share their work codes with them. The volunteers accompany the candidate throughout the recruitment process and integration into the company. In addition, training courses in a wide range of fields are available to candidates in order to facilitate their employability.  

Sensitive to these issues, Advens quickly contributed to this project. The company raised awareness among its employees and stakeholders, then 15 of its employees were voluntarily trained to become coaches for Linked Out.

To go further in this inclusive process, Advens initiated discussions aimed at making the cyber security sector more inclusive. Around a round table, Advens brought together leaders from the sector and organisations specialising in inclusion around these subjects. Aware that hackers are particularly agile, diverse and have different ways of thinking from those of cybersecurity engineers, this group identified sources of skills with a view to diversifying the profiles of this sector and responding to its various challenges as effectively as possible.