People-Centricity: The Main Trend in HR

ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih became a partner of the HR Wisdom Summit 2024, which took place on July 17 in Kyiv.

This year's theme was how businesses should operate in the new reality. HR leaders from top Ukrainian companies shared best practices for retaining and developing teams, hiring valuable talents, and, most importantly, creating a work environment that supports every team member. Key topics included stress management, veteran adaptation, working with youth, people-centricity, and human-centeredness.

At the summit, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih's HR Director, Kateryna Zaloznykh, participated in a panel discussion titled "Interaction between Universities and Real Business: Examples of Cooperation between Academic Science and the Country's Largest Companies." Alongside HRDs from companies like Ukrnafta, Bank Pivdenny, OKKO, and the American University Kyiv, they discussed how, in the face of talent shortages, collaboration between companies and higher education institutions has become not just an advantage but a necessity. They explored how to build a bridge between education and business, what innovative approaches leading companies use, and how to create a win-win situation benefiting students, employers, and universities alike. ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih presented successful cases such as the dual education program "Nova Fabryka," the "Job Fair," Teacher PRO, and the paid internship project GoPro.

"Career guidance is now at a different level. We all need to be more flexible and use all possible methods to make learning interesting for students, ensuring that their knowledge meets the demands of enterprises and that the process of learning production professions is fully integrated into the production process itself. In Kryvyi Rih, we collaborate with 27 educational institutions. Each year, we employ over 200 interns at the enterprise and reach over 18,000 schoolchildren and students through our projects. We are interested in having our children stay in the city—to study, work, and build the future. We are doing everything possible to achieve this," said Kateryna Zaloznykh.

Additionally, at the HR Wisdom Summit, the winners of the "Best Employer" rating by the magazine "TOP-100. Ratings of the Largest" were awarded. ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih was recognized as the best among mining and metallurgical enterprises in the category "Best Corporate Education Programs."