Advancing Technology Together

ADATA is committed to cultivating a diversified and modern pool of talents. Based on the values of "compassion, professionalism, righteousness, fairness, honesty, hard work, ability, cooperation, love, and newness" it embraces individuals who believe in decency, fairness, honesty, perseverance, ability, harmony, tolerance, and innovation. ADATA recruits talents and employees that display these characteristics to promote technological progress and give back to society.

In the past year, organizations the world over have felt the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic and have had to streamline their labor force to reduce costs. ADATA on the contrary has continue to hire and expand its workforce. ADATA’s human resources department has been duly carrying out the recruitment of talent based on the company’s core recruitment philosophy set out by ADATA’s chairman, they are: Employ Capable People, Train Capable People, Develop Capable People. In addition to helping employees become effective employees, ADATA management also seeks to ingrain the importance of corporate social responsibility. As a result, in the past two decades, ADATA has strongly encouraged its employees to partake in activities that help promote social welfare with a key philosophy of: We benefit from society therefore we must give back to society.

Recruiting and Nurturing the Right Talent

ADATA embraces the ideals of loving talents, cherishing talents and utilizing talents, and expects all employees to give full play to their strengths and continue to develop their skills. ADATA’s employee education and training program is based on the Taiwan Talent Quality-management System (TTQS) promoted by the Ministry of Labor of Taiwan. It starts with an organizational vision and examines functional gaps while also taking into account compliance with customer and regulatory requirements, and environmental protection. ADATA was recognized for its outstanding implementation of its employee education and training program by the Ministry of Labor with a silver medal award. ADATA’s employee education, training, and incentive programs encompass the following:

• Career Development: Newly on-board employees are given introductory courses to understand the company’s organization and culture. They are supervised under a three-month training plan. ADATA regularly offers annual promotion opportunities for outstanding employees to give affirmation and encouragement, for the level of development. ADATA also offers many opportunities for vertical development through inter-departmental transfers to provide more comprehensive. Well-rounded job-training. In addition, ADATA’s headquarters is located in Taipei, with subsidiaries around the world so it also offers overseas assignment opportunities, short-term travel opportunities, or long-term overseas postings.
• A Happy Workplace: ADATA has a staff restaurant and offers daily meal subsidies. It also offers a gym and has more than 20 employee clubs. What’s more, it offers employee bimonthly birthday parties, gift certificates, birthday gift certificates, semi-annual movie tickets, book gift certificates, and departmental meal subsidies There are also a vacation subsidies and education subsidies of over NTD10,000 yuan per year per person to encourage employees to strengthen their competitive advantages outside of work. In addition, every year, ADATA hosts an annual family day, annual meeting, Taroko Marathon, movie event, art events, music appreciation events, and more.
• Employee Training Programs: ADATA awards colleagues who match its corporate culture and brand spirit. Outstanding employees recognized as “high potential talents” through internal recommendations are given special learning opportunities. At the same time, ADATA provides abundant learning resources to all employees. It regularly organizes basic and advanced lecturers to offer opportunities for increasing knowledge and enhancing practical skills. In response to the pandemic, ADATA has adjusted its learning system with the addition of up to 4,000 hours of online courses to provide a safer environment for training and learning.
• Incentive Programs: ADATA utilizes multiple internal competitions to encourage colleagues to give play to their strengths while creating a teamwork atmosphere. In terms of team competitions, a monthly departmental competition, “The ADATA Model Unit” is held to select the most outstanding department based on employee votes. The winning department is provided with generous meal vouchers to encourage project implementation results and cross-departmental cooperation. In terms of personal awards, ADATA encourages employees to be innovative and productive by honoring outstanding managers and others employees every year at its Chinese New Year annual parties.
• Internship Programs: ADATA hopes to take root in campuses throughout Taiwan with its internship program and establish engagement with the school to cultivate the next generation. It also believes that young people can inject innovative vitality into the company. ADATA and the School of Engineering at Tsinghua University have a long-term partnership to provide students with learning opportunities via overseas summer internships at ADATA’s Suzhou factory. A guaranteed salary, high-quality accommodations, training courses, and mentorship training are provided. In addition, ADATA has a half-year semester internship program with Ming Chuan University, which commenced in 2021, to encourage students to grow through on-the-job learning.
• Youth Employment Project: ADATA is people-oriented and believes that talents are the company’s most valuable asset. In addition to the company’s fixed internal training budget and external training subsidies, ADATA looks to give young people start on life, especially during the post-pandemic world. ADATA provides young people that are staring out with an excellent salary, training, rotational internship opportunities within the company, and mentoring by experienced employees. As of the writing of this report, 60 college graduates have taken part in this program.