People and Culture
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              Our culture is what                         makes us unique. |
| The human element is key to every business and every organization. How can creativity, competence and productiveness strive without people, or rather, without people actively engaged in a project?There simply isn’t how, and believing otherwise is a mistake virtually no company can afford to make.Thus, the next logical question is, quite naturally, what is the secret behind putting together cohesive, highly productive teams? Hundreds of thousands probably have, at some point, considered this issue – and then gotten disheartened at the inexistence of a never-failing modus operandi capable of building corporative dream teams.Indeed, there is no easy, revolutionary way to do it. At GVcepe, however, we face the problem under a different perspective – and our approach is so unique, considering the academic institutional enviroment we are in, that it ended up defining us and shaping the way we think, work, and behave professionally. To put it simply, it became part of the core values that makes us the distinctive center of excellence we have repeatedly proven to be.
So, how is it that we turn our people into professionals of extraordinary productivity and even greater competence? We do it through a simple, four-step process:
•    Identifying and recruiting people with outstanding potential; •    Aligning interests between each team member and GVcepe; •    Promoting their further qualification, and •    Pushing them to surpass their limits |
The ones who go through the entire process are expected to absorb and understand perfectly the exciting motives and rewards inherent of our system. Then, they become ready to replicate the model, inspiring their colleagues into those same values. Spreading the culture of excellence, dependability and competence, in the end, feeds a virtuous cycle of quality team building. Of course, the functionality of the system depends on several conditions. The model, for instance, relies heavily upon meritocracy: after all, it is impossible to align interests smoothly if hard work and dedication aren’t properly rewarded. Likewise, ethics, respect and transparency are a must. Their absence turn the direct, clear linkage between good work and compensation into a a more diffuse connection and it adopts an uncertain nature that eventually disappears. Our vision on people and our culture make sure all incentives are where they are supposed to be. Therefore, everyone knows what to do in order to achieve greater recognition and rewards. Ultimately, this generates a qualified team of motivated people, focusing on results and constantly pushing their limits into previously unthinkable levels.
Training
GVcepe trains its members in order to improve their overall qualification and employability within the PE&VC and related industries. We offer our researchers and research assistants classes on:
Career Development Program
GVcepe’s research assistants count with a Career Development Program to help them get immersed into the labor market. We offer training on how to do cover letters, resumes and also on how to prepare for job interviews and other recruitment processes. Our approach focuses on providing greater interaction between our team members and industry’s professionals, leading to a very productive exchange of guidelines, information and expertise.
We are engaging members of our alumni to help offer support and advice to current members.
Check out our alumni, their testimonials and placement within the industry.
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GVcepe is Hiring!
Are you interested in applying to a work position at GVcepe, either as a research assistant or as a researcher? Check out the details about our recruitment process in the PDF below.
Apply now for a Job Position at GVcepe
