ManpowerGroup Announces 2025 VivaTech Startup Challenge to Revolutionize the Talent Experience with AI

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ManpowerGroup has launched its 2025 Viva Technology Startup Challenge titled 'AI, Tech, & #huManpower: Redefining the Future of Work' as a Platinum Partner of VivaTech 2025. The challenge, running through April 21st, 2025, focuses on three key areas:

• AI-Powered Marketing for job matching
• Tech-driven personalized job journey solutions
• AI-Driven Redeployment for efficient hiring

The initiative aims to transform how people find and develop careers through AI innovation while maintaining human connection. The event will take place June 11-14 in Paris, with finalists announced in April. The challenge seeks to identify innovative solutions for connecting people to meaningful careers and streamlining recruitment processes while enhancing the human experience rather than replacing it.

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• Strategic focus on AI integration for recruitment efficiency
• Partnership with major tech event VivaTech as Platinum Partner
• Innovation initiative to reduce hiring time and costs

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MILWAUKEE, March 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In a rapidly changing world where artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, ManpowerGroup is launching its 2025 Viva Technology Startup Challenge, "AI, Tech, & #huManpower: Redefining the Future of Work." Seeking to identify new ways of connecting people to meaningful careers, these challenges aim to drive innovative solutions that will transform the way people find, secure, and thrive in their careers. As a Platinum Partner of VivaTech 2025, ManpowerGroup continues to play a key role in Europe's largest startup and tech event, which will take place June 11-14 in Paris.

"AI and technology should enhance the human experience, not replace it," said Riccardo Barberis, Regional President, Northern Europe and France. "Our goal is to use these innovations not just to streamline recruitment, but to reimagine how careers develop and evolve in a digital-first world. When we balance innovation with human connection, we create opportunities where both individuals and organizations reach their full potential."

The 2025 challenge focuses on three critical areas where technology can transform the hiring process and help individuals build sustainable careers:

• AI-Powered Marketing + #huManpower = The Perfect Job Match
  Using AI-driven digital marketing to create emotional connections and match people with the right job opportunities that align with their skills, aspirations, and potential.

• Personalizing the Job Journey with Tech-Driven Solutions
  Building technology solutions that deliver a personalized experience from initial job search through assignment completion and beyond, creating seamless transitions and continuous engagement.

• AI-Driven Redeployment for Faster, Smarter Hiring
  Leveraging AI to redeploy loyal associates more efficiently, reducing hiring time and costs while improving the experience for both employers and job seekers.

"France has long been at the center of global innovation, and VivaTech brings together the brightest minds shaping the future of work. More than ever, innovation is key for companies to remain competitive and attractive in the changing world of work," ManpowerGroup France Country Manager Benoît Derigny said. "By hosting these challenges in Paris, we're tapping into an incredible ecosystem of startups, entrepreneurs, and visionaries who are developing cutting-edge solutions to help people access meaningful, sustainable careers."

Submissions for ManpowerGroup's VivaTech startup challenge are being accepted now through April 21^st, 2025. Finalists will be announced in April and will be invited to showcase their solutions at VivaTech in June.

To learn more and enter the "AI, Tech, & #huManpower" challenge, visit: https://vivatechnology.com/challenges/manpower-group-2025

ABOUT MANPOWERGROUP
ManpowerGroup^® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, and Talent Solutions – creates substantially more value for candidates and clients across more than 70 countries and territories and has done so for more than 75 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity – as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality, and Disability, and in 2025 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 16th time – all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.

For more information, visit www.manpowergroup.com, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky.

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FAQ

What are the key focus areas of ManpowerGroup's 2025 VivaTech Startup Challenge?

The challenge focuses on three areas: AI-powered marketing for job matching, tech-driven personalized job journey solutions, and AI-driven redeployment for efficient hiring.

When is the submission deadline for ManpowerGroup's 2025 VivaTech Challenge?

Submissions are being accepted through April 21st, 2025, with finalists announced in April.

Where and when will the ManpowerGroup VivaTech 2025 event take place?

The event will take place June 11-14, 2025, in Paris, France.

What is the main goal of ManpowerGroup's 2025 AI and Tech initiative?

The goal is to use AI and technology innovations to enhance the human experience in recruitment, career development, and job matching, without replacing human connection.