8th IESE Job Fair Another fruitful encounter between students and companiesMore than forty companies from Spain, Holland, Belgium, France, the United Kingdom and Brazil took part last January 23 in IESE's 8th Job Fair. MBA students had the opportunity to meet companies that, in the near future, may employ them What is the Job Fair?
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"It's essential to spend the time talking to the people who could be our future colleagues. This type of event gives us the opportunity to establish some mutual feedback between business schools and companies, bringing the students into the real world. It's a pleasant surprise to see how IESE takes note, year after year, of the companies' indications and offers students who know how to solve real problems", noted Michael Oliver, of AMS. Most of the participating com-panies collaborate assiduously with the Career Management Center. However, the Job Fair offers the added bonus of direct contact with the candidates. "The information that appears on the résumé is interesting", commented Hewlett Packard, "but it's much more effective to speak to the students for ten minutes and put a face on the résumé". The students agree. The Job Fair is a good opportunity to find out who the companies really are, what importance they have in the national context, what they are looking for and if what we have to offer might interest them. Many of the Job Fair participants were looking for specific candidates with the "IESE profile". "We want graduates with leadership potential, the capacity for teamwork, the ability to plan ahead, and motivation to work", remarked Marks and Spencer. Other companies, however, were interested in meeting graduates, also
with the "IESE profile", who were able to assimilate the company's
culture and enter their own corporate training programs. "We haven't
come looking for a specific candidate, but rather for profiles with the
potential to be trained", indicated Boehringer Ingelheim. "We
believe in the knowledge imparted by IESE and in their method of imparting
it"", added Disneyland Paris. The companies' general impression
was positive. The representatives of Disneyland Paris, for example, were
impressed by the students' reactions. "People have a very clear grasp
of what they want", they commented. As always, everyone had cases to solve and studying to do for the next
day. Nevertheless, G-building overflowed with interested students, hoping
for the opportunity to find out more about the participating companies.
"Once you finish studying, you have to work. Meeting companies to work
with them isn't study time wasted, but rather gained for the future",
said Pablo Echart. "The Job Fair gives students the opportunity to
step outside the normal recruiting process. We can approach several companies
on the same afternoon and get a better feeling about their needs, expectations
and culture", said Michael Quaine. Arantxa Gazulla pointed out the
opportunity the Job Fair offered to learn to sell oneself. "I think
it's good training for introducing yourself, selling yourself, for learning
how to behave with those who could be your bosses", she said. |
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