The 2nd Annual Talent Week Encourages Professional Development for IQS-URL Students
Thursday, March 21, 2024. IQS-URL recently held the 2nd Annual Talent Week, a week in which undergraduate and dual degree students in their final year participated in training and workshops with leading companies from different sectors to enhance their professional skills. The event culminated with the celebration of the 19th Employment Forum.
Organized by the IQS Career Services office, all activities were designed to inspire and prepare students for success in the workforce: 鈥淲e believe that this event will not only complement their educational efforts in the classroom, but will also offer unique tools for students to interact with professionals and acquire a deeper insight into current trends,鈥 department representatives stated.
The opening ceremony featured the presentation 鈥淲hat makes me unique? How to communicate my value,鈥 by the communicator and educator Borja Nicolau, along with Esther Com铆n, motivational speaker, educator, and personal development expert.
Leading IQS-URL faculty members presented the sessions 鈥淓xploring professional skills,鈥 鈥淓nneagram, as a knowledge tool,鈥 鈥淐ultivating my values,鈥 and 鈥淒iscernment鈥 and 鈥淓ntrepreneurship鈥.
In addition, the event featured different workshops prepared by professionals from leading companies: 鈥淓ffective presentations and elevator pitch鈥 (Jotun, Ink, Michael Page, and Winche), 鈥淐V techniques鈥 (EY, Michael Page, and GasN2), 鈥淐ase interviews and competency interview鈥 (Fragrance Science, Akzonobel, Agap2, Danone, and PWC), and LinkedIn (Lourdes Torices, consultant and educator with this professional network, and Hotusa).
The 2nd Annual Talent Week ended with the roundtable 鈥淪eminar about professions,鈥 led by the companies Werfen, GSK, Technip, Hotel Manadrin Oriental, and Volkswagen.
19th Employment Forum
The 19th IQS Employment Forum was attended by 4th year undergraduate and master鈥檚 degree students who were able to connect with the 49 participating companies, belonging to a wide variety of sectors and industries. Out of these companies, 22 are also members of the : , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , i .
Held on the last day of Talent Week at the IQS-URL Retreat Centre, the professional meeting aimed to enhance student employability following the work done throughout the week through practical training focused on the matter.
Luis V铆ctori, a fourth-year student in the Bachelor鈥檚 Degree in Chemical Engineering, valued the training sessions very positively, specifically highlighting LinkedIn and Entrepreneurship and being able to get to know the companies: 鈥渕any of the companies that we only know about through the IQS-URL website come to the forum, and it鈥檚 a golden opportunity to really get to know them and for them to get to know us. Connecting face to face greatly facilitates comprehension and understanding鈥.
Paula Niella, a fourth-year student in the Bachelor鈥檚 Degree in Biotechnology, also highlighted the opportunity that such an event represents: 鈥渋n my case, I was able to connect with companies in the pharmaceutical sector, which I have begun to be interested in over the past year, and I think it鈥檚 a great opportunity to introduce ourselves to the job market鈥.
Alba Aranda, Head of Selection at Hilton Diagonal Mar, stated that willingness and attitude are valued more nowadays, even more than experience, and above all people who want to join a company to share values. Regarding the 19th Employment Forum, she added: 鈥淚t鈥檚 a win-win. It gives us the opportunity to meet students who want to do internships or who are looking for work and to also know what they want. It鈥檚 really important for us鈥.
Talent Week is a key part of the created by IQS Career Services to strengthen the unique professional skills of IQS-URL students. This programme begins in the second year of all bachelor鈥檚 degrees and extends to graduate programmes to ensure continuous and progressive learning.
More information
Dra. Marta Tena Le贸n
IQS-URL Head of communications and corporate marketing
Tel. (34) 93 267 20 00
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