2015_11_06_FAR_foro_carreras_profesionales

According to Diego Ciria García, manager recruiter at Johnson&Johnson, the qualities they value most in recent graduates are good organizational and planning skills, customer orientation and analytical skills. goal This is what he said at the Career Fair 'Health and Environment' - the professional careers forum - at the University of Navarra, whose aim is topromote employment among students in their final years and programs Master's Degree.

More than 300 students and 16 national and international companies and institutions participated in the workshop, open to students from all areas. Among them, Laboratorios CINFA, Procter & Gamble, Johnson&Johnson, 3P biopharmaceuticals, Iden Biotechnology, Sendaviva, Ernst & Young, Viscofan, Leatherhead Food Research and University College London Hospital.

Among the most outstanding activities was a discussion with companies in which six students from Degree and Master's Degree faced six professionals from the health and environment sectors in a ring full of questions about labor issues, professional development and recruitment.

Two of the participating companies - the multinational Johnsons&Johnson and Sendaviva - also made a selection process at campus to offer three positions at work as medical science liaison and medical visitor, and environmental educator and caregiver, respectively.

The Internet: the basis for preparing a good job interview. work

According to Diego Ciria, talent acquisition partner at J&J, the main strength of today's graduates is that they receive "amuch more complete education than their parents had. In addition, many complement it with programs of study from postgraduate program or internships at research". However, the manager headhunter points out that motivation, the desire to learn and a positive attitude are also highly valued by his business.

Regarding the most effective resources to prepare well for an interview at work, the executive recalls that all companies have posted information about their identity and objectives on the Internet: "With these data the easiest and most effective way is for candidates to prepare examples based on lived experiences that show that they have the values and skills required by business".

Finally, throughout the workshop an International Focus Group was held with the participation of companies such as Youngsseafood, Azkonobel or National Physical Laboratory, who were also looking for new talents among the students of the University.