1,300 students and 152 companies quotation the employment fair

This week, the University of Navarra's employment fair connected 1,300 students and graduates with more than 152 companies. Around 700 university students in their final years of Degree postgraduate program, as well as alumni, participated in the meeting , which took place at the postgraduate program headquarters postgraduate program Madrid. At the same time, a meeting was held, which was attended by more than 600 young people.

The event brought together companies from a variety of sectors, ranging from consultancy service auditing to technology, energy, services, and healthcare companies. Students were able to connect with human resources and talent teams from Amazon, Volkswagen, CNMV, Iberdrola, Repsol, Hijos de Rivera, IBM, Farlabo, EY, Haleon, Fever, Llorente y Cuenca, and Quirón Prevención, among others. 

"The employment Fair employment with the goal connecting university talent seeking their first professional opportunities with companies looking to recruit new profiles," explains Georgina Calderón, deputy director of the Internship and employment Service. "This edition, in which companies have particularly valued the profiles and applications received, has consolidated the meeting a networking space for our students," she says.

The 152 participating companies posted nearly 500 employment internship offers through the event's digital platform and received a total of 2,777 applications for them. In addition, there were more than 12,000 visits to the companies' various virtual stands.

The participating companies particularly valued the academic preparation, variety of profiles, and proactive attitude of the attendees. Pablo Saiz, Talent Acquisition & Campus at L'Oréal, highlighted the wealth of profiles present at the fair: "We are meeting candidates from Degrees range of Degrees —marketing, engineering, architecture, and pharmacy—and that is of great interest to us." For Elena Ruiz, Talent Acquisition at Moeve, the outcome was also positive: "We were surprised by the demand and the preparation of the students, who had previously consulted the vacancies and knew in advance about the scholarships we offer. We are very satisfied with the result."

With this new edition of the employment Fair, the University of Navarra reinforces its commitment to employability and to the connection between university and business, providing its students and graduates with access to professional opportunities and spaces for contact with the job market.