Around 30 companies, almost 250 students and more than 1,100 discussions: the 'Ich lach' mich Job' careers fair at The Hochschule Niederrhein (HSNR) in Krefeld showed how well direct encounters between students and companies can work when the setting is right. The comedy show with Assane Badiane and Khalid Bounouar rounded off the event as a special highlight for exhibitors and students.
"The 'Ich lach' mich Job' format was trialled with students for the first time. We are delighted that it was so well received. The positive re-registration from the companies about the quality of the discussions and the great potential of our students confirms that such formats can provide important impulses for professional orientation, practical contacts and entry into the regional labour market," says Désirée Krüger, Head of Career Service at the HSNR.
The joint organisation of MG Connect, Wirtschaftsförderung Mönchengladbach (WFMG), the HSNR Career Service, the Faculties in Mönchengladbach and KREFELD BUSINESS has resulted in an event that combines the needs of students and regional companies.
For companies, 'Ich Lach' mich Job' shows how valuable early contact with students can be. Through dialogue, career opportunities can be presented in concrete terms, questions can be clarified directly and initial contact can be made with potential junior staff. The immediate impact of the format was already evident on site: participants reported that jobs were already being offered during the event.
Anyone who would like to continue to draw attention to offers such as theses, internships, working student and graduate positions after the career fair can publish them in the job exchange managed by the Career Service at www.hs-niederrhein.de/stellenboerse/.
