Career Fair at CBS

Large Danish and foreign businesses to network with CBS students

6 February 2008 is the day of the CBS Partner Career Fair. At the fair, students will meet the corporate partners of CBS - 22 large Danish and foreign businesses.

Jette Ryttergaard, Corporate Relations Director, who arranges the fair, emphasises that the event is a good opportunity to make contact with the different businesses.

- Today, there are so many opportunities for students. The career fair will help to give them an overview of some of their many opportunities. Students will meet a broad spectrum of businesses, and they will learn more about each business and corporate culture, and discuss career development and job opportunities.

Make contacts with businesses as early as possible

According to Jette Ryttergaard, it is important for students to make contact with businesses already at the beginning of their academic careers.

- Establishing contact with businesses gives the student a better chance to plan their academic career. If, for instance, you are interested in a particular business, you might discover that it would be an advantage for you to follow a particular optional course to meet the needs of this business. You will also get an idea of whether the corporate culture is right for you.

- In addition, making contact with a business can also pave the way for at student job or a collaboration on a Master's thesis or a project. And finally, the fair is a brilliant chance for students and businesses to network, Jette Ryttergaard points out.

Face-to-face meeting

She emphasises that businesses also get a lot out of participating in the career fair.

- The recruiting market is under pressure, which means that it is more appealing for businesses to meet the students in person. All in all, it is a completely different experience to meet someone in person as opposed to just reading his or her CV. Furthermore, there is an increasing need for more long-term employer branding efforts, which means that businesses will need to be more visible to future potential employees, Jette Ryttergaard says.

The CBS Partner Career Fair, which will take place for the second time, will be open to all higher education students.

Corporate Partnership with CBS

A corporate partnership is a long-term strategic alliance that is of mutual benefit for the partner company and CBS. The purpose of a corporate partnership is to build bridges between the fields of education and research on one side and Danish and foreign businesses on the other side. The concept offers cooperation within employer branding, knowledge sharing, and networking.