Speed dating for business and humanities students

A well written CV and successful sales pitch are not always enough when business and humanities students are on the hunt for a job. Even though humanities students at CBS do better than humanities graduates on average, they lag behind compared to social science students. Head of Studies Rie Snekkerup is working to curb this tendency with a new pilot project that applies matchmaking between companies and graduates. Graduates prepare themselves in a new way, for example by combining  their academic profile with their personal qualities. This has helped graduates hone in on what they have to offer companies.

- Right now, landing your dream job as a humanities graduate requires extra elbow grease and effort. The pilot project will provide greater insight into how graduates can enter the job market, explains Rie Snekkerup.

Students from the MA and English-language programme in International Business Communication meet with companies to speed date, for storytelling and feedback sessions. In the short term the goal is for the students to improve their chances for getting a good job and in the long term, for companies to gain insight into the skills employees from the  two programmes have to offer.

- There’s the persistent stereotype that if you have an MA in International Business Communication then you’re good at translating. The pilot project is designed to obliterate that stereotype. That’s why the students who participate are also ambassadors for their degree programmes, or trailblazers. The hope is that they can help give the labour market a better understanding of what humanities students from CBS have to offer, explains Rie Snekkerup.

For more information please contact Head of Studies Rie Snekkerup.