{"id":28053,"date":"2021-09-30T09:16:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T09:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ie.edu\/uncover-ie\/?p=28053"},"modified":"2026-04-03T14:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:50:45","slug":"how-ie-talent-careers-is-helping-you-find-a-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ie.edu\/uncover-ie\/how-ie-talent-careers-is-helping-you-find-a-job\/","title":{"rendered":"How IE Talent & Careers is helping you find a job"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/span> 4<\/span> min read<\/span><\/span>\n

by Matias Dumas<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em> \u2014 Brought up in Nice, France, Matias Dumas is a storyteller with a passion for infotaining media and communication. Having spent the last 4 years in higher education as well as gaining experience in journalism, the <\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em>Master in Creative Direction, Content and Branding is currently his new educational home. You can find him <\/em>here<\/em><\/a> on LinkedIn.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you start a master\u2019s program, the topic of finding a job is constantly brought up. It\u2019s a process that can potentially lead you to finding the perfect role or project, but isn\u2019t always easy. Sometimes, you feel like you\u2019re on top of it. Other times, it can feel like it\u2019s on top of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Percentages will be thrown at you: 80% of finding a good job is based on your networking skills.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Later that day, someone will kindly let you know that your CV template is far from optimal. Every day, hundreds of thousands of jobs are being posted on LinkedIn or Glassdoor, people are being hired through word-of-mouth, and you, in this digital sea, have to find your path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In short, it\u2019s confusing.<\/strong> And that confusion can lead to some unnecessary stress.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A statement that can\u2019t be refuted is that you can\u2019t find a job alone. At one point in your job search, whether it\u2019s at the very beginning or at the very end, you\u2019ll have to interact with someone. In a world where interacting with people has become more complicated in itself, IE University strives to make that process a lot easier for its students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur commitment to students and alumni is to provide impactful career advising, learning resources and development tools that allow them to plan, manage and achieve their professional goals while we position them as the best talent among the corporate community.\u201d  \u2013<\/em>IE Talent & Careers website<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To that end, the Talent & Careers department has recently been organizing events for students to \u201cmaterialize their career options across industries<\/strong>, apply to jobs and engage virtually with recruiters who are actively seeking out candidates\u201d.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Since the beginning of April, these have taken the form of Zoom events in which alumni or outsider professionals break down the nitty-gritty details of finding a job in a specific sector or industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The strength of these events, which parallels IE University\u2019s student body, has been the sheer diversity of their content.<\/strong> On a given day, you can find a preparation session specifically for junior profiles who may not have any professional experience. Students also could zoom in to a Consumer & Luxury Goods and Retail session. On that day, for instance, industry experts broke down how to prepare for Procter & Gamble\u2019s application process. The often-ignored advantage of these digital events is that these sessions are all recorded and available on IE\u2019s Career Portal.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For students interested in the MarCom world, Talent & Careers organized weekly events for a month long to get insights from professionals and explore current trends within the sector.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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The first event, held on April 14th, tried to identify the difference between a path in Corporate Marketing & Communications as opposed to working for an agency. With a star-studded panel, the event covered topics from current trends that have shifted the MarCom landscape to the difference of working in B2C or B2B. Jorge Martinez, CMO of Kimitech, a biotechnology company targeting the agricultural industry, had some fascinating insights on the topic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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