“I am 23 years old, I graduated from the Faculty of Statistics and Insurance Sciences of the University of Piraeus and am currently looking for a job. I can’t wait to see how I improve my skills. I came here because I am looking for companies that are willing to join their team with people with no previous experience, that is, people like me.” refers to “K” V Gifts who visited on Friday afternoon at the Entrepreneurship and Career Panorama, in the Concert Hall.

Lack of previous experience, competition and the skills (soft skills, vocational skills) that companies are looking for are the biggest challenges of the new generation who are trying to combine the passion for what they are learning with the needs and also the high – now – demands of the labor market. . “I am a student studying programming and specializing in web design. I don’t know if I will find a company today that is directly related to my field of study, but nevertheless, I want to see what skills I need to develop,” says Dimitriswho chose this industry because he sees that there is a lot of demand for it. “I am interested to see in panels and discussions with companies how I will deal with the lack of experience, that is, what skills do I need to develop now in order to fill this gap (lack of experience) and find my first job,” she said. 23 year old Regina when he left the room, where he heard helpful tips about the interview process.

So what are these skills that companies are usually looking for? Anti-crisis management, adaptability, curiosity, the ability to offer new ideas to employees, empathy.

Young people and leaders who participated in the Panorama of Entrepreneurship and Career in the Concert Hall communicate with “K”.

“The port of Piraeus is one of the largest in the world, it is also a complex port, as it includes coastal shipping, cruises, cargo handling, shipbuilding repair zone, etc. So the skills are different. The most common soft skills it is leadership, empathy, good cooperation, management of crises and difficult situations. The content of our work is changing, technology is changing, so they need a willingness to learn, curiosity and adaptability,” notes during his employment. Thanos MytileneosPiraeus Port Authority Human Resources Manager.

The Vice President of the European Commission spoke of a “skills revolution” at a time when climate change and digitalization will bring many changes. Margaritis Schinas, in his speech at the opening of the conference. “For this revolution to be successful, it must affect all EU citizens, whether they live in large urban centers or in remote areas, whether they have already received a certain level of education or training, regardless of their social or their economic background,” he said. Referring to Greece, Mr. Schinas said “we must get rid of the stigmatization of entrepreneurship in our country,” citing a Eurobarometer survey that ranked Greece fourth among European countries in terms of desire of young people to start their own business instead of employment This is a percentage of 55%, however, “only 26% started or tried to start their own business” Reasons: Lack of funds, unfavorable economic climate, high financial risk, lack of training in starting and running a business, and the legal and social consequences of failure.

Four years later, the Entrepreneurship and Career Panorama is being organized again on 7 and 8 April to help young people in their career orientation. Participants have the opportunity to connect with more than 39 companies from IT, food, consulting, industry and other sectors, as well as take part in more than 70 panels with 180 speakers. Until yesterday, the conference was attended by about 700-800 people, and by the end of the day this figure had increased to 1200 people.