Long corridor in its western part Zappeyo Megaru he had a special vitality. Early Thursday morning traffic is non-stop, to say the least. 600 students came to “career days” his Athens University of Economics and Businesswhile nearly 1,400 resumes were posted for evaluation and job applications.

Along the corridor – on both sides – were placed tables with representatives 75 enterprises, who took part in the event.

One of those who were on both sides of the table, Konstantinos Kargaswho currently works for a large company.

In a conversation with “K”, he notes that four years ago he participated in “Career Days” as a graduate and immediately found a job. I ask him to make a simulation of the process – I play as a student. He asks me what he needs to do to give the company an idea of ​​who he’s dealing with, what his skills are, and what his needs are.

Rector of the UPA joins our company, Dimitris Burantoniswho listens with satisfaction to Mr. Karga’s professional development. I ask him why he chose Zappeion and not their university website.

“This could happen inside the OPA, but due to the infrastructure, the space is not suitable for such a large-scale event as today’s.” He notes that the mass participation of students, combined with the presence of companies, gives momentum to the event.

“We want to be an example”

“Our students come and interview companies and therefore we have a good record in terms of absorbency,” emphasized Mr. Burandonis, adding: “The Zappeion space is symbolic. A student comes here, has an interview with the company and gets the opportunity to communicate on a large scale with the leaders of other companies.”

The OPA Principal adds: “According to the research we have done, the employability reaches 75% when our students complete their degree. I think that there is no such number in any higher education institution in Greece. And we want to be an example — a good practice that other universities could follow.”

“We have had a Communications Department since 1992,” he concludes.

The student stands a few meters from Joanna Kommatidou. “It was my first day of my career,” he says. She is doing a master’s degree in Human resource management.

“This is a good opportunity for me to practice my interviewing and communication skills with companies. Today I spoke with seven companies,” she says, emphasizing that before her arrival she studied the profile of the companies she was interested in.