More than 500 selection processes open during Talent EAE Barcelona

Over 500 selection processes were opened with students of EAE Business School Barcelona, which belongs to Planeta Formación y Universidades, on 17th April, at the Fundació Museu Antoni Tàpies, during Talent EAE, EAE Barcelona’s leading employability and networking event and one of the biggest in Spain. The profiles in the highest demand were in the areas of Marketing and Communication (44%), followed by Finance and Human Resources (23%), Project Management and Operations (20%), IT (8%) and Business Management (5%).

More than 900 students from EAE Business School Barcelona had the chance to check out the job vacancies in the participating companies, chat with the Human Resources directors and find out all about the latest trends in talent, sustainability and innovation in talks given by the Co-Director of Primavera Sound, Alfonso Lanza; the Chief People Officer of PdPaola, Cristina García;  the Director of Marketing and Media Manager of the 37th Louis Vuitton America’s Cup, Carlota Artigas and Daniel Ferrando, respectively; the Director of Human Resources, Diana Arias, and Talent Manager for Spain, Blanca García, at GB Foods (Gallina Blanca);  Project Manager at MWC, Marc Soldevila; and Talent Specialist at Raventós Codorniu, Paula Curto.

Around 100 companies took part in this edition, including 50 multinationals, such as SAP, Sony, GB Foods (Gallina Blanca), Perfetti Van Melle (Chupa Chups), Danone, Grupo Mondelez, COTY, Revlon, BIC, PwC, TOUS, Swarovski, Adidas, Vueling, Nissan, Banc Sabadell, Bayer, AstraZeneca, Grupo Planeta, VF Apparel (Vans, Timberland, North Face, kipling, Eastpak, Napapijri) and RENFE, to name just a few.

 “Talent EAE means opportunity, networking and employability. It is a meeting point between the students of EAE Barcelona and the leading companies in each sector, including several multinationals and large companies. Once again this year, the event was a great success, inspiring and aspirational bringing together talent, companies and art. The event really encapsulates the long and hard work of the team at the Professional Impact Unit (PIU) as a strategic partner that generates added value for both students and the companies”, emphasized Anna Boixader, the Director of Talent for Impact - Professional Impact Unit.