Teamwork and hands-on engagement are essential to developing the younger generation’s soft skills and experience, supporting their growth no matter what future path they choose.
In business schools, teamwork can consolidate knowledge and prepare students for the realities of the workplace. It also prepares management students for high-paced professional environments, from start-up offices to top company boardrooms.
When properly structured, group projects can help students learn and develop skills faster than through independent study. Team dynamics place students in productive dialogue with their classmates, encouraging them to challenge assumptions and evaluate their ideas.
Team dynamics help students build crucial networks both during and after a management undergraduate programme. Forging trust, respect and friendship, group work can be an ideal foundation for professional networks among like-minded business professionals. These networking benefits are heightened in international schools like ESCP Business School, where students work closely with classmates from around the world.
Therefore, Internships and Collective Projects are a crucial component of the ESCP BSc programme, and are highly valued by potential employers. As an international business school with students from around the world, ESCP, with its six campuses in Europe, is always looking for new ways to link its community of students and alumni with top and fast-growing companies.
The ESCP Turin campus recently hosted its first Virtual Career Fair. Over a three-day event, recruiters from the most important Italian and international brands met more than 800 students virtually. The Career Fair welcomed a significant number of companies from a variety of sectors and industries, such as Finance (16%), Information Technology (14%), Consulting (11%), and Automotive and Aerospace (11%). The most represented sector, however, was Consumer Goods (30%).
In addition to its many internship opportunities, in the last year, ESCP’s career advisors created “Smart Projects”, for students looking for a remote online internship in response to the pandemic. One of these was organised in collaboration with the NGO Jarom Onlus, which welcomed four international Bachelor students. They collaborated remotely with the organisation, working from home for six weeks. They worked in two key areas: social media and fundraising.
After the ESCP Bachelor in Management, 67% of students chose to start an international professional career; while 33% of them decided to continue with a Master’s degree at a renowned institution.
