{"id":83727,"date":"2018-02-12T13:23:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T12:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=83727"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:56","slug":"youre-familiar-environment-start-applying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/02\/12\/youre-familiar-environment-start-applying\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018When you\u2019re familiar with your environment, start applying\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

For a growing number of university students, technological developments and higher demands set by future employers have increased pressure on them. This is exemplified during the Erasmus Recruitment Days.<\/p>\n

To be accepted into popular companies, students need a high GPA, but they also need to know how to network. Graduates with a background in volunteering might have a better chance at a job, but knowledge about a specific area is also important! You get it: students have to do more to make sure they actually get the job or career they really want. Now the question is: what are you<\/em>\u00a0going to do to make sure you have a job in the future?<\/p>\n

Lisanne Notenboom \u2013 Economics & Business<\/h2>
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\u201cI think it\u2019s different for each year. In my second year for example, I wasn\u2019t so interested in the companies, but I was thinking much more about what I wanted to do later on. Now that I have my bachelor, I\u2019m more interested in the different companies, doing in-house days and research. For now I know what sector I want to work in, but then it\u2019s important to see what career you want. I think group work is really important for later on. Also, doing a board year is a plus for my career prospect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Frederique Ram – Econometrics<\/h2>
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\u201cI\u2019m in my third year, so I\u2019m finishing my Bachelor study this year. I\u2019m organising the Econometrics Career Day event, quite similar to the recruitment days. I think that should definitely enhance our job prospects, but more importantly, it also gives us a better idea about the field of work. Up until now, I actually haven\u2019t done that much myself, but I would have liked to participate more in in-house days and career events.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ronald Klacman, Management and Business Administration<\/h2>
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\u201cI think you should first go for extracurricular activities and then if you\u2019re studying business, maybe do case competitions. Otherwise, I\u2019d say GPA is important, but we know how that can go. I don\u2019t think it really matters how soon you start, but if you really want good opportunities you should obviously start straightaway in your first year. If you\u2019re an international student coming to study in Rotterdam, you might want to use the first year to get to know the city and when you\u2019re familiar with your environment, start applying for different positions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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