"Especially in the current situation, it is difficult to get into conversation with company representatives," says Aurora Riska, a student at Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences. At the it's OWL career event, she quickly got into conversation with four selected member companies of the Leading-Edge Cluster. She spoke with representatives from Beckhoff Automation and Dr. Oetker about career opportunities, received valuable tips for a possible application at GEA Westfalia and gained important insights at Miele.

"An event like this, specifically tailored for international students like me, was a great opportunity to meet local companies at eye level," says Aurora Riska. At least one HR contact person:inside and one young professional per company were available to her during the discussions with the companies.

More than 100 students were interested in the companies

In return, the companies also benefited from the students' great interest. "The students come to this event with very specific questions. This gives us the opportunity to present our company in a targeted way, but without much effort, even in an international environment," says Vera Kemper, Professional Idea Programme & Employer Branding at Dr. Oetker, who was present at the premiere of the international career event. Jonas Fröhleke, Project Manager R&D Cooperations at Beckhoff, explains: "In times of remote work, the international nature of the it's OWL career event was a great way for us to gain access to an even broader, global talent base."