{"id":177,"date":"2018-06-28T09:58:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T09:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/website.prod.unilu.spikeseed.cloud\/fr\/news\/game-of-jobs-at-this-game-there-are-only-winners\/"},"modified":"2018-06-28T09:58:07","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T09:58:07","slug":"game-of-jobs-at-this-game-there-are-only-winners","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fr\/news\/game-of-jobs-at-this-game-there-are-only-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cGame of Jobs\u201d \u2013 at this game, there are only winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first \u00ab\u00a0Game of Jobs\u00a0\u00bb workshop series organised at the University of Luxembourg culminated with a final round on Friday, 1 June 2018 at the Maison du Savoir. Three students were awarded for their excellent self-presentation in front of experienced human resources (HR) executives from Luxembourg.<\/p>

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\u00ab\u00a0Game of Jobs\u00a0\u00bb consists of seven learning-by-doing workshops<\/strong> during which students learn essential skills and tactics to present themselves to recruiters. It helps the students to playfully professionalise for future job applications, to excel at interviews and to fast-track their dream job. Launched by the University\u2019s Career Centre<\/a> in partnership with the\u00a0Personnel Officers Group (POG) of Luxembourg<\/a>, it offers a prime learning and networking platform for both students and companies.<\/p>

The workshops are led by the University\u2019s as well as external facilitators<\/strong>. Bringing in external human resources professionals diversifies the learning experience for students, but it also opens a new outlook for companies needing to understand the students who are the job-seekers of tomorrow.<\/p>

\u00ab\u00a0Preparing students in their ‘Way To Work’ and raising awareness of what employers are looking for today and maybe looking for in the future is vital to the success of the Luxembourg\u2019s future economy,\u201d say unanimously Julie Noirhomme, Managing Director of Ajilon Luxembourg and Lucia Berges, Head of Marketing at Adecco Group Luxembourg. Anne Jacquemart, President of the POG, also voiced appreciation for this initiative: \u201c‘Game of Jobs’ has been a great way to open up the conversation between businesses and students.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n

\nProviding added value on every side<\/h2>\n

\u201cBuilding a career path is a challenge for every graduate, no matter how brilliant they are. We want to prepare them for what awaits them and to move with more ease through stressful application processes,\u201d explains Siva Bactavatchalou, Head of the Career Centre. \u201cWell-prepared graduates will know how to respond to expectations and pleasantly surprise recruiters.\u201d<\/p>

This is how \u00ab\u00a0Game of Jobs\u00a0\u00bb helps partner companies and recruiters. With time, they will face more well-prepared students and graduates and will have an easier task to identify the skills and qualities they search for.<\/p>

Throughout the workshops, points are given to participants based on their participation and on predefined criteria (including quality of CV, LinkedIn profile or e-mail application). The Final Round Battle evolves around mock interviews with HR partners, while an interview with the jury panel awaits the top 5 finalists. The jury for the final round of this first edition was composed of Anne Jacquemart, Julie Noirhomme, Caroline Deylaud-Koukabi (University of Luxembourg) and the audience.<\/p>\n

\nGame of Jobs 2018<\/h2>\n

All participants who complete the series receive a certificate of completion signed between others by Rector Prof. St\u00e9phane Pallage and Vice-Rector Prof. Romain Martin. The three winners received high-tech devices that will be useful for their studies. They are:<\/p>