The thing that struck me most was the absence of 1st year MSc international students in the fair, especially, the Indian students. I was expecting the fair to be crowded with them. I met not even one !!
Where are you guys ?
I am sure you all are looking for internships and industrial thesis. And this is the best opportunity that could land right on your campus (if not on your lap).
DDB is a good forum to interact with industry and get first hand information on their projects. The best part of the fair is the interview with the employees who are alumni of TU Delft. It gives you a completely different (and real) picture of the work place as compared to the company site or pamphlets. The In-House Days is icing on the top.
It was also nice catching up with some old friends too. Snehal and Sarita were jolly as always. They are finishing their MSc and PhD thesis respectively this month and looking for a job. Poor Max is also desperate to find an internship. I could not recognise David again, he has dyed his hair this time. He told me all about Carolyne's birthday party !
So, what did I learn from the DDB experience so far :
1. Recession has definitely affected the job scenario. Companies are interesting but not interested. On the bright side , none of them are laying off employees. Atleast our alumni won't be our competition ;). Those cheap bastards are however offering interships/graduation projects to get their job done for less.
2. Stop Matlab. Learn Dutch. The the only skill which will help you win that hard job is your Soft Skills.
2 comments:
that's so true! i need to learn dutch. gah
did i not mention in post ...
girls are exceptions. They need not learn any soft skill
they will get job no ,matter what
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