Career Development Center CV Review Sessions

The Tsinghua School of Economics and Management Career Development Center (CDC) is in charge of helping the students of the business school achieve a smooth transition from their studies – be it Bachelor, Master or MBA – towards a successful professional career. Just as the MBA program went through some structural changes over the last few years, so did the Career Development Center, in order to ready themselves for the challenges of the 21st Century. 

As the Chinese and foreign students are looking for jobs within China and internationally, domestic & foreign companies are also looking for their future leaders. This means that not only new contacts have been established, new services and new events have been developed to match the needs of our ever more diversified student body. Just a few weeks ago, the HR department of a French cyber security company hosted a workshop on how to define your own career path based on your dream job as well as skills and experience. One of our MBA fellows was able to secure her trainee job with this company after attending the event and networking with the company representatives. 

But between knowing what jobs the students want and securing them, many more steps need to be accomplished. To make sure that all the students with the various backgrounds in the current classes have their CVs tailored to the local HR habits, seasoned head-hunters and corporate HR managers were invited to share their experiences and tips on designing the right CV. Added CV peer review sparring sessions, where students challenged one another and gave concrete feedbacks, were able to help the students prepare a CV that lives up to the caliber required of these companies. 

On top of CV review sessions, nothing compares to face-time with the VP from a leading automobile supplier or the HR director of a mobile start-up who shared direct insights about what kind of employee they are looking for. They also talked about their expectation of new talents, who will be cultivated within the company and reshape their business. 

As Tsinghua University gains greater attention due to global partnerships, dual degrees programs and the advisory board meetings, the transformational shift towards Asia similarly takes place with recruitment strategies of local and international corporations. While our fellow students fly to their interviews across China, our CDC continues to build upon our ever stronger network across the globe, granting opportunities for the students. 

I am personally grateful for the immense progress that has been made by CDC, the class committee and fellow students, and I have no doubt that this momentum will continue.