After graduation | ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS

Post-graduate guidance is a service designed to guide undergraduates and graduates towards the workplace by means of various activities and initiatives.

The orientation service is mainly carried out by course staff and the Orientation and Job Placement Unit.

More specifically:

the Department's delegate organises and advertises meetings with representatives of the working world (e.g. professionals, civil servants, entrepreneurs, etc.) to familiarise students with the characteristics of activities and the challenges that await them at the end of their studies;
the Guidance and Job Placement O.U. organises a series of orientation interventions to accompany those who are about to graduate or have already graduated towards the world of work, encouraging the enhancement of soft skills and knowledge of professional profiles and related opportunities.

The main services offered to undergraduates and graduates are:

job vacancies notice board where all job from companies, institutions and organisations registered on the AlmaLaurea portal are collected;
job openings, publication of opportunities for students and graduates;
Job day, an annual event intended to foster direct relations between companies and students/graduates of the University of Parma;
seminars and meetings on how to draft a curriculum vitae and cover letter, how to succeed at job interviews (simulations of individual and group interviews), etc.;
orientation internships, for university graduates within twelve months of obtaining their degree.

In addition, ER.GO. also provides various support services for recent graduates on its 'Job Orientation' page.

After graduation for EMSFS student

The course responds to the need to train a modern manager capable of meeting the strong demands for interdisciplinary skills placed on those working in food companies, particularly by SMEs and cooperatives, which play a central role in the sustainability of territories.
Graduates will be able to work in companies inserted in value chains (short and long) that aim to be Competitive thanks to the quality of their products, the management capacity and the sustainability of their business model.
The MS course offers the appropriate knowledge to work in national and European institutions Managing valorisation processes and promoting food policy objectives in favour of the populations of developed and developing countries.

Opportunities offered by the Department :

Placement: Placement activities play a crucial role for the Department of Economics and Management, with particular reference to the second-cycle degree courses, in order to get in touch with the business world and foreshadow a professional life project.

For further information, please visit: www.kennedysix.unipr.it or write to: placementdsea@unipr.it