IEEE ComSoc Student Career Fair at ICC 2023
28-30 May 2023
Are you looking to take your career to the next level? Then you won't want to miss the 2023 IEEE Communications Society Student Career Fair co-located at the IEEE International Communications Conference (ICC), in Rome, Italy.
This event is FREE and open to students as well as other ICC attendees. Please note that registration for ICC is separate and not included with the Career Fair.
Scheduled for 28–30 May, this event will allow you to meet and potentially interview with employers about current and future job openings. Our participating companies will also provide training sessions on important professional skills, including resume writing, interview strategies, and other soft skills you need to kickstart your future.
Deadline: Wednesday, 24 May
Schedule
Sunday, 28 May
All sessions will take place in Room I in the La Nuvola Convention Center during IEEE’s ICC Conference.
| Time | Program |
| 09:00 - 09:15 AM | Welcome from Organizing Committee |
| 09:15 - 09:45 AM | "Exploring Why Soft Skills are Essential for a Company" - Routers Designed in Italy. A Real Experience: Tiesse S.p.A.", Vincenzo Luciano Lucrezia, CIO & Co-Founder at Tiesse S.p.A |
| 09:45 - 10:15 AM | "Life's Good in LG" - A Few Reasons You May Want to Agree on, Ki-Dong Lee, Assistant Vice President at LG Electronics |
| 10:15 - 10:45 AM | "The Role of Soft Skills and Cognitive Styles in Future Engineering Jobs", Roberto Verdone, Full Professor at University of Bologna and Director of Wilab at CNIT |
| 11:00 - 11:30 AM | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 - 12:00 PM | "Born to Be Free: A Workplace that Encourages Self-awareness is an Environment Where the Most Productive, Curious, and Innovative People thrive” (cit. Neil Blumenthal), Imola Informatica |
| 12:00 - 12:30 PM | "Job Interview: The Behavioral Interview", Ivan Brancaccio HR Manager at Nextworks |
| 12:30 - 01:00 PM | Networking |
| 01:00 - 02:30 PM | Lunch - All participants will receive a box lunch |
| 02:00 - 02:30 PM | "Soft Skills for a Successful Research career in Industry: The Bell Labs Culture", Lelio Di Martino, Head of Network Applications Research at Nokia Bell Labs Core Research |
| 02:30 - 05:30 PM | Mentoring Session - Open to ICC 23 attendees including students
Presented by ComSoc’s Young Professionals and Women in Communications Engineering |
Interview Opportunities with Participating Organizations
About 1-2 weeks before the event, attendees will receive a questionnaire to gauge their interest in meeting with our participating organizations. Our team will help set up interviews with the companies based on their availability. Prior to the event, you will receive an email with the confirmed appointments.
Interviews will be conducted Sunday, 28 May - Tuesday, 30 May from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Interested in Showcasing Your Company at this Event?
Well, we’d love to have you! Join this unique opportunity to easily recruit eager and qualified students for opportunities at your company.
Company and organization participation is free!
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Access to undergraduate and graduate students majoring in engineering and related fields
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Opportunity to present a soft skills presentation (limited availability!)
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Networking opportunities
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Invitation to ComSoc’s Corporate Program Gala
Questions? Contact Stefania Bartoletti today and she will be more than happy to assist you.
Participating Organizations
