This project is a social responsibility project that has been put forward to prepare students for the transition to professional life, help their career planning, expand their network and find and improve their missing points in line with their career goals with your experience and support.
By blending the talents of young people with your experience, you can support them to get the opportunity to build a strong future and start professional life one step ahead. You can touch their lives so that young people can climb the career ladder of their dreams in the light of this experience.
Aim of the Project
Bring students together with the businesspeople who steer the country's economy,
Blend capabilities of young people with the experience of masters to build a strong future,
Make sure that masters share their experiences with students,
Guide students in the career of their dreams, open the doors to success and prepare them for professional life.
Increase the professional, cultural, and academic development of students.
Project Process
The requests of students will be taken, and they will be matched with masters from the sector deemed appropriate.
Students will be informed about the project process.
Student will be sent the contact information of the master with whom s/he is matched. Then, the student will send his/her resume and cover letter explaining his/her career goals and will provide his/her first communication via e-mail.
Masters and students will create the project calendar together, and meet 10 times.
Students will share the topics they ask for support from masters and decide about the most appropriate method during the project process.
Students will understand the importance and severity of the project and will express their wishes and expectations clearly.
Masters will be able to recommend the trainings they feel necessary in line with student's career goals and may request additional studies and research.
Masters will be able to conduct demo studies with students in the sector and department they see fit.
Expectations from the Masters
Provide guidance that will facilitate the transition of students from university to professional life,
Provide access (network) to professional communities,
Support their personal and social development,
Provide career guidance to students,
Share their experiences on business idea and entrepreneurship topics,
Convey opportunities such as education and career abroad,
Support students to cope with the challenges they may face in professional life,
Give students a wider perspective to help them write a successful career story,
Convey the importance of diligence and discipline in professional life.
This project is carried out by the Alumni Relations Office affiliated to the support of Izmir Chamber of Commerce and Izmir Chamber of Commerce Education and Health Foundation.
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For Alumnis
Elif Ocak
2010 - Public Relations and Advertising Graduate
I am proud of saying "I graduated from Izmir University of Economics, Department of Public Relations and Advertising" since 2010, when I graduated. Thanks to the quality of education and discipline I received, I could easily adapt to business life as an "IUE graduate". Izmir University of Economics has been a very important business card and reference for me in opening the doors of Hilton Izmir. I started working as an intern in 2008 at Hilton Izmir, where I worked as general manager assistant, administrative affairs & marketing coordinator, and now working as operations coordinator.
Ayşegül Duru Civan
2010 - Translation and Interpretation (English) Graduate
I graduated from the Department of Translation and Interpretation as a High Honor student, where I studied with a merit scholarship. I also had the chance to graduate from two departments at the same time by doing a double major in Department of International Relations and EU.
Taner Güngör
2013 - Computer Engineering Graduate
I studied at Izmir Bornova Yunus Emre Anatolian High School between 2004-2008. between 2008-2013, I studied on scholarship Computer Engineering Department at Izmir University of Economics. I spent my first year in the preparatory program. During the university years, I worked as a freelancer in web development projects in various companies such as Netsis, between 2010-2013. After my graduation, I provided consultancy services for Turkey's big companies such as Isbank and Turkcell for 1.5 years at Accenture Danismanlik. Then, I applied for the Vision and Robotics (VIBOT) Erasmus Mundus master's degree program offered by three different universities, namely University of Burgundy, University of Girona and Heriot-Watt University.
Simge Tekin
2016 - Psychology Graduate
I graduated from Izmir University of Economics, Department of Psychology as an honor student. Thanks to the international perspective that my school brought me, and my identity as a researcher to follow different cultures continuously, I started working in the field I wanted in a short time. During this time, both my professors and career guidance center had undeniable and valuable contributions.
Sude Uyulgan
2020 - Genetics and Bioengineering Graduate
I became one of the first graduates of Izmir University of Economics, Department of Genetics and Bioengineering in 2020. Having a comprehensive curriculum in my undergraduate education, thanks to our professors specialized in different fields, made it easier for me to find the subject I wanted to study in the future.
