Over 125 recruiting firms at the 14th edition of IE Business School’s International Fair

The key objective of the event, which was attended by more than 1,000 students and graduates, is to serve as a platform for networking with participating firms who seek to recruit talent for their organizations. Firms taking part in this year’s event included  Abbvie, Accenture, Acciona, Altadis, Amadeus, Banco Popular, Banco Santander, BBVA, Bertelsmann, Bravo Capital, BTS, Carrefour, Cepsa, Cumbria FSC,  Deloitte, EDP Renovaveis, Equifax, Everis, EY, FCC, Gas Natural, Generail, Gonvarri, Grupo Batle, Grupo SanJosé, Heinz, Hilti, IMS Health, Indra, J. García Carrión, Kellogg’s, KPMG, LG, L’Oréal, Mary Kay Cosmetics, MSD, Nestlé, NH Hoteles, Novartis, Orangina Schweppes, P&G, Pernord Ricard, Philip Morris, Prosegur, Peugeot,  PwC, Repsol, Richemont, Sandhills East, Schneider Electric, Seur, Sha Wellness Clinic, Sixt, Strategy &, Syngenta and UNFPA.

As in previous editions, IE Business School’s Annual International Fair included a day focused on law and tax firms. Twenty six international law firms interviewed students and graduates from IE Law School programs. Participating firms this year included Allen & Overy, Baker & Mackenzie, Clifford Chance, Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira, EY, Freschfileds Bruckhaus Deringer, King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin, Garrigues, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, Latham & Watkins, Linklaters, Uría Menéndez, Watson, Farley & Williams and White & Case. This year’s Fair also included for the first time a day dedicated to startups, with companies that included  BlaBlaCar, DriveGum, El Tenedor, Ketekelo, La Nevera Roja, Nonabox, Puentes Globales, Ticketea, Tyba and Uber.

“The start-up event was a great success. It was included in response to the growing interest of students who identify with entrepreneurial culture and a desire to work in that kind of environment,” says Rosalía Rodriguez, Director of Recruiter Relations at IE Business School’s Career Management Center.