Companies know they need to go the extra mile in today’s fiercely competitive world if they want to attract the very best students.
At the INEOS sites in Belgium, they physically go the extra mile.
Every year a few company engineers and HR staff from INEOS and a select group of other companies board a special train that stops at all the main university cities in the north of Belgium.
At each stop, engineering students, who are in their final year, are encouraged to board the train to meet and chat to potential employers about opportunities.
The job train – as it is known – is laid on by ie-net, a network of alumni from all the major engineering faculties in Belgium.
Lunch is laid on for all the company representatives and students so that there is plenty of time for networking.
The train has now been running for three years.
And for INEOS, it has been worth catching, particularly to enhance students’ awareness of INEOS as a key employer in the Belgian chemical job market.
“Over the past two years more than 300 engineering graduates have been introduced to INEOS this way, and that has led to good candidates joining INEOS,” said personnel and communications officer Katrien Poppe.