Career Beats by Esade Esade

At times, you may feel unsure whether you are on the right path with your career or what is the unique value you bring as a professional. Do you know why you do what you do? Finding your purpose is essential to develop an authentic and meaningful career. The Associate Director of Esade Careers, Carmen González, talked about it with Carol Santos Moreira, Career Mentor, Coach and Founder of Carol Conecta Europa.

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Most Middle Eastern and Gulf countries are in the middle of a profound transition to reduce their reliance on fossil fuel exports. The rising diversification of their economies offers a significant opportunity and a growing need for management consulting. Carmen Gonzalez, the Associate Director of Esade Careers, discussed these opportunities with Hassan Elhaj, Partner at Oliver Wyman.

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Sustainability has become an imperative to address in the way individuals live, businesses operate and governments function. Issues like circular economy, diversity and inclusion, or decarbonization are all on the agenda with no turning back. Companies play a key role in shaping this future, but are they walking the talk? What are the highlights of such development and what's still missing? We talked about it with Gaurav Gupta, SVP of Sustainability at Dentsu.

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Amazon has revolutionized not only the way we do business, but also the way we live. Much of what we do — shopping, reading, listening to music — is connected to Amazon. Moreover, the professional growth and career opportunities within the company are endless. In this episode we talked to Alexandra Schmidt, head of Human Resources for Amazon EU Stores. She holds vast experience within HR in the tech industry and has worked for Amazon for the last nine years. 

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Why is pursuing a career in consulting such a good option to fast-track your career? Why is it one of the most desired career paths for most business school students? For decades now, strategy consulting has been seen as an excellent career option that allows you to be exposed to multiple industries, work on many different projects, and interact with top companies to solve real business issues.  



Marie Christine Padberg, Global Talent Attraction Partner at McKinsey & Julia Duhamel, Global Director of Talent Branding at McKinsey. Maria Christine has developed a talent acquisition strategy on a global basis at McKinsey for the last 17 years, and Julia has extensive experience in employer branding, PR and communication in top multinational companies.

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AI in general and ChatGPT specifically are revolutionizing the way we do business. And when it comes to job searching, the impact is no less. The countless hours spent improving your CV, adapting it to every job offer, and preparing for interviews can become much easier if we know how to leverage ChatGPT for success.  



We talked about it with Esade alumnus Malcolm Welchota, co-founder of coatingAI, an AI-based automation company for the coding industry. Most of all, he’s a ChatGPT evangelist. 

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