{"id":33774,"date":"2013-07-29T13:39:08","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T11:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spanish.rberzal.com\/the-two-weeks-programme-in-london\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T17:50:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T16:50:51","slug":"the-two-weeks-programme-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spanish.rberzal.com\/es\/the-two-weeks-programme-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"THE \u201cTWO WEEKS\u201d PROGRAMME IN LONDON"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1442\" style=\"width: 539px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1442\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1442\" alt=\"UniValencia 002\" src=\"https:\/\/spanish.en-desarrollo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/univalencia-002.jpg\" width=\"529\" height=\"396\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The students were very attentive during all the session<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After the success of the last year, we were glad to host and take part in \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twoweeks.es\/\">The Two Weeks<\/a>\u201d, a programme organised by the\u00a0<b>Polytechnic University of Valencia<\/b>, counting on 20 students on their final year<strong>.<\/strong> This programme takes place once a year and it aims to give\u00a0 students the opportunity to approach the international job market providing them tips and advice on how to look for a job in a foreign country in order to increase their career opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>During these two weeks, participants visit well-known companies across several sectors: Energy, IT, Industrial Production, Technical Consultancy, Financial Engineering, Construction, and Construction and Real State. The participants take also a 2 hours daily course to get familiar with recruitment and how to succeed in an application process.<\/p>\n<p><b>Professor Antoni Reig<\/b>,\u00a0 industrial engineer from the Polytechnic University of Valencia and co-ordinator of the programme, came along with the students and kindly introduced the seminar and speakers of the session. <b>Mr. Igor Urra<\/b><strong>, Secretary General of the Chamber,<\/strong> was in attendance to provide further information about our institution and the activities we organise\u00a0 throughout the year. On the other hand, the Secretary General talked about the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spanish.en-desarrollo.net\/content\/Graduate-European-Programme\">Graduate European Programme<\/a>, which has similar goals to The Two Week s Programme. As he pointed out \u201c<i>The opportunities are here, and once you have been here you are able to go to other countries because almost every multunational in the world has headquarters in London<\/i>\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1443\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1443\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1443 \" alt=\"UniValencia 010\" src=\"https:\/\/spanish.en-desarrollo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/univalencia-010.jpg\" width=\"594\" height=\"445\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Antonio Reig (left) handed a plate to our Secretary General, Igor Urra, to mark this visit.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The next speaker was <b>Ms. Sof\u00eda V\u00e1zquez<\/b>, CEO of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mundialengua.com\/\">Mundialengua<\/a>, a company specialised in finding internships and placements for graduates. This is the second year that she participates in this programme as a speaker. During her presentation, which focused on what the main objectives or an interview \/selection process are -, she gave the students some very useful tips regarding how important it is to make a good first impression at an interview.<\/p>\n<p>She also mentione other things to take into consideration such as the need to be flexible, not arriving too early or too late, and the importance of asking questions. She also encouraged attendees to look for internships, as in her own words \u201c<i>it is a really good way to explore the market and to learn; even when it is not paid\u00a0 you may get an opportunity to stay afterwards, either as an extension of your internship, or even get hired after some months<\/i>\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1444\" style=\"width: 616px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1444\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1444\" alt=\"UniValencia 015\" src=\"https:\/\/spanish.en-desarrollo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/univalencia-015.jpg\" width=\"606\" height=\"454\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ms. V\u00e1zquez explaining the benefits of getting an internship<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To end up with the session,\u00a0<b>Sergio Soriano,<\/b>\u00a0who was a former student at the Polythecnic and took part in\u00a0 the first edition of the Two Weeks Programme, shared his experience with the current participants.<\/p>\n<p>He described\u00a0 his own job hunting experience in a city where there are a lot of opportunities but also \u201ct<i>here are lots of selection processes, and good pages to look for them. It is always hard to pass the tests, as well as the interview; however it\u2019s worth trying if that\u2019s what you want to do<\/i>\u201d. Finally, he described how living in London is like and shared some useful advice for those interested in following his steps and move here. Sergio has been working in different companies since he arrived in London.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1445\" style=\"width: 623px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1445\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1445\" alt=\"UniValencia 028\" src=\"https:\/\/spanish.en-desarrollo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/univalencia-028.jpg\" width=\"613\" height=\"536\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr. Soriano sharing his experience with the students<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We would like to thank Mr. Antonio Reig for counting with the Spanish Chamber again to organise and host this session and special thanks as well to all the students who attended. We wish the students the best of luck for their future careers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the success of the last year, we were glad to host and take part in \u201cThe Two Weeks\u201d, a programme organised by the\u00a0Polytechnic University of Valencia, counting on 20 students on their final year. This programme takes place once a year and it aims to give\u00a0 students the opportunity to approach the international job market providing them tips and advice on how to look for a job in a foreign country in order to increase their career opportunities. During these two weeks, participants visit well-known companies across several sectors: Energy, IT, Industrial Production, Technical Consultancy, Financial Engineering, Construction, and Construction and Real State. The participants take also a 2 hours daily course to get familiar with recruitment and how to succeed in an application process. Professor Antoni Reig,\u00a0 industrial engineer from the Polytechnic University of Valencia and co-ordinator of the programme, came along with the students and kindly introduced the seminar and speakers of the session. Mr. Igor Urra, Secretary General of the Chamber, was in attendance to provide further information about our institution and the activities we organise\u00a0 throughout the year. On the other hand, the Secretary General talked about the\u00a0Graduate European Programme, which has similar goals to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Esta es una p\u00e1gina de ejemplo. Es diferente a una entrada del blog porque permanecer\u00e1 en un solo lugar y aparecer\u00e1 en la navegaci\u00f3n de tu sitio (en la mayor\u00eda de los temas). 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