In a programme organised by the Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU) Career Planning Application and Research Centre, the Career Society, the Experience Transfer Society and the Youth Board of the Independent Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association Gaziantep Branch (Genç MÜSİAD), leading young business people of their sector shared their experience with students.
The programme, held at the HKU Law Amphitheatre, was attended by HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli, MÜSİAD Gaziantep Branch President Fatih Muhaddis Fedaioğlu, Genç MÜSİAD Gaziantep Branch President Mustafa Orhan Nacar, Genç MÜSİAD members, academics and students.
Speaking at the opening of the programme, HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli said that Hasan Kalyoncu University effectively follows and guides the career development of its students and graduates through the Career Planning Application and Research Centre and the Alumni Association in particular, as well as the Career School and all other related units, and added: “We provide our students with high-level mentoring, we are among the universities whose graduates are employed fastest, and we train qualified entrepreneurs for the innovation ecosystem. On 8-9 March 2023, our university will host the Silk Road Career Fair.”
In his speech, Genç MÜSİAD Gaziantep Branch President Mustafa Orhan Nacar said: “With the different projects we have implemented and will implement, we want to increase the number of young and qualified business people. In this context, we have carried out, and continue to carry out, business world meetings for young entrepreneurs, international congresses, sector-based work, efforts to encourage trade among members, and social events aimed at social benefit.”
After the opening speeches, in the panel that followed, panellist Bahattin Aydıngüler, Member of the Board of Directors of Güler Çuval, spoke about the importance of listening to young people and perseverance, and underlined that people should embrace their work wherever they work. Aydıngüler also said that a management approach that does not look down from above but hears the voice of even the most junior staff and values their opinions will always bring success. Alparslan Özgüçlü, Member of the Board of Directors of Oba Makarna, described how taking risks after failures and working without giving up brings success. Ercüment Eruslu, Member of the Board of Directors of Eruslu Global, emphasised that knowing oneself, dreaming and developing strategy in particular come first in career planning.
News: Çetin KARABIYIK /HKU
