3 questions for Anita Zehrer

Head Research & Development Unit Management & Society, Head Family Business Center

How did you experience the Pilot Round?

Were people rather tentative or keen on trying the assessment? Students were keen to fill in the questionnaire. Overall, they were interested and found it useful. The participants also indicated that it would be great to do it at the end of their studies to see if they made any progress.

Were the findings largely what was expected within your team or did it deviate a lot from your previous thoughts? The target group of the pilot round were Bachelor as well as Master students. At the beginning we thought it would be more difficult to convince the students to participate in the pilot round. However, as the EICAA Competence Monitor is a new tool for assessing entrepreneurial competence profiles and our students are interested in entrepreneurship, the students showed interest in testing the tool and were curious about the results. We were surprised that there is little difference between Bachelor’s and Master’ students when it comes to identifying the competences where they feel their strengths and where they feel they need support.

What is your conclusion after the implementation of the pilot round (in your organization)? Definitely a useful tool that might be used by other lecturers, too. A self-assessment always encourages to systematically reflect, find new aspirations and achieve one’s goals.