NOUV at the KSU Careers Expo

On the 28th of February, NOUV participated in the KSU Career Expo at the University of Malta.

Mariah Fenech, NOUV’s Marketing Specialist together with Naomi Farrugia, Accountant Advisory and Jeanine Sladden, Senior Manager Academy & HR Group Manager were on NOUV’s stand meeting students and scouting individuals specifically for accounting and audit jobs as well as for marketing internships.

Students approaching NOUV’s stand were a mix of first year students and mature students including some who are pursuing their master’s degree.

“What struck me most was that all the students who approached us had one thing in common: they all knew what they wanted or what they expected from a job or the employer.

They approached us with specific requirements such as salaries, hours, hourly rate, the type of tasks they are looking to perform, or what experience is being sought,” remarked Mariah.

“Another thing we noticed was how the approach to job scouting has changed after covid, especially for the younger students whose academic experience has been shaped by covid restrictions because they seemed more comfortable with considering online jobs and interviews.

This required more effort on our part to encourage them to sit for face to face interviews,” added Jeanine. Many of those visiting the stand were also noticed from their first impression of NOUV as an accounting firm.

“We found it curious how when the words ‘finance’ or ‘accounts’ triggered the students to immediately think of NOUV as an accounting firm. This required us to explain that we are a more holistic firm with a vast portfolio of professional services which companies require during all stages of their business life cycle. In fact, students seemed to be more interested once we explained that we are also open to jobs in compliance to those studying legal or criminology,” added Mariah.