Representatives of Alternativi International took part in youth exchange “Design your job” in Malaga, Spain from 15 to 23 May 2018.
During the project participants discussed the challenges and opportunities that youth entrepreneurship is facing nowadays. Furthermore, there were dedicated special session where were presented 2 basic methods of huge importance and work usefulness – Stanford school design thinking process and Business canvas model. Through the different workshops, youngsters had the opportunity to develop an idea using one of these methods. All the time trainers encouraged participants to think creatively and cooperate as a team.
As the youth exchange progressed, participants had the opportunity to discuss the problem of rising youth unemployment and to present the results of a pre-organized study on the subject for each of the partner countries – Spain, France, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Poland and Portugal.
Thanks to the good cooperation with local authorities, a group visit was organized to an innovative municipal center – Polo Digital Málaga, specialized on the development of digital services mainly by young entrepreneurs and start-ups.
In the program was also included an interesting session with useful tips and tricks on how to enhance CV writing skills, followed by a brief analysis of participant’s current CVs. Through a job interview simulation, various verbal and non-verbal mistakes were pointed out and discussed why they should be avoided.
It was a great week full of intense work but also of fun and amazing memories! We were all coming from different parts of Europe but we found friendships to cherish and a lot more! If you are hesitating to join or not to join an Erasmus+ project, do not do it anymore! Explore a whole new world of opportunities!
Photo credits: @a.para_tka
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