PhD Job Fair

A two-day event where recruiters from business schools
and job-seeking researchers meet

PHD JOB FAIR

A two-day event where recruiters from business schools and job-seeking researchers meet

3 WEEKS

Before the event
The option for the recruiters to schedule on-site interviews with the candidates

2 DAYS

To bring PhD candidates and recruiters from international business schools and universities together

15 MINUTES

For PhD candidates to present their job market paper and get interviewed

ABOUT THE JOB FAIR

Co-founded in 2016 by EFMD and the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, the Job Fair for PhDs in Business and Management is a two-day event that brings together job-seeking PhD candidates in all areas of management with faculty and recruiters from international business schools and universities.

During the first three editions, more than 100 schools from all over the world sent their representatives – recruiters and candidates – to take advantage of this opportunity. Among them, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), Monash Business School, Audencia Business School and IE Business School.

TARGET GROUPS

Recruiters
Recruiters from international business schools and universities looking for entry-level faculty to complete their academic teams.

Candidates
Final year PhD students or PhD graduates in all areas of business and management* seeking an academic career.

* Accounting, Finance, Information Management, Management (Organisation), Managerial Economics, Marketing, Operations Management, and their sub-areas.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

The Job fair takes place in two phases:
  • In the morning, the candidates present their job market paper to recruiters in a 15-minute research presentation, followed by a 5-minute long Q&A session.
  • In the afternoon, the recruiters schedule on-site interviews with the candidates they are interested in.
EFMD_Global-PHD_Job_Fair-Jonathan_Winterton

“The quality of the candidates, many from beyond Europe and almost exclusively with or about to obtain doctorates from some of Europe’s top business schools, justified such a long trip from Malaysia. Whilst my task of recruiting 21 new research-active academics before the end of June was a nice problem to have, it was a problem nonetheless and to find so many potential entry-level candidates in one place was an opportunity not to be missed. ”

Jonathan Winterton
Executive Dean Faculty of Business & Law Taylor’s University,
Malaysia Recruiter at the Job Fair
EFMD_Global-PHD_Job_Fair-Bilal_Ahmed_Jathol

“My experience at the Job Fair was amazing. I appeared at several interviews, interacted with many representatives of business schools and made connections with PhD Candidates from other business schools. I am glad to inform you that one of my interviews at EFMD Job Fair became the foundation of a job offer from NEOMA Business School, which I have accepted. So for me, the Job Fair was a success. Thank you for arranging and coordinating such a wonderful event.”

Bilal Ahmed Jathol
Grenoble EM, France
Candidate at the Job Fair

Ready to join the fair?

HOW DOES IT WORK?

AS A RECRUITER

  • You will be invited to indicate the open areas for recruitment in your institution.

  • Three weeks in advance, you will receive relevant information about all the PhD candidates through the event’s webpage, organised by research and teaching areas.

  • You can schedule your interviews before the event or after listening to some candidates’ presentations.

  • You can book private interview rooms or use the common facilities at the school.

AS A CANDIDATE

  • You are expected to upload the following documents:

    • your CV
    • your job market paper (the job market paper is the best paper that the candidate has written so far on his/her research. It can be already published or not, confidentiality is guaranteed)
    • a recent picture

  • Three weeks before the event, come back to your profile to see the list of recruiting schools and universities.

  • Be prepared for your presentation.

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MORE INFORMATION

  • Presentation Tips for Candidates

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