Career Planning, Application and Research Center

Hello, I am Lecturer Hande Kafadar and I work in the Erzurum Technical University Career Planning, Application and Research Center. We, alongside the students from the moment they take their first step in the university, enter upon a path of development with them. In this way, we guide our students to develop themselves as individuals who know themselves, are aware of their abilities and complete their career plans within this four-year period. Our Career Planning, Application and Research Center has an information office in the Rector’s Building and an event center in the Life Center. Our center, established in 2015, organizes various activities for students and graduates. We are still proud of being the first university to organize a career fair without having produced their graduates, in 2016. Our career fair organized this year was the first regional trade fair organized in Eastern Anatolia. We are very aware of how difficult it is for students to get an appointment from the human resources department of any company. We welcome the human resources departments of prominent companies to these fairs. Thus, our students can apply for internships and make job applications by discussing with the human resources of these companies. At the same time, students are also learning the expectations of companies before graduating and they shape their career plans according to these expectations. Of course, our cooperation with industry and corporations is not limited to trade fairs. Our conference and seminar programs continue on a regular basis. Thanks to these programs, our students decide which sector and job they want to work in, in line with their own abilities and can direct their career plans accordingly. We also organize technical trips and thanks to these trips, our students also have the opportunity to gain on site experience in the workplace. In our career coaching programs, our students develop their self-awareness. At the same time, CV and interview technique training is carried out individually and in groups in this program. This training is held regularly throughout the semester and students can make an appointment at any time and participate in these events. We do not cut our ties with our graduating students. We notify them of the Graduate Meeting Day via The Graduate Tracking System. At the same time, our graduates can conduct mentoring with our current students. By transferring their experiences and know-how to our students, they help them plan their careers. I wish success to all those friends taking the university exam. I would like to invite you all to study at Erzurum Technical University in order to know yourself and become an individual with dreams.