Students on visit from Financial Study Association Groningen

Students visiting and working on a real case

Yesterday, 25 students came to visit from Financial Study Association Groningen (FSG). We are one of the companies they visit with the three-day Advisory Tour. The students from the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration spent the afternoon in our former school building.

We kick off with a workshop on valuing an anonymized real case. Here we appeal to their brainpower. They work out the issue in groups under the guidance of a consultant. Then they present the results.

Rick ter Maat, partner at JBR says, "We were pleasantly surprised, with the rating they came pretty close. Of course we gave guidelines, but still. You do see that they make rookie mistakes, which we also made. In the follow-up discussion, we get questions about strategic negotiations when selling a company. They were good questions. The guidance from us was greatly appreciated.'

The thinking brain goes into relaxation mode during convivial drinks and dinner. On our grounds there is a food truck preparing delicious pasta dishes. Our colleagues join us for drinks. We see students catching up, networking and lobbying for internships and jobs.

We receive positive feedback about JBR's culture and structure from students:

• "I'm really impressed with the people and the property.
• 'During this Advisory Tour you get a better picture of a company the business, the people and the culture. This tells so much more than the workshops that companies give in Groningen, there they always present themselves very well, you can't really make a choice then.'
• 'You guys have a really cool bar and croquettes on Fridays. Did I hear you guys went skiing?'
• 'JBR has a wide range of disciplines and sectors. I have yet to do an internship and am now finishing my thesis. It would be super if I could do this with you guys.'
• 'In my imaging, JBR was a little stiff company; it's not like that at all. What a hip and cool company!'

The drinks continued in the bar. How late it got I dare not say.