What skills companies look for? Angelo Trocchia, President Unilever Italia, gives advice to young graduates at LUISS Business School.
“It is not important who you are today but who you want to become tomorrow”. An encouragement to graduates by Angelo Trocchia, Unilever Italy CEO and President, on June 8 at LUISS Business School during the event dedicated to all Specialised Masters. Unilever Italy, a leader in consumer electronics with a gross revenue of over a billion euros with a prestigious portfolio of brands like Algida, Mentadent, Lipton, Knorr, Lysoform, Dove, Coccolino, is the first choice for graduates looking for a job.
The event focused on major current issues for graduates and it was moderated by Vito Sinopoli, Editoriale Duesse President. Angelo Trocchia shared valuable tips during the event, stressing that a strong educational path, an open mind and a great capacity for adaptation are fundamental in business context. “The educational choices you make” said Unilever Chairman, “are essential. I think that by pursuing an engineering degree first and obtaining a Master afterwards, has characterised all my path. It is clear that passion makes you choose but you need to build your own knowledge base. Trocchia’s tips were of great importance that urged all people to adapt to all the quick changes happening in the world, reinvent their selves, and always seek new stimuli in the spirit of the LUISS Business School Masters.
The firm Chairman has also stressed the importance of starting work experience, in order to start building your own path. Unilever is located worldwide in more than 190 countries with more than 173,000 employees, «Get in discussion. The world is always much bigger than what you think. Don’t ever settle!», this statement was said directly by Angelo Trocchia “I am 53 years old and I don’t know what I’ll do in the future». A unique opportunity, that took place at LUISS Business School, to discuss how to build future solid firms, due to all the demands and needs of large international companies.
