A career with a "CASE-IN": "The offer can arrive on the 3rd day of the internship!"

Students from St. Petersburg, having won gold and silver medals At the CASE-IN International Engineering Championship, they received an invitation to complete an internship at Metropolis, and after the internship, they joined the team of the largest architectural and construction company in Russia. International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" included in the Russia – the Land of Opportunities platform.

Success in the championship was a step in building a career: champions and silver medalists of the "CASE-IN" are waiting. paid internship at Metropolis: Future specialists will get acquainted with the design stages, learn what tasks different departments solve, what tools they use, how they interact with related departments, who manages the project and how.

The acquaintance with the future employer for talented students began with the Metropolis open days, which are held in St. Petersburg, Kazan and Nizhny Novgorod.

"We have about 15 specialties in the field of architectural and construction design, we explained to the students what specializations they can develop in our company.", " She told me Olga Lyubartseva.

In St. Petersburg, 22 students from specialized universities got acquainted with the architectural and construction design industry. The experts told the future interns about career development in architectural or engineering specialties, as well as in the field of project management.

Among the participants of the Open Day – champions of the special league "Architecture, Design and Construction" - students of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University Ekaterina Zorina, Artem Gazha, Lyudmila Morshchakova, Ulyana Popova, Valeria Kozodaeva, Olga Chernaya and Yulia Rodnenko.

The work on the competitive project helped the CASE-IN winners from St. Petersburg to start their career path while studying at the university.

"For us, success is when the visible result is many times more extensive than the labor costs., – the team member believes Valeria Kozodaeva. – At the championship, we were able to strengthen our professional and flexible skills and make ourselves known to the experts of the Metropolis company. Right now, we have open paths of development in the field of architecture and construction, one of which is a long-term internship at this company. We will try our best not to miss the chances for growth and show our strengths so that the wave of success does not leave us."

At a meeting with representatives of the company, the champions got acquainted with future colleagues, learned about career paths and projects in which they will participate.

"The presentation of the company's development was most memorable: as future specialists, we simply need to know how Metropolis lives, - shared it Ulyana Popova, - I would also like to mention the personal short stories of the company's employees: it was interesting to listen to the practitioners." 

"We are free to do an internship in any department that interests us, try ourselves in a new role, or delve into a section that is already familiar to us., - explains the captain of the team Ekaterina Zorina, - We will have the opportunity to work in a working group led by experienced staff who will share their experience and help us learn new programs, plugins, and tasks much faster. The CEO said, "If your job suits us, then the offer can arrive even on the 3rd day of the internship!"

For Valeria Kozodaeva The open house day has become one of the brightest days of June.

"We have been waiting a long time for a meeting with representatives of the company, because for many, Metropolis will be the main place of work, and we would rather get to know the company., - told by Valeria Kozodaeva, - we were greeted with special interest and even a festive mood - they organized a buffet, were ready to answer all questions and tried to tell us more about the possibilities of a career path so that we confidently and accurately chose the right path and brought benefits."

A master class on designing an educational organization was held for the CASE-IN champions and prize-winners.

"We plan to involve interns in the development of projects. Perhaps someone will have to get the skills to work in specialized software first, and someone else will immediately join the process.", – comments on Olga Lyubartseva, head of the architectural and construction sector of the Metropolis Company.

The silver medalists also got acquainted with the company. The special league "Architecture, Design and Construction" The "CASE-IN" is attended by students of St. Petersburg Mining University Sofia Mikhailova, Alexandra Bulat, Maxim Vinogradov, Dmitry Ivanov, Kirill Kuzmin, Ksenia Mironova and Ilnar Usmanov.

"The prize-winning place in the championship, of course, reflected on our goals and intentions, we do not think to rest on our laurels and we will definitely take part in the following projects., - explains the captain of the team Sofia Mikhailova, - The high result motivated each of us to further develop and improve our professional skills.", - Sofia Mikhailova emphasized.

Future interns want to gain experience, learn the "cuisine" of the profession from the inside and at the same time understand what they want to do in the future, which line of work to choose.

"The emotions at the open house were extremely positive! We realized that we had a lot of work ahead of us, interesting projects and an open-minded team., - emphasizes Sofia Mikhailova, - They will be able to train us and help us in the early stages, which is extremely important for us."

On behalf of the young specialists, the future trainees were greeted by the Assistant Chief Engineer of the project Maxim Geibo, He is a graduate of MGASU, who works in the Moscow office of the company.  He recommended that students actively interact with senior colleagues and explore all facets of their chosen field and related fields. 

"There is no embarrassment or fear of asking a question from senior comrades. It is from them that you can get invaluable experience and advice that will never be superfluous for a young specialist. Being interested, on the contrary, will show you as promising specialists. But at the same time, of course, first you should try to figure it out on your own."- Maxim thinks .

"The impressions I received, of course, motivated me to take up my duties as an intern as soon as possible", - says Valeria Kozodaeva.

"We will try to meet expectations and will be happy to prove ourselves!", - confirms Ekaterina Zorina.

"The goal of the championship"CASE-IN" - to connect future specialists and potential employers on one platform, - notes the founder and co-chairman of the organizing committee of "CASE-IN" Artem Korolev, - we are constantly expanding the branch line of the Student League Championship and intend to develop A special league for Architecture, Design and Construction, so that new talented and qualified specialists can enter the industry."