🎧 Edu Riera (Zrive). How to help hundreds of young people have better job opportunities? (ES audio)
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Student migration to private universities has significant social consequences: Despite costing 10-20 times more, private universities are winning in the education landscape. Why? The perception that these institutions offer superior job opportunities. Unaffordable to the middle class, this shift is preventing their children from using higher education to climb the social ladder
Zrive, bridging the gap between academics and the job market: University students agree that their academic experiences and the labor market are worlds apart. In the past two years, Zrive has empowered over 500 professionals, from all social classes, to secure better job opportunities by helping them acquire necessary skills, prepare for interviews, and connect with industry professionals.
Challenging Impact: "Solving a social problem is one thing. Solving it profitably is another." Zrive, like many businesses, faces rising costs when tackling societal inequalities. Reaching students outside big cities or encouraging more women to apply to their programs incurs higher customer acquisition costs. The win-win scenario is not always present.
A final provoking thought from Edu: “Businesses should focus on solving societal problems where they have a competitive advantage.” Do you agree?
Our guest in 3 bullets
3 years at investment banking (Madrid) + 1.5 years at business school + 3 years at investment management (London)
Founded Zrive in the summer of 2022, helping young professionals achieve better opportunities through career orientation, practical knowledge & professional connections
Twitter (X) activist, always sharing opinions & facts that will make you think twice
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