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GADDEN2025

Do you want to be a part of the project committee of 2025?

As GADDEN 2024 is coming to an end it is time for the first round of recruitment to the GADDEN Project Committee 2025!

So, are you interested in taking part in the biggest project within HHGS and create the biggest career-fair within the Nordic region? Great, because the first round of application to be part of the Project Committee of 2025 is now open!

Apart from having the year of your life, filled with lots of fun, you also get the opportunity to create new relationships with potential employers. But most importantly you will make friends for life!

To apply for the Project Committee of GADDEN 2025 you need to fill out the application form.  Make sure you don’t forget to motivate why YOU are the perfect choice for the position you are applying for (and of course you can apply for more than one position).

The last day to apply for GADDEN 2025 is on December 10th at 23.59.

We are looking for driven students for the following positions: 

Project committee

Your best year at Handels is waiting

GADDEN has since its creation in 1982 grown exponentially and the fair, as well as the events and activities that take place during the year, make GADDEN HHGS 'largest project. The project committee consists of ambitious students at the School of Business, Economics and Law who have a common goal: to together create the best career fair for students and companies!

– Project Leader 

– Vice Project Leader and HR

– CFO

– Head of Company Relations

– Head of Interview Sessions

– Head of Fair

– Head of Corporate Relations

– Head of Events

– Head of Sustainability

– Art Director

– Head of Marketing

Project Leader

As the Project Leader you have the ultimate responsibility for the whole project. The overall tasks are to guide, organize, and inspire the work for the whole committee. You will be involved in all the work that the rest of the project committee does, by facilitating goals and meetings for both the project in whole and specific groups and coordinating all activities and functions in the project. It’s a very fun and challenging role!

Your tasks will vary throughout the project year and you will gain knowledge in many different areas. If you have any questions regarding the role as Project Manager, you are more than welcome to contact vice@gadden.com.

Vice Project Leader and HR

As the Vice Project Leader, you work together with the Project Leader, and you are together responsible for the project being steered in the right direction! You will also be responsible for creating an encouraging and positive environment. This role also has various tasks where you get to learn a lot from the different parts of the project committee. The HR role comes with the responsibility of taking care of the project members and making sure that everyone is doing okay and also has an overall crew-responsibility.

If you have any questions regarding the role as Vice Project Manager, you are more than welcome to contact vice@gadden.com.

CFO

As the CFO, you hold full responsibility for managing GADDEN’s finances. Your key tasks include developing and maintaining the budget throughout the year, monitoring expenses and income, and making critical financial decisions to ensure GADDEN meets its profit targets. After the fair, you’ll also ensure all payments are processed accurately and on time.

This is an interactive and collaborative role, requiring regular communication with the entire project committee. You’ll play a central part in ensuring the financial health and success of the project. If you have any questions about the CFO position, don’t hesitate to reach out to vice@gadden.com.

Head of Company Relations

As the Head of Company Relations, you are the primary link between GADDEN and its exhibitors. Your responsibilities include maintaining relationships with previous exhibitors while reaching out to attract exciting new participants. This involves numerous phone calls, meetings, and overseeing the participation of approximately 100 exhibitors at the fair.

In addition to managing exhibitor relations, you’ll support the rest of the company committee in their company interactions and lead workshops to streamline the process. This role offers the chance to shape the fair, connect with some of Sweden’s most prominent and innovative companies, and serve as the first point of contact in bridging students with their future employers.

We’re looking for someone that is detail-oriented, service-minded, and with strong sales skills who’s ready to put in the effort to ensure the most interesting companies join GADDEN 2025. If you have any questions about the role, don’t hesitate to reach out to vice@gadden.com.

Head of Interview Sessions

As Head of Interview Sessions, your responsibility is to plan the schedule for the interviews, as well as to continuously communicate with the exhibitors and students who choose to attend the interview sessions.

You are also a part of the Company Relations team, where you will be contacting companies, old and new ones, and get them to exhibit at the fair. You will be a part of building the bridge between possible future employers and students, and give the students a chance to connect with the major companies within the working field of interest. We are looking for someone who is service-oriented, structured and flexible.

If you have any questions regarding the role of Head of Interview Sessions, you are more than welcome to contact
vice@gadden.com

Head of Fair

As Head of Fair you will have the overall responsibility for the fair’s physical structure and plan and coordinate all activities during the fair days. It is your responsibility to ensure that unforeseen problems are solved during the fair days. You will also be responsible for booking classrooms and planning how to place out the carpet all over school, as well as directing the building of the fair and keeping the conversation with the school regarding facilities, tv screens, bookings of furniture and so on. We’re looking for someone that is willing to be a leader, problemsolver and hands on when unforeseen problems arise.

If you have any questions regarding the role of Head of Fair, you are more than welcome to contact vice@gadden.com

Head of Corporate Relations

As Head of Corporate Relations, you have the overall responsibility for finding and maintaining contact with sponsors of GADDEN along with a second Head of Corporate Relations that is appointed later on. You are constantly selling the GADDEN brand to companies that want to be seen or otherwise collaborate with us throughout the year and during the fair.

Furthermore, you also have the task of finding inspiring speakers who will give appreciated lectures during the fair, and you are thus also responsible for coordinating these visits. The post also means that you are responsible for supporting and leading the committee in their work of finding sponsors. You are also responsible for the coveted goodie bag, prizes for competitions and food and drinks. It is essential that you are outgoing, driven, and find it easy to talk to new people. You should also have a developed sales mindset, where you put great emphasis on the value of long-term relationships with companies.

If you like B2B sales, establishing contacts, learning new things, and having a lot of fun, Head of Corporate Relations is the role for you! If you have any questions regarding the role of Head of Corporate Relations, you are more than welcome to contact vice@gadden.com.

Head of Events

In the position of Head of Events, you have the overall responsibility for all events organized by GADDEN. This includes both internal and external events, such as crew-dinners, mingles, and the final banquet. We are looking for someone who loves to organize and manage events, who is responsible, stress-resistant, detail-oriented, and has a developed ability to plan, both in the short and long term.

Tasks in connection with the events include, for example, booking of premises, planning of the events, and creating event schedules for the committee of what needs to be done on-site. One of the main tasks is to arrange the GADDEN final banquet with about 500 dinner guests, celebrating and ending the fair days. Previous experience of similar events is a merit, but the most important thing is that you are interested in organizing events!


This post also includes close collaboration with the Head of Corporate Relations and Head of Marketing, both in finding sponsors for the various events as well as marketing the events externally. If you have any questions regarding the role of Head of Events, you are more than welcome to contact vice@gadden.com

Head of Sustainability

As the Head of Sustainability your primary responsibility is to develop GADDEN’s sustainability work and minimize our carbon footprint which is essential throughout the whole project. This role also gives you the opportunity to put personal touch on GADDEN’s sustainability work and find new exciting ways to work towards sustainability!


If you have any questions regarding the role as Head of Sustainability, you are more than welcome to contact vice@gadden.com.

Art Director

As Art Director, you will be responsible for all of the graphic designs GADDEN will be publishing during the year. You will also be responsible for the 2025 GADDEN theme, together with the marketing team, which will inspire everything GADDEN does in terms of events and exposure during the year. You will create everything from the pictures behind the instagram-posts to the seating charts for the banquet. It is qualifying if you have experience with Adobe and Illustrator. This is not a requirement but you have to be willing to learn!

We are looking for a creative person who has a passion for graphic design.
If you have any questions regarding the role as Art Director, you are more than welcome to contact vice@gadden.com.

Head of Marketing

As the Head of Marketing you are responsible for how GADDEN is marketed through all forms and channels. It is a very free role, but this freedom comes with great responsibility. You are also responsible for the GADDEN website together with the Head of Communications. This is a very interactive role where you have contact with many other parts of the project committee and collaborate to make the best marketing possible for GADDEN.

As one of the marketing-team you work closely with the Art Director and Head of Communications. If you have any questions regarding the role of Head of Marketing, you are more than welcome to contact vice@gadden.com.