At another all-day set of lectures within the Mentoring Program, Hemofarm Foundation scholarship holders met with Hemofarm leaders and experts. Through interactive and educational presentations, the CEO of Hemofarm Ronald Seeliger, Director of Corporate Affairs and Communications Sanda Savić and Internal Communications Manager Dalibor Radić talked with students about the topics of leadership, personal and professional development, socially responsible business, communications and teamwork. The company's experts in the field of human resources, Ivana Jovanović, Jelena Petrović and Katarina Jovanović Čorlija, presented the scholarship holders with the best ways of presenting themselves through a professional CV, cover letter and interview with the employer, and introduced them to basic problem-solving strategies. The gathering of lecturers and students continued during a tour of the National Museum in Belgrade. You can see the impressions of students and lecturers, as well as part of the atmosphere from the lectures in the attached short film.

Did you know that frustration is the primary emotion that encourages creative thinking and creating of innovative ideas? This incredible fact was revealed to us by Dr. Nikolaos Dimitriadis at a lecture held within the ‘You Can Do It’ Mentorship Program, on the topic titled ‘Crisis and Your Brain’. As an awarded expert in communication, educator, and consultant, Dr. Nikolaos Dimitriadis uses neuroscience and his decade-long experience, emphasizing that a crisis like this will encourage the whole society to create new ideas, as well as faster and more efficient solutions. He points out that resilience and adaptability are key qualities that every individual must possess today, and that if we find meaning through this crisis, we will not only overcome it, but we will become stronger and contribute to the creation of a better society.

‘What you should know when applying for the first job?’ was the topic of the second online lecture within the Mentorship Program ‘You Can Do It’ given by the colleagues from the Human Resources Division of the company Hemofarm A.D. Lana Stamenković, Supervisor for Selection and Recruitment, Đurđica Ponjavić, Employer Branding Specialist and Nikolina Brkljač HR Recruiter in the company spoke about how to write a CV and cover letter that distinguish you from others, how to prepare for a job interview and leave a good impression. The message of the lecturers to the scholarship holders of the Hemofarm Foundation was to be their own, authentic and honest, convincing in why they are the candidates who should get the job.

Do you have the brain of a leader? Our scholarship holders and their mentors attended a lecture by Prof. dr Nikolaos Dimitriadis on this topic, and they were able to find out: what is a holistic brain, how the brain perceives leadership, and are clients rational beings? This kind of holistic approach is precisely what sets apart the Hemofarm Foundation Mentorship Program.

As part of the You can Do it Mentorship Program, Relja Dereta, consultant and trainer of presentation and communication skills, instructor of Argentine tango and founder and director of Epic Assistants company, spoke to the scholars of Hemofarm Foundation and their mentors about how to formulate our ideas efficiently, how to prepare for a performance, how to talk and move, how to overcome stage fright and respond to other unpredictable situations.

The You can Do it Hemofarm Foundation Mentorship Program offers its scholarship owners a possibility to get direct responses from renowned experts which will help them in shaping their future careers. The third series of the You can Do it Mentorship program started with the introduction of the new generation of mentors and mentees and with the interview of Ronald Seeliger, Hemofarm Group CEO, who spoke of his personal and professional development.