HUMAN RESOURCES
Nikoleta
Joining DANSIC was the oasis we all were looking for during a pandemic that deprived us of social interactions and limited our opportunities. I believe I speak for everyone in my crew when I say that the DANSIC experience has taught us many lessons about ourselves and our planned work as professionals in the field of Human Resources and Organisation. The HR crew consisted of 4 girls with big dreams and one common goal; to select, welcome and assist to the best of our abilities our fellow ‘DANSICers’ in every step of their volunteering journey. When it comes to pointing out the positive and the negative aspects of our collective and individual experiences, it is difficult to draw a clear line and make a distinction between the two. It feels as if the negative situations were there to teach us something and benefit us in the long run. For example, the pandemic was a significant obstacle that contributed to many hardships. Almost all our weekly meetings and social events were online, making it hard for people to connect and build strong relationships. On the other hand, our crew members quickly became the people that everyone could count on, and we are happy to see that friendships were established. On an individual level, the DANSIC experience has helped us in terms of professional growth, allowed us to realise our potential and learn how to deal with uncomfortable situations successfully. Probably, none of the above would have happened if everything was easy and there were no obstacles to overcome. I am grateful for what the past year at DANSIC has taught me about myself and others, and I am beyond proud for what has been accomplished by a diverse group of young people during challenging times.
Tuuli
COMMUNICATIONS
DANSIC’s year always starts with a clean slate: a new Board, new directors, new volunteers, and a new project. The exciting thing from the start was meeting the new crew and becoming part of a group of students who are willing to spend their free time building a project which was mostly non-existent at the time of joining the group. From coming up with the theme of circularity and deciding which countries would be involved in the case competition, the process of creating the plan from the initial idea was time-consuming yet highly engaging for volunteers to create and brainstorm collaboratively. We were also fortunate that this phase could be carried out face-to-face before Denmark went into lockdown. From the Communication Department’s perspective, however, the longer the innovation phase took, the longer it took to establish what DANSIC’s social media and online presence should look like. The beginning took a lot of patience, but once the ball started rolling, it was a quick and quite difficult process of making sure the design appealed to everyone and creating engaging content for social media. Especially in terms of creating engagement, I can’t stress enough that quality should be prioritised over quantity - and the value of TikTok should not be underestimated! I think future Comms teams would very much benefit from recruiting people who are up to date with social media trends and want to invest time in making videos and quality design content. For me, this has been an interesting learning curve on multiple fronts in developing my professional and personal skills, as well as connecting with people who I would have otherwise never met.
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