VUB Career Coaching
The Career Guidance Team from Study guidance is here to help you launch your career. From discovering what you're looking for to the moment you sign your contract, career guidance helps you at every step!
But how do we help you boost your career success?
- Visit our Canvas course to find all sorts of relevant information. Here you can find our expertise we share during the workshops and individual appointments in easy to understand materials, such as video's, infographics and more.
- Create your own LinkedIn profile (with our help) and visit our LinkedIn page.
- Create a JobTeaser profile and use the VUB Career Center by JobTeaser to be informed by external job events, internships, vacancies for graduates and more.
- We offer workshops throughout the academic year.
- Need individual guidance? You can contact one of our career coaches below.
For any questions, please contact careerguidance@vub.be. Our services are free for all VUB students and VUB Alumni.
Career coaches Lieselot and Linda
Job orientation interview
To know the job that suits you best, you need to know a lot about yourself. How do you function in a team? What are your passions? Which challenges are you unsure of? In this one-to-one conversation we explore your interest, passions, skillset and uncertainties. By reflecting and analyzing trough conversation we help you to get closer to you first job.
CV, cover letter & LinkedIn
If you want to stand out as an applicant, a strong CV is a must. During this one to one conversation we review your current CV, cover letter and/or LinkedIn. The goal of this meeting is to enhance your chances to be selected for a first interview by presenting yourself as a strong candidate.
Interview skills, elevator pitch and salary negotiation
Everything you need to know about planning and launching your career. The goal of this one-to-one meeting is to prepare you for the selection process by broading your interview skills, creating your elevator pitch and finally salary negotiation. Together we can translate your interest, expertise and the labour market trend to your career plan.
Workshops
Career guidance offers sessions multiple moments the whole year around. All our workshops are designed to help you building a career!
- Job orientation: which job fits me?
- The selection process: from finding vacancies up until signing your contract
- How to create a good profile: CV, LinkedIn & cover letters
- Interview tips & tricks
- and much more!
Interested? Click on the calendar below to see which workshops you can participate in.
Randstad Young Talents
Do you want to apply your fresh theoretical knowledge into a student job? You want to build some first experience in a company where your academic knowledge adds value?
Randstad Young Talents will help you find the ideal side job relevant to your studies! By doing this you strengthen your professional profile in the job market. Ready to enter the job market? Randstad Young Talents helps you matching your personal skillset and talent with the ideal starters position. Want to know more? Please send us an e-mail!
VUB Career Coordinator Early-Career Researchers
Are you a researcher (phd/postdoc) in need of individual career coaching? We can help you!
You can find all information about that here.
A strong network
Graduated from VUB? Then you are part of a unique network of 75,000 alumni, all ready to build a better future. Be inspired and learn from each other. It opens doors to your future and strengthens you in your job, in your daily life and in the world.
Registering as an alumnus offers many benefits:
- Discounts on and off campus: an annual subscription to Basic-Fit for half-price, student rates in VUB restaurants: being an alumnus pays dividends with the digital alumni card.
- Networks: if you become a member of your faculty or study-programme alumni association, you will keep up to date with developments in your field and get invited to the latest networking events.
- Career inspiration: read the career stories and tips of former students and discover the possibilities for each diploma.
- Continued education: keep an eye on continuing education courses with which to update your skills and expertise in an ever changing world.