It’s possible that you don’t know what you eventually want to do after graduating, or what you will be able to do while you’re in the middle of your studies. To develop yourself personally and professionally, there are tools that can help you to get started.
Take the time to ask yourself the following questions: Who am I, what am I capable of, what do I want and how can I achieve it? Brightspace offers the Career Orientation course, which includes useful tests that will give you a better understanding of yourself. The course also offers inspirational videos, checklists for job applications and exercises.
Please note: if you study at the Faculty of Arts, you will use the Career Orientation module in your bachelor's degree programme. As a (pre-)master student, you automatically have access to the course.
If the course that you wish to take is still not available, send your question to careerservice [at] ru.nl (careerservice[at]ru[dot]nl). Once we have received your question, we will be happy to assist you.
After graduation the access to Brightspace expires. Therefore you can find the most important handouts below. Here you'll find answers to frequently asked questions such as: how to write a CV or cover letter? How do I expand my professional network?
What constitutes a good CV? How can you make your CV stand out and draw attention to your qualities? The answers to these questions can be found in the following handout:
How do you write a strong cover letter that will help you to secure a job interview? You can read all about this in the following handout:
How should you tackle a job application? How can you make sure that you answer the most difficult questions correctly? The answers to these questions can be found in the following handout:
How can you use LinkedIn to your own advantage? How can you optimise your profile? Find out more in the LinkedIn handout:
How can you meet people who will help you to move forward in your career? Find out all about this in the following handout:
How can you confidently participate in a discussion about your employment conditions? Which terms should you negotiate? The answers to these questions can be found in the following handout:
You have decided that you want to be an entrepreneur, but how should you go about it? In our handout, you can learn about what it takes to start your own business:
Would you like to know where you can find the best internships? Or do you need help with your application? The following handout contains information about how to search and prepare for an internship:
There is a procedure for helping those students who either have a functional disability or have requested assistance and who wish to apply for their first job.
With this hand-out, you will learn how to tell a story that suits you, that gives a good impression of you as a person and that stimulates further conversation or contact.
If you didn’t find what you were looking for, send an email to the address below to receive tailored advice about which steps you should take.