Dive into your career
Are you completing the last steps before graduating? Finishing your bachelor’s or master’s thesis and thinking about how to spend your summer usefully? Then we have something interesting for you!
For the first time, UM Career Services offers a full-immersion one-week summer programme: ‘Dive into your career’. Especially designed to give nearly-graduates all the tools they need to confidently start their job search and land their first ‘real’ job.
This programme requires your time and dedication in the week of 10 – 14 August. You will be working in a group of peers for a maximum of 4 hours per day. This fully online programme includes workshops, group assignments, individual assignments and a career coaching session after the week is finished (optional). You will walk away with a plan of approach on how to obtain a job that fits you.
Overview workshops
For a full description of the programme, see below or download the programme booklet (pdf).
- Know and show your qualities
- Find and keep your energy sources (NEW!)
- Vacancy search (NEW!)
- Online networking & LinkedIn (NEW!)
- How to write your CV
- How to write an application letter (NEW!)
- Job interview (NEW!)
- Time management
- Job applications in the digital era
The entire programme takes place online. So no matter where you are located, you will be able to participate. And the best thing: it’s all for free!
Read the article 'Here to stay' to find out what students think of the online workshops by UM Career Services.
Registration and conditions
Registration is now closed. If you wish to register for single workshops, check out this offer.
Please be aware that we will ask for a deposit of € 35 to secure your seat. Information on when and how to pay will follow per email. The deposit will be paid back to you after you have completed the programme. If your attendance is less than 80% or you will not attend at all, the deposit will NOT be refunded.
To make sure we can give you the attention and time you deserve, there is a maximum number of participants that can register. So if you want to join, don’t hesitate and register now!
Full programme description
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Online programme
UM Career Services
careerservices@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Tuesday 11 August
Workshop Vacancy search
Are you looking to find a first job? Or do you want to do an internship or volunteer to develop professional competencies and explore the labour market? In this workshop, you find out how to approach your online search for opportunities. You learn about search techniques, from identifying interesting vacancy platforms to using the right search terms to find the opportunity of your dreams.
Online networking using LinkedIn
Networking is a trainable skill. However, it is nice to know some facts, tips and tricks before you start. In this workshop we will address the do’s and don’ts of online networking. We will focus on the functionalities that LinkedIn has to offer for online networking and we will answer some frequently asked questions on the topic.
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Wednesday 12 August
Workshops CV & Letter of Application
- How do I increase my chance of receiving an invitation for a job interview?
- What do I put in the cover letter and what should my CV look like?
- Can I use the same CV for all vacancies?
- What about side jobs, do I only mention them if they are relevant to the job?
Do you recognize these questions or do you have more questions?
In these two workshops you will learn how to:
- Distinguish the relevant steps in a recruitment and selection process.
- Evaluate your match with a vacancy and identify your unique selling points.
- Identify the needs and demands of the employer with regard to the application documents
- Produce a clearly structured and accessible CV, and write a compelling and convincing letter of application, according to guidelines and requirements.
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Thursday 13 August
Workshop Job interview
- What kind of questions can I expect during an (online) job interview?
- How do I keep my nerves under control and how do I answer every question?
- What clothes do I put on and how do I make a good first impression?
- What questions could I ask during a job interview?
Based on these questions we have built an online workshop and interview practice for you. You will find out the answers and have the opportunity to develop your newly found skills on the spot.
Workshop Time management
- How do I prevent a continuous lack of time and that feeling of anxiety?
- How do I keep an overview of what I have to do for my study?
- What can I do to better organize my work?
- How do I prevent procrastination?
- How do I keep my concentration and not let myself be distracted?
This workshop is here to help you out. We can focus on your individual time management issues and support you to be more time efficient in your quest for a job.
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Friday 14 August
Lecture Job application in the digital era
Internet, social media and other technological developments have significantly changed the field of recruitment and the entire job application process. Recent societal developments have increased the speed of these changes even more. Through this interactive lecture you will learn about new possibilities and risk of online applications. You immediately get started with various tips and tools.
Closing activity
This last afternoon activity will focus on bringing together everything that you have discovered in the programme. It will be an engaging and fun closure of an intense week!
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Second half of August
Register for a career coaching session
We invite you to register for a follow-up career coaching session in the weeks following the programme. If and when needed, UM Career Services career counsellors are here to support you to find your way to the labour market.
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