Career counseling
Career counseling
The aim of the individual career counselling sessions is to support VIB employees with urgent career questions.
The Career Counselling sessions take 90 minutes and will give you the opportunity to help you with:
- Extra support for preparing an application
- Practising a job interview
- Motivational questions
- Discussing a career opportunity
- Work life balance
- Dealing with stress
- Preparing for a performance review with your group leader
- Etcetera.
Everybody working at VIB with urgent career questions
- A booking can be cancelled until 24 hours before the actual career counselling takes place. Otherwise it will be considered as actual career counselling hours.
- The career counselling will take place at VIB offices in Ghent or via Teams or zoom, dependent on your own preference and on the number of participants. Participants will be informed consequently.
- The career counselling sessions are also organised in Leuven, Brussels and Antwerp.
Interested to know where the VIB alumni end up after their time at VIB? You can find several alumni testimonials on our VIB alumni webpages.
Trainers
Lucia Smit
Dr. Lucia Smit is founder of Braingain, organizational sociologist and certified professional co-active coach (CPCC). Lucia started her career as a management consultant of companies and governments. She then studied the careers of scientists as a member of an OECD working group. Since 2007 Lucia guides professionals in translating their ambitions to the needs of their work environment and the labor market. Increasing self-knowledge is the starting point.
Practical info
Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II
Technologiepark 75
9052 Zwijnaarde
Belgium
Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II
From Ghent Sint-Pieters station, you can take a bus to Technologiepark. Please check Routeplanner De Lijn for schedules.
Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II
Looking for a custom cycling route? Try the online cycling route planner to easily and quickly identify the fastest, safest and/or most scenic route to any destination in Ghent.
Cycling route planner
Shared bicycles:
Several providers are active in the area.
Take a look at their platforms:
- Indigo Weel Pro app
- Bluebike
- DOTT
- BOLT eBikes
- Donkey Republic
There are also some public bicycle pumps at the park.
Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II
There is only one entrance to Technologiepark. At the entrance, please take a ticket - Parking is only allowed in regular parking spots (for instance in front of the building) and in the parking tower. Parking alongside the roads or in other places where there is no regular parking is prohibited.
Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II
Room L0