Career Guidance for PhD's and Postdocs, Ghent, spring 2021
General context
The aim of this course is to support last year PhDs and Postdoctoral researchers in:
- Defining new career opportunities.
- Gaining insight in their competences and qualities.
- Learning how to present themselves to future employers in a professional way.
The Career Guidance Course approach:
- It consists of 3 modules.
- Each module deals with a specific topic of career guidance.
- Each module consists of an individual session and a group session.
- You can choose your own menu.
- The course starts with an intake where we will discuss the content of the program and your needs.
- During the intake, you book the sessions you wish to follow during the corresponding semester.
- Final registrations will be based on motivation, availability for participation and urgency.
- The course is offered every semester.
- Places are limited: 12 participants for the individual sessions, 15 participants for the group sessions.
This training is explicitly meant for PhDs and postdocs within VIB who will finish their project in the coming two years (2021/2022).
Program
Intake interview:
12 or 13 January 2021 - individual slot of 30 minutes
Module 1: Career Exploration
Discover your career options
19 January 2021 or 2 February 2021 - individual slot of 60 minutes
Personal branding
9 February 2021 - group session from 11h00 - 14h00
Module 2: Discover your competences and qualities
Detect your qualities and downsides
2 March 2021 or 9 March 2021 - individual slot of 60 minutes
Discover your competences
16 March 2021 - group session from 11h00 - 14h00
Module 3: Effective job application
Review your CV and cover letter
20 April 2021 or 4 May 2021 - individual slot of 60 minutes
Convincing a jury
18 May 2021 - group session from 11h00 - 14h00