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Interviews

Student interviews


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Denitsa Encheva, Bulgaria
Student of MSc Human Resource Studies
  • 24 years old
  • Study program: MSc Human Resource Studies
  • Nationality: Bulgaria
"The first thing that draw me to Tilburg University was the logo – “Understanding society”. I found it very interesting and inspiring because I have always been interested in people, how they behave and why they behave in a certain way in a particular situation. When I started communicating with the admission officers of this and several other universities, what I found very nice was how fast I received answers to all my (often maybe not so smart) questions. It was very helpful because applying at a university may be a stressful job, with all the documents, exams, etc."
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Juliana Tandung, Indonesia
Student of MSc Human Resource Studies
  • 23 years old
  • Study program: MSc Organization Studies
  • Year of graduation: 2010
  • Nationality: Indonesian

"I chose the Master's program Human Resource Studies because I have always had a passion for this subject, and I really want to learn and know more about this field. There is a lot of reading to be done (books and papers) and group assignments for each subject, which gives a lot of insights and stimulates us to think further within this field. Out of the four subjects that I am doing, my favorite one is Management of Diversity. I find it really interesting studying how differences such as race/ethnicity, age, gender, etc can influence the way people work and how they perform."
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Professor interviews

Prof. dr. Jaap Paauwe

Prof. dr. Jaap Paauwe
Chairman of the department of Human Resource Studies

"The Master’s degree program strikes an ideal balance between the theoretical and practical aspects of HRM"

People spend a large part of their time working in exchange for things such as money, personal development, fun or contact with their colleagues. As an HR officer, your job is to direct that symbiotic relationship and in doing so, you will be confronted with principles and moral values and it is this which sometimes raises some interesting dilemmas. For example, the answer to the question: ‘What is fair in a given situation?’ is becoming increasingly dependent upon concepts such as added value, the fact that employees are required to make their own contributions to the results achieved by the company as a whole.

HR is always made-to-measure and HR professionals are required to have an intrinsic awareness of the factors that characterise a company and make it what it is. For example, compare a capital-intensive company such as Shell with a company such as IKEA. The identities of each of these companies are completely different, with the result that copying best practices alone will not achieve the desired outcome. Each practice will need to be handled in a very specific way.

Nowadays, organizations are becoming increasingly aware of the role that human factors play in corporate success. HR professionals must therefore respond to this by providing up-to-date tools based upon the latest research and it is Human Resource Studies that provides them with the training they need.


Dr. Reneé de Reuver

Dr. Reneé de Reuver
Program Director of MSc Human Resource Studies

"Upon completion of the master program HRS, successful students will have developed profound knowledge and skill in order to work as an HR professional or consultant. They will have developed a critical-analytical attitude, demonstrate competence in doing scientific research, possess writing and communications skills in research and problem-solving, and last but not least, are able to do HR with an attitude."