Social Sciences Career Event Tilburg
Gear yourself up for the next step in your career! This event provides a unique opportunity for Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (TSB) students to network with a diverse range of company representatives in their respective academic field.
Are you a TSB student and are you curious about the next step in your career?
Explore the latest trends in the labor market, sign-up for the optional workshops that will equip you for a successful career, or even meet your future employer in a more casual setting!
This year’s Career Week activities will take place on April 23, 24, and 25.
This year, the following companies will be present at the event to showcase the latest developments, vacancies, or give a masterclass: Capgemini - Get The Future You Want, Cross Your Borders, Home - Frisse Blikken, Futureproof - bouw aan je toekomst! (areyoufutureproof.nl), Home - Crossyn, Yes We Can Clinics - Als niets meer werkt, Psychologen bij psychische klachten als werkstress, burn-out etc | PSION, Home - Intergrin, Forta Opleidingen - Inspireert! - Forta Opleidingen, Verslaving | Trubendorffer | Voor hulp bij verslaving en dubbele diagnose, Talent for Care – Nieuw leiderschap in de zorg.
We are proud to organize the SCT-event in the new Marga Klompé building!
Be welcome to register here for the event. We will provide you with further details shortly!
Tuesday, April 23 | Social Sciences
10.30 – 11.45 h | CV & LinkedIn checks | MKZ 222
10.30 – 11.30 h | Docent Maatschappijleer, iets voor jou? (NL) | MKZ 224
Wist je dat onze universiteit educatieve post-masters aanbiedt waarmee je wordt opgeleid tot eerstegraads docent? Met bijvoorbeeld een master in sociologie, bestuurskunde, communicatiewetenschappen of een andere richting binnen TSB kun je in één jaar worden klaargestoomd voor docent maatschappijleer en maatschappijwetenschappen in het voortgezet of hoger onderwijs. Wil je hier graag meer over weten? Wubke Willemsen, stagecoördinator bij de lerarenopleidingen, én oud-docent maatschappijwetenschappen vertelt je er graag meer over. Schrijf je in en laat je inspireren in deze informatieve sessie!
11.45 – 12.45 h | AXS (Dutch) in MKZ 222 | Cross Your Borders in MKZ 332
Cross Your Borders organizes interactive educational projects and impressive youth trips, where young people playfully look beyond (their) borders and discover the world.
They will give a presentation about their company and be present to network with you!
AXS is a full-service IT service provider for SMEs. Their customers can purchase everything related to IT. They look forward to network with you during the coffee and lunch break!
13.00 – 14.00h | Networking lunch break: fuel for great conversations | Foyer Marga Klompé building
Discover your perfect fit: enjoy a chat with company representatives and find out which companies/types of roles suit you (make sure to bring your CV). Enjoy lunch in the Foyer.
14.00 – 15.30h | Networking session with Capgemini Invent in MKZ 332 | Register on time (FULL is FULL!)
Capgemini is a global, socially responsible and multicultural market leader with 300,000 people in nearly 50 countries. As a strategic partner, Capgemini supports organizations in their transformation by harnessing the power of technology. In doing so, the Group is guided by its raison d'être: unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future.
They look forward to networking with you!
15.30 – 17.00h | 'Salary Negotiations' workshop | MKZ 222
How can you negotiate successfully? Which aspects are important and what pitfalls are to be avoided? Learn proven strategies to confidently navigate compensation discussions, ensuring you receive fair and competitive offers. During this 1,5-hour workshop the following topics will be discussed:
- Outcomes of negotiations
- Aspects and phases of negotiating
- Types of negotiators
- Successful strategies
- Responding to tricks
- Salary negotiations
- How to prepare?
16.30 – 19.00h | Career Café event | Olympia Sports Bar (Sports Center, outdoor sports fields)
Prepare yourself for your career by attending the Career Café: Build your Professional Network. On Tuesday evening, April 23, as part of the Tilburg University Career Week, the networking event Career Café is coming up!|
Career café is the perfect opportunity for students and recent graduates to get in touch with experienced alumni who preceded them on the job market. Get inspired during the keynote, listen to the interactive onstage panel discussion with Q&A, and ask our alumni mentors all your questions during networking drinks.
Register here: Registration form Career Week 2024 | Tilburg University
Wednesday, April 24 | Social Sciences & Psychology
10.30 – 11.45 h | CV & LinkedIn checks in MKZ 223 | Have your professional photo taken at the CV-photobooth | Foyer Marga Klompé building
Sign-up for a one-on-one CV or LinkedIn check with your Career Services Officer, Anke Hoebers, here.
'Be dressed to impress & stop by for a CV picture!'
On April 25th you can stop by during the SCT at the Magnet.me CV-photobooth! Here, you have the chance to upgrade your CV, LinkedIn profile, or your Magnet.me profile with a new professional picture.
Make sure that you don't miss out on this opportunity and stop by the CV-photobooth! See you there!”
14.00 – 15.30h | FrisseBlikken | MKZ 225
Frisse Blikken helps large organizations with issues for which it is logical that you use the fresh perspective of the new generation. Their entrepreneurial talents provide clout in projects and they ensure results with their innovative solutions. They are going to give you a little insight into their Entrepreneurial mindset with the help of their training 'Connecting the Dots'. During this pressure cooker, you are going to generate as many ideas as quickly as possible, by brainstorming uninhibitedly about your mission, inspiration and available resources. Who knows, maybe your entrepreneurial dream is closer than you think.
15.30 – 17.00h | 'Successful internship and job-hunting strategies (for international students)' workshop | MKZ 222
During this 1,5-hour interactive session we give practical tips and tricks to increase your odds of finding a job or internship in the Netherlands.
We'll first look at your qualities and interests (what am I good at and what suits me?) and then get down to the practical work of finding internships or jobs. After following this session, students will have sufficient knowledge and baggage to continue their own search.
15.30 – 17.00h | 'Boost your Healthcare Career: the Traineeship!' offered by High Select (Dutch) | MKZ 223
𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩!
High Select provides a unique opportunity to Develop yourself, be able to deliver Quality, and to show genuine Passion in the healthcare sector. All through an award-winning Development Program. During their two-year Traineeship you will gain work experience at several organizations in the Healthcare & Welfare sector. In addition to the experience you will gain here, you will follow the High Select development program.
They would love to tell you more during their workshop and company presentation!
Good to know: The workshop will be given in Dutch.
17.00 – 18.30h | Networking Career Fair | Foyer Marga Klompé building
Come have a drink, connect with companies and enjoy the vibe.
Thursday, April 25 | Psychology
10.00 – 10.30h | We’re not coffee-drinking, but coffee-networking | Foyer Marga Klompé building
Have a chat with the company representatives and make meaningful connections over a cup of coffee.
PS: Make sure, to bring your CV with you.
10.30 – 11.30h | Intergrin | MKZ 225
Intergrin is the strategic and financial holding company of healthcare formulas (e.g. Het Rughuis & PHI) characterized by the targeted treatment of specific conditions. In order to deploy resources as effectively as possible and relieve the formulas of unnecessary administrative burdens, support services such as marketing, HRM, ICT, finances, sales, risk management and recruitment have been transferred to Intergrin.
They look forward to networking with you during the networking career fair!
11.45 – 12.45h | Trubendorffer (Dutch) in MKZ 222 |Yes We Can Clinics in MKZ 223 | Let's Go Africa in MKZ 335
Trubendorffer is a specialist in outpatient addiction treatment. At Trubendorffer, teams work daily to help people with addiction problems on the road to long-term recovery through their personalized and outpatient treatment. Keep in mind that their workshop will be in Dutch.
They look forward to networking with you during the networking career fair!
Yes We Can Clinics is one of the most successful clinics for adolescents and young adults with mental, addiction and behavioral problems. During the Career Week, Yes We Can will offer a presentation giving an extensive insight into the world of Yes We Can Clinics. They will be happy to tell you more about the clinic, the fellows (how they call them) and their unique treatment method.
Let's Go Africa aims to improve the well-being of people in disadvantaged communities in Africa through local partner organizations, by providing them with suitable interns and volunteers who contribute to development work.
13.00 – 14.00h | Networking lunch break: fuel for great conversations | Foyer Marga Klompé building
Discover your perfect fit: enjoy a chat with company representatives and find out which companies/types of roles suit you (make sure to bring your CV). Enjoy lunch in the Foyer.
14.00 – 15.30h | Trubendorffer (Dutch) | MKZ 222
Trubendorffer is a specialist in outpatient addiction treatment. At Trubendorffer, teams work daily to help people with addiction problems on the road to long-term recovery through their personalized and outpatient treatment. Keep in mind that their workshop will be in Dutch.
They look forward to networking with you during the networking career fair!
15.30 – 17.00h | PSION (Dutch) in MKZ 335 | Intergrin in MKZ 225 | Forta Opleidingen in MKZ 223
PSION stands for Psychological Interventions and Support Netherlands. They help organizations and their employees prevent and deal with psychological complaints. Not by sticking labels, but by focusing on the human being with all his possibilities and (temporary) limitations. Keep in mind that the workshop they organize will be in Dutch.
They look forward to networking with you during the networking career fair!
Intergrin is the strategic and financial holding company of healthcare formulas (e.g. Het Rughuis & PHI) characterized by the targeted treatment of specific conditions. In order to deploy resources as effectively as possible and relieve the formulas of unnecessary administrative burdens, support services such as marketing, HRM, ICT, finances, sales, risk management and recruitment have been transferred to Intergrin.
They look forward to networking with you during the networking career fair!
Forta Opleidingen provides high-quality training courses for professionals in the mental health sector. Forta means 'strengthen', and that is what we do every day. Strengthening mental health professionals by offering high-quality training courses, so that these mental health professionals can improve the position and lives of people with mental and psychiatric problems. Their programs are the springboard for psychologists who strive for in-depth knowledge and practical skills.
On 25 April, you will get a taste of one of their courses during the workshop From another complaint to resilience. Here you will get a brief introduction to Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). You will experience and learn for yourself what ACT can mean for clients. You can join them for a drink after the workshop!
17.00 – 18.30h | Closing Networking Drinks | Foyer Marga Klompé building
We close the SCT event with networking drinks. Connect with the companies and enjoy the vibe.
This event is part of the Tilburg University Career Week