During this evening, you take a look into possible futures after your studies. Alumni share insights from their daily work and the projects they are involved in, giving you a realistic sense of different professional paths and working lives. These perspectives help you move beyond abstract ideas and imagine what your own future could look like.

From there, the focus shifts to you. In an informal and open setting, you will actively work on how you present yourself, explore how you come across in conversations and learn how to approach networking with more confidence. Alongside practical workshops and coaching moments, a live poet will offer a creative reflection on first impressions, showing how quickly and powerfully a personal story can take shape.

If you are curious about what is possible after your studies and want tools you can use right away, this evening offers insight, practice and inspiration!

Programme

16:30: Arrival

16.45: Welcome and introduction

16.50:Talk by Frans Dekker - policy advisor FNV alumni History & European Studies

17.05: Talk by Zara Kars - programmer and policy advisor at NWO and alumni public history

17.20: Talk by Charley Spaan - freelance impact producer, programme maker and organizer - alumni European Studies.

17.30: Free choice programme at VOX POP in café setting

• Career and personality tests, live poet with personalised odes.
• Ongoing workshop: How do you make an authentic first impression in ten minutes?
• Ongoing speed coaching sessions to explore career orientation

Career Carousel

This event is part of the Career Carousel: a series of programmes organised by the Faculty of Humanities. Throughout the year, students can discover the career opportunities their studies provide through various activities. From inspiring excursions and workshops to the closing Career Festival, each activity helps you give direction to your future and shows you how to put your academic background into practice.