Online Career Modules

UM Career Services

Online Modules

Tutorials by UM Career Services to improve your skills

Self Understanding 1

Self Understanding 1

Use basic career inventories to determine your career-related profile and relate that to selecting course options and career pathways which might be aligned with your profile.
Self Understanding 2

Self Understanding 2

Develop a basic personal profile of career interests, career beliefs and career values.
Self Understanding 3

Self Understanding 3

Gain an understanding of your values, career influences, interaction styles, personal attributes and life goals.
Career Decision Making

Career Decision Making

Learning about models of career decision-making and strategies to make the best decisions.
Seeking Work Placement Opportunities

Seeking Work Placement Opportunities

Identify both known and unknown sources of possible work placement websites. Plus, you will explore your current and future industry contacts.
Branding Myself

Branding Myself

Learn strategies to confidently market yourself to future employers.
Seeking Job Opportunities

Seeking Job Opportunities

Identify sources of potential job positions relevant to your career goals.
CV and Cover Letter

CV and Cover Letter

Prepare competitive cover letters and CVs that market your skills and experiences.
Interviews and Assessment

Interviews and Assessment

Prepare and rehearse interview skills and strategies to use when seeking a job.
Thriving in the Workplace

Thriving in the Workplace

Develop strategies to deal with the issues that may arise as you make the transition to a work placement.
Effective Workplace Communication

Effective Workplace Communication

Learn, understand and recognise different communication strategies.
Business Culture and Work Ethics

Business Culture and Work Ethics

Understand and recognise the main elements of the organisational culture that you need to be aware of when you are part of a working environment.

Need more help with your Career Development?

Um Career Services offers you multiple services (https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/support/your-career aimed at improving your career skills and answering your questions. Our offer includes:

Quick Career Advice (e.g. CV check)

15-minute-session, as often as you need
https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/support/career-and-studies/career-advice/quick-career-advice

Career Counseling

45-minute-session, with a max of 3 appointments
https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/support/career-and-studies/career-advice/career-advice

Job Interview Simulation

video-taped and evaluated
https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/support/career-and-studies/developing-competencies/simulation-job-interview

Workshops & Lectures

https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/support/your-career/developing-competencies/lectures-workshops-and-training-courses

UM Vacancy Board

https://www.umvacancyboard.nl/

Overview Career Links

https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/support/career-and-studies/finding-work/online-career-library

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Content Owner:

SSC UM Career Services For any feedback or questions, contact us at careerservices@maastrichtuniversity.nl

Infrastructure (Development and Hosting):

Maastricht University Library

Origin:

These modules were originally developed by Queensland University, Australie. In the EY project ICARD, these modules have been adapted to the European market. In turn, these modules have been improved, updated and localized specifically for the UM as part of the student employability project.

Copyright:

Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

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