UM Career Services

Would you like to work more on your professional development this year? We made a 2025 Career Bingo card to challenge yourself! Working on your professional development encompasses many different areas, from updating your CV, to reaching out to someone who is currently pursuing your dream job. But also do not forget to take good care of yourself and check in with yourself to keep your boundaries. Let us know which tasks are on your career bingo card this year 🎓 We are looking forward to all the events we'll host this year to guide you in your professional journey

Would you like to explore the volunteering options in Maastricht? Then the Get Involved Market is the right place to go! As part of the Wellbeing Week, there will be a market in the Student Services Centre where many organisations that are looking for volunteers will be present. Swipe to have a look at some of the organisations that will be there. You can ask all your questions and have a chat with current volunteers and staff members. See you there! 🌎❤️ And there will also be some vlaai for you to enjoy ;)

📅 November 20
⏰13:00 - 16:00
📍Student Services Centre, Bonnefantenstraat 2
No need to sign up!

Next Tuesday, 17 September, we are starting again with the Walk-in hours: Career & Wellbeing. During this free walk-in moment twice a week (Tuesday & Thursday between 13:00 - 15:00) you can ask a trained student anything about your career or your wellbeing and they will give you advice. This can be for example, a CV or LinkedIn check, but it can also be a question about where you can meet people or what kind of volunteering opportunities we offer.

The walk in hours: Career & Wellbeing are in the Inner City Library on the ground floor. When you go through the gates, the office on the left of the front office.

📲More info: https://developmentportal.maastrichtuniversity.nl/p/resource/44473046320348365

It's international day of charity today! Volunteering is a great way to help others, while also investing in your (future) self. In UM's Personal & Professional Development Portal you can find many volunteering opportunities here in Maastricht: developmentportal.maastrichtuniversity.nl/p/volunteer So make sure to explore your volunteering opportunities as a student 🏡🐄🍎

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤'𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐎𝐌 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 ‘𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞’ 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐭 🤩👏

Joyce inspired all you students with words about the importance of starting your personal and professional development journey right at the beginning of your studies, so that we can provide you with maximum support. After that, Romy gave the workshop 'Unlock your full potential: How to get the most out of your college life'. A workshop designed to help students grow both personally and professionally during their time at Maastricht University.

The words the student uses in the article is exactly what we always say: ‘You can never start too early’. Working on your personal and professional development is something that should run parallel to your studies. It includes thinking about balance, thinking about what matters to you and what you want to contribute to society, about where you can find the right support from the right people.✨

As UM Career Services from the department Personal & Professional Development we provide free trainings and career advice for UM students, so you can always ask for help when you feel you are stuck or when you want to work on yourselves. After all, building your future is a lifelong journey and there are multiple times in life that you have to reinvent yourselves. We want to help you in finding your unique talent and empower you in your next step! 💪

📲 For more information about our free Personal & Professional Development offer: https://developmentportal.maastrichtuniversity.nl/ #/home
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Article ‘𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠!’ in (in Dutch): www.limburger.nl/cnt/dmf20240821_95255304

Time to meet another student working for the Personal and Professional Development Team: Effrosyni! 🎓💼 Effrosyni is from Greece, and is studying Psychology here in Maastricht. Her own dream job would be to work in a psychotherapeutic setting. Effrosyni's motivation to work for Career Services comes from her own professional journey, she has been through many career changes herself and is now happy to help other students in following their path! Her favourite moment so far? ''I really enjoyed the CV checks at the Mosa conference!'' is her answer. So the next time you reach out to the Career Services Team for some advice, Effrosyni will be right there to help you 💡💻

In need of some movie recommendations? 🎞️ We know that during the summer there are always those rainy days, long bus rides or flights for which you would love to watch a good movie. We selected some of our favourite career related movies for you! Let us know which film you find inspiring for your (future) career🍿📽️

Student life can be expensive! That's why many students in the Netherlands have a student job aside from their studies. There are plenty of options for fun student jobs, but one of them could be working for the university itself. Check out InterUM's website to see what open positions there are, and who know, maybe you will find your next student job there 💻💸💼

Time to meet another student working for the Personal and Professional Development Team: Yutaro! 🎓💼 Yutaro joined our team in June this year. He is originally from Tokyo, but is now enjoying life here in Maastricht, studying Digital Society at FASoS. In the future, Yutaro would love to work in the entertainment industry. His favourite moments working for CS so far have been the ones when he could help students develop their career using his experience: ''Since I have some experiences in corporate development and corporate communications, it is always a nice moment to make a good use of them and provide effective services with students.'' So next time you join a Career Services event, Yutaro might be the one helping you!

Here's how to get the most out of doing the Employability Scan! 💻🎓 Filling in the Employability Scan is only the start of a larger process that can help you in your professional development. Your participation in the academic research helps us to improve students' learning process as well. You can find all the Employability Scan here: developmentportal.maastrichtuniversity.nl/p/scan.

Let us know if you have any questions about the steps of the Employability Scan process!

Do you need some book inspiration for this summer? 📚💡The Career Services Team got you covered! We composed a list of some book recommendations that can either teach you something or that can inspire you in your professional development. Have fun reading!