Career Services of the School of Religion and Theology provides and guides students and recent alumni in their career path by helping students identify their strengths and interests, explore potential career options, and develop a personal plan for their future careers and goals. In this way, the School of Religion and Theology would like to adequately prepare you for the future labour market. Of course, we do this first by offering quality education. But we would also like to prepare you for the unique and diverse job market where you can work as a theologian and religious studies scholar.
Therefore, we provide guidance, job and internship search assistance, network opportunities, and
offer workshops and career-related events talored to the religious workfield. The workshops are given by various alumni of the School of Religion and Theology. Examples of workshops are:
- Job application training
- Reflection on personal talents and motives
- PhD: How do you do that?
- Reli- entrepeneurship bootcamp
- Networking and learning to pitch yourself
In these ways, we try to ensure that you, as a recently graduated professional, can make a conscious, appropriate, and fulfilling career choice.
Would you like to work independently? This can be done, for example, by doing career tests. These can be found via the following link: https://vu.nl/nl/student/career-services/loopbaantesten
Would you like to discuss the results of the tests? Please contact SRT (School of Religion and Theology) Career Services.
You can also contact SRT Career Services if you would like assistance in writing your resume and cover letter. Career Services can provide you with feedback and help you present yourself effectively to potential employers. As well as job interview preparations with tips and practice sessions to help you feel confident and prepared.
For questions or to make an appointment with Career Services, you can email careerservice.frt@vu.nl We will help you.
Spiritual Care students
After completing a Master's degree in Spiritual Care, you can start working in the professional field as a starter. You have gained theoretical knowledge in the lecture halls and during your internship you learned to put the profession into practice.
If you have graduated, it is recommended to register with the Association of Spiritual Caretakers (VGVZ). More information about this can be requested from Hans Alma h.a.alma@vu.nl or via the website of VGVZ https://vgvz.nl/
Internships
Find suitable internship information for students via work placement.