On Tuesday the 10th of February 2026 the VU Career Skills Takes place. This event is open to all VU students. This is the event to prepare yourself for your further career. Various activities and workshops will be organized during this day. Take a look at the complet program below:
Workshop round 1 (11:00 – 12:15)
Workshop CV: all the right words in the right places (ENG)
Workshop How to find a job in the Netherlands? (ENG, this workshop is until 12:30)
Workshop round 2 (13.30 – 14.45)
Workshop Indruk maken met een pakkend CV! (NL)
Workshop From campus to career: Launch your career with Linkedin (ENG)
Workshop round 3 (15.15 – 16:30)
Workshop "Het schrijven van een motivatiebrief: maak het verschil" (NL)
Workshop Motivation letters that get read (ENG)
Panel session (11:00 – 12:15)
Or join the panel session the Way to Work (11:00 – 12:15) with recruiters from top organizations such as Gemeente Amsterdam, Rijksoverheid and more (this sessions is in Dutch)
Want to attend one of the workshops or the panel session? Please click on the workshop and sign up.Make sure you claim your spot by signing up before it’s ful
Other activities:
Quick scan your CV (10:30 - 16:00) by one of our Career Officers at the white desk in the Main Building (no sign up needed)
Make a Professional LinkedIn photo (11:00 - 14:00) in the Main Building across the bookshop (no sign up needed)
All the activities on this day are free.
The VU Career Day is made possible through the collaboration of the Career Services of all VU Faculties. During your studies, you can contact VU Career Services with all your questions about your future career. Faculties will help you with all kinds of questions and offer career advice, workshops and training in preparation for applying for jobs and the job market. VU Career Services also has a test portal with various assessment and personality tests. More information on what your faculty offers can be found on the VU Career Services page.
Please mark February 10th in your agenda!
