Career Carousel: A Day in Your Future

The Career Carousel is a series of activities for Humanities students who want to explore their next steps. A Day in Your Future is the second event in this series and focuses on two questions many students recognise: what does a job actually look like in practice, and how do you present yourself when you are new to the job market?

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

• Quick poetry by DichterBij: DichterBij writes personal poems that fit in your pocket. Start a conversation and receive a unique, one-of-a-kind poem. DichterBij has previously appeared at festivals such as Landjuweel and Oerol.
• Career speedcoaching: Do you want to start with your career and labour market orientation? Discuss your questions, doubts and plans with a career advisor.
• How do I make an authentic and compelling first impression? What type of person do people see when they meet you for the first time? Which qualities are already written across your face and which would you still have to bring out? And perhaps most importantly: what can that first impression do for you? From their academic backgrounds in Media, Arts and Design and Linguistics/Communication, coaches Lau and Arlette from Ben Thomas help you to observe body language, tone of voice and word choice to come to a complete presentation style that feels right and suits you.

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.