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CV Check Block 2 (ENG)

Recruiters and other professionals from the companies below will check your cv and provide useful insights and feedback.

A schedule will be made in advance, with a specific time span per person with a recruiter. The schedule with your personal time will be emailed to you before the event.

Time span
2 hours

CV Check Block 1 (ENG)

 Have your CV ready and get a professional recruiter to check it.

A schedule will be made in advance, with a specific time span per person with a recruiter. The schedule with your personal time will be emailed to you before the event.

To make this possible, we share your email address with the external parties with whom you will be speaking. If you object to this, please do not register and make use of the regular consultation hours.

Time span
1 hour

A plank a day!

Description

The clock hits 3 and you could use a short break. Join fellow students and colleagues and boost your energy with a short 4 x 30 second plank routine! Simple, easy and on your own terms. Guaranteed you’ll feel better afterwards. It is no longer needed to register for this activity, you can join by using this Zoom link. 

For whom?

Everyone

Time span
15 minutes

A plank a day!

Description

The clock hits 3 and you could use a short break. Join fellow students and colleagues and boost your energy with a short 4 x 30 second plank routine! Simple, easy and on your own terms. Guaranteed you’ll feel better afterwards.It is no longer needed to register for this session, you can join by using the Zoom link

For whom?

Everyone

Time span
15 minutes

PhD: dread or delight? Wellbeing during your PhD

Description

We all know that doing a PhD is difficult at times but often we don’t feel comfortable to talk about the problems that we face. In this workshop, we would like to invite you to do just that. In addition to group and plenary discussions, participants will learn about potential ways to deal with difficulty in a functional way. We will focus on self-compassion as a tool that has been proven to boost PhD students’ well-being. We will also share some of the research on PhD students’ well-being that has been conducted at the University of Amsterdam over the past two years.

Time span
1 hour 30 minutes

Vinyasa yoga

Description

An active form of yoga using the breath to support a series of movements. A great way to take a midday break, clear your mind, work on your strength and get energized. Open to all levels of experience.

For whom?

Everyone

Teacher

Yoga teacher from the University Sports Centre (USC) 

Time span
1 hour

Dealing with difficult thought

Description

In this stress relief meeting we will trace destructive and dysfunctional thoughts using cognitive therapy techniques. Dysfunctional thoughts are often the root of negative feelings like a fear of failure and (study)stress. Together we will practice to find more helpful and constructive thoughts. Knowledge of the cognitive model will also be applicable in any challenging situation you have to face.

For whom?

Students, PhD's 

Time span
1 hour