Leiden University Career Zone
Career advice
The Career Service FGGA offers support if you have questions about your career, your master choice, the job market and job applications. Are you looking for career advice? Visit the Career Service FGGA!
CV Check:
Do you want to have your CV reviewed by a career advisor? Make use of our email service. Procedure: first, review the CV checklist to optimise your CV. You can find the checklist in the Career Workbook.
If you have made your own changes and are satisfied, send an email with your CV attached (Pdf, NOT word or image) to careerservice@fgga.leidenuniv.nl, mentioning ‘cv-check’. PLEASE NOTE! Clearly indicate the position(s) you are applying for (type of position + job title + link to vacancy). This is the only way we can assist you effectively.
One to one appointment
You can schedule an online appointment (MS Teams or phone call). Make an appointment with the careers counsellor about:
- discussing your study (re)choice
- discussing your (academic) career (e.g. part-time jobs, internships, extra-curricular activities)
- career testing
- looking into what positions and types of employer would suit you best
- building up your network
- get in contact with alumni through the Alumni Mentor network
- examining your qualities, interests and what drives you (your personal profile)
- learning about where and how you can collect information about positions and organisations
- checking your CV and cover letter
- tips about your LinkedIn profile
- preparing and practising for job interviews
- career consultation
- career coaching
- cv choaching
- career planning and your personal profile
Job interview practice
Having a job interview is not an everyday occurrence, and practicing individually can be very useful preparation. Experienced career coaches with extensive experience in conducting job interviews offer you this opportunity and provide you with the necessary tips and tricks.
Sign up now! Please select Job Interview Practice.
Career consultation
Are you stuck in your career orientation? Have you attended workshops, taken tests in the CareerZone, but still need individual guidance? A career consultation will help you move forward.
Sign up now! Please select Career Consultation.
Career coaching
Who am I? What can I do? What do I want? For those who seek real answers to these questions, we offer career coaching. Three intensive sessions where we look together at you as a person and the solution you can be for an employer.
Sign up now! Please check the flow chart to see who you can book your appointment with.
CV coaching
Are you at the very end of your studies, or have you recently graduated (<1 year)? Have you applied many times (>20 times) and haven't been invited for an interview yet? Together, we will create a CV that will get you invited!
Sign up now! Please select CV Coaching. This service is only available to students and alumni who meet the above description. All others can use the CV Check service.
