Science

As a student of the Science faculty, you are welcome to join workshops offered by Science Career Services, such as:

• CV & Cover Letter
• LinkedIn
• Job Interview
• Prepare Yourself for the Bio Science Park Excursion
• Prepare Yourself for the Bètabanenmarkt
• Career College: Working in Research
• Career College: Working in Education
• Career College: Working as a Data Scientist
• Career College: Working as a Consultant

You also have access to workshops provided by the central Career Services, and the Career Services of other faculties.

Click here for the Workshops & Events calendar.

• For written feedback on your CV, cover letter, or LinkedIn profile, send an email and attached (Word) document, or the link to your LinkedIn profile, to career@science.leidenuniv.nl. Please include “CV/cover letter/LinkedIn review” in the subject.
• Note that this written feedback will be based on the information you have provided in your CV or letter.
• If you would like to find out which other experiences and skills you could potentially include to your documents, please schedule a meeting with a Career Advisor.

If you have questions about your career (including your studies), doubts about your choice of study, or would like to discuss your CV, cover letter, or job interview, make an individual appointment with a Career Service study and career advisor. This can be done online or on location. You can book your appointment (30 minutes) with one of the Career Advisors via the online calendar. The calendar shows available timeslots in the coming 4 weeks. You can choose between an appointment on campus, or a conversation online/by telephone. If you do not have a preference, consider having look at both appointment types to see more available time slots.

In the meeting with the Career advisor you can discuss matters such as:

Study choice             

• If you are unsure about your choice of study
• making a choice regarding a Master degree programme

Career orientation

• Your personal profile (what do you know about yourself, what are your skills, what do you want?);
• Planning your (study) career (including part-time jobs, internships, extracurricular activities)
• How to discover which positions and employers suit you
• How to search for networking contacts
• You can discuss how/where to find information about positions and organizations
• You can discuss career tests

Job application skills

• You can receive tips and feedback on your CV or cover letter, and LinkedIn profile support in preparing for and practicing a job interview.

How to make an appointment

• You can select a category, appointment type, and representative via the online calendar.  You will then see all available appointment options. Choose a date and time slot that suits you, enter your details, and reserve a 30-minute time slot.

  Important:

• You will always receive an appointment confirmation by email, stating the name of the person you are meeting, the location of your appointment or a Teams link if it is an online appointment!
• Please check your spam folder for this appointment confirmation.
• Add the appointment to your calendar and ensure you are ready or present on time.
• Are you ultimately unable to attend? Then cancel your appointment via a link in the confirmation email through the online appointment system.