Personal branding to ace your job interview

Are you ready to take control of your future career? This two-day workshop by Robin Lefèbvre (Grow2Excel) equips you with the essential skills to build a powerful personal brand and stand out from the crowd.

Tailored for researchers, the program delves into:

• unveiling your unique value proposition by identifying your strengths, values, and passions;
• developing an genuine narrative that articulates your core purpose;
• crafting a compelling personal brand that showcases what you stand for and how you make a difference;
• learning the art of self-presentation to effectively communicate your value to potential employers during a job interview;
• navigating the nuances of salary negotiation and secure a compensation package that reflects your expertise and future contributions;
• gaining insider insights on talent acquisition strategies and impress in the interview process.

Stop waiting to be chosen. Start shaping your career success story today!

Learning outcomes

After having attended this workshop, you will ...

• have increased your self-awareness, by building the ‘brand called you’, from your strengths, values and passions;
• have learned why, when, and how to sell the brand You;
• understand what recruiters want, in the different types of organisations (academic, small and large industry, government and NGO);
• understand how to prepare and practice each part of the job application process: job searching, job interviewing, salary negotiation.

Competences

An important part of preparing for any further professional step is becoming (more) aware of the competences you have developed and/or want to develop. In the current workshop, the following competences from the UHasselt competency overview are actively dealt with:

• interpersonal competences:
  • stakeholder awareness
  • oral communication
  • persuasion
  • presentation skills
• intellectual competences:
  • critical judgment
  • creativity

For whom?

• PhD students & postdocs
• 16 places available

When and where?

• June 13 - 09:00-17:00
• June 26 - 09:00-17:00
• Participation on both days is required
• Location: campus Diepenbeek, A7

Preparation?

The participants will receive a short preparatory assignment before the start of the workshop.

Registration?

• Registration is possible here from March 11 until May 20.
• As places are limited, registering does not automatically imply that you will be able to participate. You will be notified by email after the registration deadline has passed.
• Please cancel your registration at least one week in advance in case you cannot make it (cf. cancellation & no-show policy).

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