Workshop interests
Would you like to explore how to leverage your interests during your (post)doctoral journey and while planning your future career? The Talent Center invites you to a half-day workshop where we will work with an innovative career tool. This tool helps you map your interests and explore which tasks and activities align best with them.
Why is this tool useful for you?
This tool provides you with a clear overview of your interests. Interests are not static: they can change and develop through interaction with your work environment. That's why it's useful to map them and review them at different time points to gain better insight into what works for you. Whether you're at the beginning of your PhD or in the middle of your postdoctoral research, it's valuable to reflect on how your current work shapes your interests and what future opportunities may arise from this.
Why think about your interests?
By understanding your interests, you can better align your work with what energizes and satisfies you. Work that aligns with your interests leads to greater job satisfaction, productivity, and well-being. Whether you're seeking new challenges, wanting to improve your current role, or considering adjusting your career direction, understanding your interests helps you make thoughtful and deliberate decisions.
What can you expect?
When you register for the workshop, you will gain access to the tool and be able to use it before the session. During the workshop we will discuss the theoretical background of the tool and reflect on your personal results. Additionally, we will discuss how you can apply these insights to your daily work and in planning your next career steps.
Practical information
The workshop for PhD candidates will take place on Friday, November 22nd, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM, the one for postdocs on Tuesday, December 10th, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Register via talentcenter@uantwerp.be. Make sure to mention the workshop (date) that you are subscribing for. Once you are successfully registered, you will get a confirmation. Two weeks before the workshop you will receive a code for the career tool. Places are limited; a 'first come, first served' principle will be applied. Completing the interest tool before the workshop is mandatory. Your personalized report will be the foundation for the session.
Workshop 360° feedback
Are you eager to gain insight into your strengths and areas for growth? Do you want to understand how others perceive your professional skills and how to leverage this feedback to shape your career? The 360° feedback tool provides a unique opportunity to gather valuable input from colleagues, supervisors, and other professional contacts, offering a well-rounded view of your competences.
The Talent Center invites you to a workshop tailored to your career stage. During the session, we will guide you through your personal feedback results and demonstrate how to use this tool as a springboard for professional development. The 360° feedback tool evaluates a wide range of skills, such as communication, problem-solving, leadership, adaptability, and strategic thinking. This makes it particularly valuable for doctoral candidates and postdocs navigating career decisions.
Why a 360° Feedback tool?
Feedback has the potential to drive your professional development by providing you with valuable information about your performance, behavior, and skills, allowing you to detect areas for improvement and take steps to tackle them. At the same time, feedback can be a motivational tool through the identification of your strengths and accomplishments, providing a sense of direction and purpose.
By asking for feedback from people who may all have different perspectives on your professional performance -and whose judgement you trust-, you are tapping into a source of knowledge that might have seemed inaccessible before, enhancing your self-awareness. Asking for feedback is an important step toward taking control of your own career.
What can you expect?
When you register for the workshop, you will gain access to the tool and be able to use it before the session. During the workshop we will discuss the theoretical background of the tool and reflect on your personal results. Additionally, we will discuss how you can apply these insights to your daily work and in planning your next career steps.
Practical details
The workshop for PhD candidates will take place on Friday, January 28, 2025, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. The workshop for postdocs will take place on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM.
To register, send an email to talentcenter@uantwerpen.be. Don’t forget to mention the workshop date you wish to attend. Upon successful registration, you will receive a confirmation. Two weeks before the workshop, you will receive a code to access the feedback tool. Places are limited, so a 'first come, first served' principle applies. Completing the 360° feedback tool before the workshop is mandatory. Your personalized report will be the foundation for the session.