Career Cafe for young alumni – 12 November 2024
12 November 2024 18:00 till 22:30 | Add to my calendar
We host our next Career Cafe for young alumni (1-5 years after graduation) on campus on Tuesday 12 November 19.00 – 22.30 CET.
At this ‘speed date like’ event, young alumni can ask career related questions to TU Delft alumni and learn from their experiences. This way, we aim to help guide them in their current job and prepare for them for possible next steps on the job market!
Programme
18.00 - 19.00
Dinner with coaches (buffet style)
19.00 - 19.30
Young alumni will join (walk in)
19.30 - 21.30
Career Cafe: In each of the 3 rounds coaches will talk to a new group of young alumni
21.30 - 22.30
Informal networking
About the Career Cafe
During 3 rounds of speed dating, young alumni will have the opportunity to talk to coaches from various working fields: from start-ups to academia and from corporate to governmental organizations. This hopefully will give a good perspective on the different types of companies/institutions you could work for.
After these 3 rounds we start the informal networking part of the event where young alumni can choose who they would like to talk to.
Did you graduate between 1-5 years ago and would you like to learn from more senior alumni?
As a young TU Delft alum you have only just started your professional career. It might very well be that you could use some help to decide what the next steps in your professional life should be.
And who better to help you than our own alumni community? Senior alumni who already have some years of professional experience would love to share their experiences with you to help you find out which career path suits your strengths, qualities and interests. They know where you came from and they know what could be next, which makes them ideal sparring partners.
You will receive an overview of the coaches a few days prior to the event. We will make sure you will meet alumni with a broad range of career paths during the 3 rounds of speed dating. If there are any alumni you are especially interested in meeting, you can do so at the ‘informal networking’ part of the event.
Are you a senior alum and would you like to share your professional experiences?
We are looking for coaches (> 5 years working experience) who would like to share their professional experiences with our young alumni. The career path you have taken and the choices you have made, could all be of inspiration to the new generation of Delft engineers. At the start of their professional lives, they can learn a lot from senior alumni like you. Why did you choose to work in your specific field? Is there anything you would have done differently? And what tips would you like to pass on?
We expect from our alumni coaches to enjoy sharing their experience with young alumni and dare asking them critical questions. The event is open for both Dutch and internationals so you need to be comfortable communicating in English.
We will give further instructions and tips on how to coach via an online workshop one week prior to the event.
The time that the alumni dedicated to be with us was immensely helpful and made a huge impact on the way I will be connecting with recruiters and professionals in the future.
TU Delft Student
Warm and powerful supportive encouragement and inspiration.
Young TU Delft alumnus
To help young alumni get more out of their current job and telling them things I would have loved to hear when I was in their position.
Senior alumni coach
I did not have this support in my time and by helping out I can give something back to the new generation.
Senior alumni coach