SEMESTER GUIDE Find your way through the jungle of AAU’s job related services
get serious about your job search
the best jobs do not fall into your hands by them themselves! Participate in job related seminars and get ready to land your dream job. 24 February
Get an overview of the various possibilities of employment such as internships, graduate programmes, insight in the Danish model of unemployment funds etc. 6 May
• Solution Camp Get better at working innovately.Take part in a creative workshop around solving real problems in collaboration with companies.
E mp l oyme nt pos s ibilities Do you know your options?
Do yo u k now what you can do? competence clarification seminar
It is not easy to express your skills, however, in order to get to a job interview, companies need to know your competences. Learn how to spot your academic, personal and work related competences.
AAU Matchmaking - your shortcut to business collaboration
AAU Matchmaking Tel. 9940 8090 match@adm.aau.dk match.aau.dk
• AAU Matchers Be a part of our new student corps and get unique access to business related networks and events.
Careers Centre Tel. 9940 7447 karriere@aau.dk www.careers.aau.dk
Learn more at www.match.aau.dk or contact AAU Matchmaking at match@aau.dk or tel. 9940 7376
Learn more and sign up at www.careers.aau.dk
BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN STUDENTS AND THE BUSINESS WORLD
www.careers.aau.dk
www.match.aau.dk
SEMESTER GUIDE
Spring 2014
JOB RELATED SERVICES FOR STUDENTS — SPRING SEMESTER 2014 2 4
STUDENT JOB
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Do you want experience in the area you’re studying or would you just like exciting challenges in relevant fields? You can search for information on companies that are looking for student workers here: www.jobbank.aau.dk/en
STUDENT INTERNSHIPS
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This is an opportunity for those who have a concrete business idea or want to start their own business in the future. You get direct feedback and advice, putting you in the best position to work further on your ideas or wishes for the future. www.sea.aau.dk/inkubatorordningen
VENTURE CUP
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The international competition Venture Cup with its focus on ideas and business potential can be the start of your future business. Find out about participation, etc., at SEA – Supporting Entrepreneurship at Aalborg University. www.venturecup.dk
KICKSTART
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Come and meet your future employer at the Careers Fair the 4th of March in Gigantium! Lots of exciting companies and organizations are ready to meet you. It is a great opportunity to strengthen your network whether you are looking for a student job, internship or something else. A good advice is to participate in the event “Sharpen your pen and get ready for the Careers Fair. www.careers.aau.dk
Would you like to be part of an entrepreneurial student network that is driven by students and provides a platform for discussion and sharing of knowledge and experiences? At KickStart you get help in getting from idea to reality, and if you’ve already started your own business, there’s the opportunity for feedback and networking. www.kickstartaau.dk
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Solution Camp is all about letting groups of students, across disciplines, come up with new solutions to a company’s specific problem. A Solution Camp is conducted with coaching assistance from AAU’s Creativity Lab that through various processes helps students and businesses think innovatively and creatively about a given problem. A Solution Camp provides an opportunity for interdisciplinary development of ideas and networking with companies and other students. www.facebook.com/solutioncamp
INDIVIDUAL COURSES ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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(Workshop for Innovation and Entrepreneurship) WOFIE is an interdisciplinary workshop for master’s students at Aalborg University (Aalborg, Esbjerg & Ballerup) where you gain knowledge about innovative concepts and strategies with business potential, used in conjunction with your own academic experience. This time, WOFIE will be held April 8-11. www.wofie.aau.dk
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In Aalborg there is a variety of services where students can get involved in volunteer work and/ or participate in various free workshops that – each in their own way – can expand your network, allow you to test theory in practice, provide new knowledge and personal and social benefits, and much more. Examples of some of the many services are:
CAREER COUNSELING
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Huset: www.huset.dk/delte-elementer/links-itoppen/uk-pages
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As a student, you can get free career counseling both during and after your studies. You can also get answers to your questions about internships and student jobs and get feedback on your applications and your CV. You can also get help finding the right unemployment fund and union. Contact the Careers Centre: www.careers.aau.dk/ Career+Counselling+for+Students Book an appointment: karriere@aau.dk 2 4
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As a student at AAU you can participate in various career related seminars and hereby make sure that you are ready for the job market. We offer courses in creating a strong job application and CV, courses in job strategy and Danish work culture. We also have a seminar in how to use social media such as LinkedIn in your job search. If you start your job search during your education your chances of getting a job in Denmark or abroad immediately after your degree will be much better. www.careers.aau.dk
Ung Aalborg: www.ungaalborg.dk/index.php/inenglishand-other-languages Studenterhuset: www.studenterhuset.dk/index. php?id=index_en
INDUSTRIAL PHD Do you have a PhD in mind and would you like to collaborate with industry? Then an Industrial PhD could be something for you when you’ve finished your master’s degree. As an Industrial PhD student you’ll have one foot in the company and the other in the research world. In other words, the company gets an expert with a wage subsidy for a 3-year period who can handle the issues with the gravity that characterizes the academic world. www.en.aau.dk/Research/ The+Doctoral+Schools+%28PhD%29
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Students have the opportunity to participate in a range of courses dealing with entrepreneurship where you can choose the composition of these courses to meet your needs. www.sea.aau.dk
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VOLUNTEER WORK AND FREE WORKSHOPS
Platform4: www.platform4.dk
CAREER RELATED SEMINARS
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Be part of our new student corps and get unique access to business related networks and events. AAU Matchers is a community of master’s students and graduates who see the value in contributing time and energy to create more cooperation between the university and the business world while strengthening their business profile. www.aaumatcher.dk
SOLUTION CAMP
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As a student you have the opportunity to work with real challenges that companies face. A student job can be hard to find, however, working on a project with a company gives you network and may develop into a student job or fulltime job if you have made a great impression. Do not underestimate the value of a project collaboration! www.jobbank.aau.dk/en
AAU MATCHER
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Will you be doing an internship in your program soon? Find companies looking for interns, quickly and easily. www.jobbank.aau.dk/en
PROJECT COLLABORATION
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CAREERS FAIR
MENTORING
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You have the opportunity to apply for a mentor. A mentor can tell you about your options in the labor market, help you establish a professional network, provide insight into the business world’s requirements for competences, knowledge and personal strengths, etc. www.alumni.aau.dk/english/mentoring
AAU ALUMNI
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As a future graduate, you can create a profile on www. alumni.aau.dk. AAU Alumni is for anyone who has graduated from a program at Aalborg University. This means that anyone with a master, a bachelor or a diploma can register and take advantage of the benefits for free. www.alumni.aau.dk/english
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