The student will be able to:

• reflect on her/his professional abilities
• reflect on her/his preferences for employment
• compose her/his CV
• write a letter to apply for a professional position
• present her-/himself to a selection board

This course prepares for the transition from being a student to mathematician, physicist or astronomer on the job.
It comprises four half-day sessions in which the student is trained to reflect on her/his own abilities, preferences for employment and on matching these. Under the guidance of the trainer a CV and a letter of application will be composed and commented on in a group process. Presentation as a job candidate to a selection board will be practised with students both in the role of the applicant and member of the selection board.

The instructor of the course will be a professional trainer from the RU Student Affairs Office.