Online Career Cafe for young alumni

14 October, 19.30-22.00 hrs CEST

We are hosting the next online Career Café for young alumni on Thursday 14 October 2021.

At this event young alumni (up to 5 years after graduation) can learn from the experiences of more senior alumni. Graduates who are yet to take their first step on the job market and those who might already be looking for their second job/position could greatly benefit from the tips and tricks from our more experienced alumni. This way the alumni network can help shape the future of our recent graduates.

About the online Career Café

During 3 rounds of speed dating, young alumni will have the opportunity to talk to senior alumni from various working fields: from start-ups to academia and from corporate to governmental organizations. This hopefully will give you 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.

About the online Career Café

During 3 rounds of speed dating, young alumni will have the opportunity to talk to senior alumni from various working fields: from start-ups to academia and from corporate to governmental organizations. This hopefully will give you 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.

Are you a young alumn and would you like to learn from more senior alumni?

As a young TU Delft alumn you are at the beginning of your professional career. It might very well be that you could use some help to decide what the first or the next step in your professional life will 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.

Register here as a young alumn

Are you a senior alumn and would you like to share your professional experiences?

We are looking for alumni coaches (> 10 years working experience) who would like to share their professional experiences with our recent graduates. 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 international alumni so you need to be comfortable communicating in English.

On Tuesday 5 October we host an online preparation session for coaches with further instructions and tips on how to coach the young alumni.

Register here as a senior alumni coach

I got a lot of advice, and learnt a lot about how I can better what I am doing at the moment. It exceeded my expectations.

Participating young alumnus

Warm and powerful supportive encouragement and inspiration.

Participating young 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.

Participating 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.

Participating senior alumni coach