Marion Driessen-Willems followed the From Work-to-Work programme

Marion’s contract as a PhD student at Maastricht University was about to end, and she had barely given any thought to the question of what to do next. ‘Up until that point, everything had come naturally to me, but now I really had to apply for a job. At the Staff Career Centre, I followed the coaching programme From Work-to-Work; and it really helped me a lot’, Marion says.

Nearing the completion of her PhD, last year she received an email from the university full of advice. ‘Like the tip that the SCC can help you find a job. Getting in contact with them immediately seemed like a good idea, because you need to know how to apply for a job. I had never actually done that before.’

She started at the SCC with an online course on networking, together with several colleagues. ‘It takes an hour and you get a lot out of it. You learn networking skills, but also what you shouldn’t do. Then you practise in small groups. I was given the assignment to get to know a colleague professionally, and then to introduce that colleague to the others. A good exercise in a very interesting course.’