IMPACTFUL CAREER STRATEGIES
LEARN TO MAXIMISE THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF YOUR CAREER
FIND OUT YOUR NEXT STEPS TOWARDS MAKING AN IMPACT
You have 80,000 hours in your career.
Let's use them to help solve the world’s most pressing problems.
The programme
Impactful Career Strategies is a programme created by the Positive Impact Society Erasmus to help students find a fulfilling career that creates social impact. In this 7-week programme, students will team up in small groups of approximately 5 students with similar interests. Using the 80.000 hours method, a tutor will guide the group through creating their very own career plan. At the end of the programme, you will have taken the first steps in your career plan and have new connections to help you on your way!
The programme is based on an impact-focused career planning method developed in collaboration with researchers at Oxford University. Students from all different faculties at EUR have worked together with a group of social psychologists to tailor the method to be extra fun and engaging for the students of Rotterdam.
ARE YOU READY TO KICKSTART YOUR FUTURE?
WHAT PRE-TESTERS HAD TO SAY
Wessel:
“It’s like a goldmine”
“It gave me so many useful resources for exploring different career paths and figuring out if I’d be a good fit in it. I learned about possible career paths which I had never considered or even heard about. You just don’t learn this stuff in your regular studies.”
Hansi
“Thought provoking”
“There were many surprising moments. It is such a nice feeling when you think that something works one way, but then you find out you can see things in a whole new way”
Leila:
“It’s like a guide to walk the talk”
“When talking about social issues, you can have a lot of discussions. It is easy to get stuck in that. With this approach, you keep a lot of room for reflection and nuance, but it doesn't stop there: it helps you to focus and narrow down your options, and it encourages you to take action and to get out there in the real world. “
Follow a science-based programme designed to plan for a career with impact and high job satisfaction.
Have ready-to-use first steps of your career plan at your disposal, created in only 24 hours over a period of 7 weeks.
Learn and grow with a community of ambitious people.
Build valuable connections.
VALUE IN A NUTSHELL.
WE’LL GIVE YOU THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO FIND YOUR IMPACTFUL DREAM JOB.
THIS PROGRAMME IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF…
You want to create a positive change through your career.
You think that there are many important problems in the world, but you don’t quite know what to focus on.
You are ambitious. Not only about success in your career, but also when it comes to positive change.
You like a hands-on approach. You are not looking for vague advice. You want to learn something concrete and put it into action.
You are open-minded and excited to learn from your peers.
WEEK BY WEEK
What makes a career satisfying and impactful?
What does it mean to make an impact? What makes work fun? The answer to this question will start your journey in finding your dream job which helps others.
How do you identify great opportunities for impact?
Sometimes it can seem as if the world is on fire. Find out how to distinguish between the large number of problems in the world. Get the tools to identify where you can have the biggest impact.
What are the world’s most pressing problems?
Having learned the tools to identify problems where you can have the biggest impact, you will now start identifying these problems with your fellow students.
How can you contribute to solving one of the world’s most pressing problems?
Knowing which problems are the most pressing to work on, it is time to figure out where you fit in that picture. Which problems do you want to work on and what role will you play?
What are your first concrete steps?
Now that you have some ideas about where you want to have an impact, you can finally start thinking about the first steps. How will you transform your vision into an actionable plan? How do you resolve any uncertainties you still have left?
How could your plan be even better?
You will present your career plan to your fellow students and the programme organisers. What are you still unsure about? What connections do you need? Get advice and maybe even some new opportunities!
Time to take action.
You graduate from this programme by taking a step on the “test ladder”. This is a series of real-world steps you can take to find out if the career path you are envisioning is right for you. Examples of steps on the test ladder are interviewing someone in your dream job or masters programme, setting up a work sample at an organization, or applying to an internship.
Commitment.
You have 80.000 hours in your career. In theory, this means that if you could make it 1 percent more impactful or enjoyable, this would be worth spending 800 hours on…. Lucky for you, this programme is designed to increase the impact and enjoyment in your career by far more than that; in just 25 hours of time commitment.
The programme takes 7 weeks, from May 3rd to the 20th of June onwards. In your application, you can indicate which evenings you would be available. The weekly online sessions take 1,5 hours each and you can expect around 2 hours of preparation per week.
We expect participants to come to the sessions prepared and engaged. To graduate from the programme students have to take a real word step (such as an interview with someone in a possible career path or setting up a worksample/day-in-the-life experience in a study programme or career path you are considering ). At most, students are allowed to miss one of the sessions.
Throughout the programme there will be socials, network opportunities, and inspiring talks from working proffesionals. Participants are highly encouraged to join these to get the most out of the programme.