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Career Day 'Consultancy'

Thursday 24 April 2025, 9 am - 5 pm

Meet-up

Discover your skills and meet potential employers!

Career Area: CV check, career advice and photographer

From 11.15 to 14.00: Have your CV checked and ask your career questions.
From 12.00 to 14.00: Have a professional profile picture taken by the photographer (for free). Useful for your CV and LinkedIn.

There is no need to sign up for the Career Area. Just walk by! You will find us in the Elinor Ostrom Building between the stairs and the bridge on the first floor.

Would you like to see what participating (and other) organisations have to offer? Via the you can find more information and interesting events and vacancies.

Morning programme: skill-workshops

Discover your skills during one of the workshops by employers!

9.00-10.15 hrs: Workshop 'Effective problem solving' (Young Consultant)

Are you interested in consultancy, strategy or problem solving? And would you like to learn how to analyse complex issues in a structured way and present your findings convincingly? Then this workshop is for you!
This workshop is in Dutch.

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9.00 - 10.15 hrs: Workshop 'Pitching' (BDO)

Learn short and powerful persuasion! Devise strong arguments to ‘sell’ or buy a business. An interactive workshop to strengthen your pitching skills!
This workshop is in English.

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10.30-11.45 hrs: Workshop 'Persuasion and negotiation' (Elevation Group)

Learn how to effectively manage conversations, persuade people and successfully conclude negotiations.
This workshop is in Dutch.

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10.30 - 11.45 uur: Workshop 'Understanding what clients really need' (KPI Solutions)

This workshop is designed for students who want to learn to ask the right questions and thus better respond to the actual needs of their customers and/or stakeholders.
This workshop is in English.
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Afternoon programme: Business Cases

In the afternoon, you can work with actual cases from different consulting organisations. Will you find the best solution to one of the issues?

13.30-14.45 hrs: Business Case 'Sustainability in the Dutch Healthcare Sector' (Gupta Strategists)

Are you curious to know how you, as a consultant, can contribute to a sustainable healthcare system in the Netherlands? Come to Gupta's business case, get to know them and ask all your questions!
This Business Case is in Dutch.

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13.30-14.45 hrs: Business Case 'Advice for a beer factory' (Infor)

Step into the role of a Production Planner at a beer factory! Your task? Optimize production schedules across two bottling lines, balancing costs, demand, and efficiency.
This Business Case is in English.

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15.15-17.00 hrs: Business Case 'The customer-oriented consultant' (AevesBenefit)

Are you interested in the work of a consultant in the world of procurement? During this case, we will give you an insight into what we do as procurement consultants at AevesBenefit. What challenges do we face? What is really important and what is not? How do you help a customer in the best way?
This Business Case is in Dutch.

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Just graduated? Up to six months after graduation, you are also still welcome to attend Career Day!

When: Thursday 24 April 2025, 9 am - 5 pm
Location: Elinor Ostrom building
Organisation: Career Service
Registration deadline: Thursday 24 April 2025

Contact information

Questions? Send them to careerservice [at] ru.nl (careerservice[at]ru[dot]nl).

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Career Day 'Consultancy'

Career Area: CV check, career advice and photographer

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Afternoon programme: Business Cases

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