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YOU ARE A

Entrepreneur

During your college years, you are already busy with what is coming next. After all, studying is fun, but it only lasts a few years, and then real life begins. You are already thinking carefully about how you can have an impact on society in your own entrepreneurial way and how you can get started with that right now. By taking the right subjects and courses, working and doing internships, you will build your skills, network, and resume. You are practical and down-to-earth. This will serve you well later, but also brings all its advantages during your studies.

Strength

You are businesslike and practical. You think ahead. This helps you perform well inside and outside of your studies. You think outside the box and see how you can use your specific skills to build what society needs.

Pitfall

You are not immediately excited by those vague, theoretical, philosophical writing assignments. Remember, these kinds of assignments help expand your outlook so that soon you can think like Richard Branson or Ali Niknam. 

Professional perspective

Self-employment or entrepreneurial occupations. Did you already have a business plan for your own start-up?

Tips from VU Amsterdam
  • At the Demonstrator Lab, students who are thinking about starting their own business are welcome.
  • Several faculties have Career Centres where you can orientate and prepare for your career after your studies. The Faculty of Social Sciences has the Social Sciences Career Platform (log in with your VUnetID and password).
  • Do you have so many balls in the air at once that your
    studies are in danger of getting stuck?     Make an appointment with the academic advisor at a time.

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