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Training
“Finding a job in EU Affairs in Brussels”
3rd December 2011
The aim of this one day training was to give to the 20 participants knowledge, not based on theories, but on practical advice from people who have experience working in non-institutional Brussels.
Overview of the agenda
10:00 - 13:00 Explaining the “market” by Dr. Dan LUCA (DL International): a detailed presentation on the EU job market in Brussels. The speaker, who has worked over 15 years in Brussels, explained each sector and all the stakeholders involved. This gives a complete overview of the relevant sector, such as corporations, associations, NGOs, regions, think-tanks, and consultancies.
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 - 17:00 How to get the job you want by Anneli PROHASKA (JAPAGO – Recruitment & HR Consulting): the presentation was given by a HR manager who has worked for different companies/NGOs/associations in Brussels. Tips and tricks on how to improve the CV, motivation letter and presentation during an interview where the main points of the lecture.
 
Profile of the participants
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Nr |
Nationality |
Age |
Experience |
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1 |
Ukrainian |
35 |
Consultancy EU Affairs |
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2 |
Belgian |
43 |
EU Projects / Technical Assistance |
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3 |
German |
58 |
Conference Org. |
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4 |
Italian |
26 |
Office management |
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5 |
German |
47 |
EU Federation |
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6 |
Italian |
46 |
Secretary / Academic |
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7 |
Belgian |
59 |
Administrative Assistant |
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8 |
Italian |
31 |
MBA |
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9 |
Azerbaijani |
35 |
Journalist in NL |
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10 |
Austrian & Dutch |
40 |
PhD / International projects |
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11 |
Italian |
27 |
Network NGO |
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12 |
Polish |
31 |
MEP Assistant |
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13 |
Italian & Colombian |
32 |
UN / International Projects |
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14 |
Belgian |
35 |
Consulting engineering |
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15 |
Italian |
41 |
Trade Analyst |
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16 |
Romanian |
33 |
Political adviser |
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17 |
Bulgarian |
26 |
EU Affairs expert |
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18 |
Belgian |
45 |
7 years in Japan |
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19 |
Romanian |
24 |
Junior EU affairs expert |
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20 |
Romanian |
25 |
BusinessSchool |
Evaluation from the participants
In order to evaluate our training day, we asked the participants to express their opinion. Below you can find an overview of the results:
1. Relevance of the topic
2. Relevance of the contributors
3. Quality of the presentations
4. I would probably attend another meeting on a relevant topic
Venue of the training
FIRST EUROFLAT HOTEL**** (http://www.firsteuroflathotel.be/)
Boulevard Charlemagne nr. 50 / 1000 Brussels
(Metro station Schuman)
© 2011 - DL International BVBA
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