Lecture ‘How to prepare your (international) career' hosted by diplomat Jean-Pierre Kempeneers
- Date
- Thursday 10 April 2025
- Time
- Address
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Kamerlingh Onnes Building
Steenschuur 25
2311 ES Leiden - Room
- A1.44
Are you a master's student, PhD candidate, junior or mid-career professional and are you interested in working at an international organisation? Join this event on Thursday 10 April 2025: 17.15 - 19.00!
This event is hosted by Jean-Pierre Kempeneers, Chief Corporate Affairs and senior vice-president at Nexperia and member of the advisory board and alumnus of Leiden University.
Topics that will be highlighted:
- How to find a position as a junior?
- What are the organisations and how to find them?
- What type of positions do they offer?
- How to network if you do not yet know anyone at an organization?
- Are there things in the CV or motivation letter a student has to focus on to have better chances at these kinds of organizations?
- What to do to stand out?
Of course there will be ample time to ask all your questions!
Please register before Thursday 3 April 12.00.
Jean-Pierre Kempeneers - Chief Corporate Affairs
Jean-Pierre is Nexperia's Chief of Corporate Affairs that includes Public Affairs, Communications and Digital Marketing. He previously worked at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs starting in 1995, with an intermezzo of 2,5 years as Head of the Royal Philips EU office in Brussels, from 2014 to 2016. Jean-Pierre was Ambassador for international positions for 6 years and was posted to the Dutch Embassies in Vienna, Tel Aviv, the Dutch permanent representation to the United Nations in NYC, Warsaw and Port of Spain. He holds a Master of Law from Leiden Univer