AHK Starterscafé | How to get your motivation across in a letter?

Tuesday 26 October 2021, 18:30 - 22:00 hrs.
AHK Culture Club
Kattenburgerstraat 5
1018 JA Amsterdam

If you want to make a living through your passion, come along to the Starterscafé! Every week, we take a deep dive into the do’s and don’ts of doing business. That means bookkeeping, setting your rates, applying for funding, taxes, building your portfolio and raising your profile. At the AHK Starterscafé we’ll show the right way – the smart way – to get off to a flying start. It’s free for currents students and recent graduates! Want to join us? 

The AHK Starterscafé is a pop-up café in AHK Culture Club, full of extra-curricular workshops. Grab a drink at the bar and get to know current and former students who – just like you- want to live from their creativity. At 7pm an inspiring teacher will start sharing all the tricks of the trade. Monday in English, Tuesday in Dutch. The agenda items below tell you what is going on the upcoming months. Register now!

What you’ll get from this session 
Your CV lists all your qualities, but it’s in your motivation letter that you get to say why you’re a good match for the organisation. How do you go about explaining that you’re that person? How do you write a letter that the reader wants to keep on reading? Learn how to do exactly that this evening.

About Sylvie Mellenberg
The instructor is Sylvie Mellenberg. Sylvie is a language and communication specialist. She helps both students and teachers find answers to questions like, how do you build a good text? When is an argument sufficiently substantiated? She has worked for the Academy of Theatre and Dance for many years.  As a result, she knows the target audience and what their issues are.

18:30-19:00     A warm welcome
Meet fellow students and grow your network.

19:00-21:30     Tips & tricks 
The teacher will tell you everything you need to know when starting up, opening the doors to a new world. We provide the pen and paper, so you can note down all the tips and tricks. 

Get to work
Roll up your sleeves, because we’re going put what you’ve learned into practice right away. Sometimes the teacher will ask you to work with a specific case study, but usually you’ll be applying it to your own situation. 

21:30-22:00     Chill and chat
The bar is open! You’re welcome to stay and connect with fellow students or put questions to your teacher. 

Who it’s for
The AHK Starterscafé is aimed at current and former AHK students. 

Price
- Free for current students and recent graduates (from 2019 onwards). 
- € 12.50 for AHK alumni who graduated before 2019. 
- € 15.00 for non-AHK participants.

Order your ticket now!

Any questions? Put them in a mail to ondernemen@ahk.nl

 

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