Skills Library

Our skills library is full of useful information. You can search for keywords in the boxes below, and even filter what kind of medium you like while learning. Are you interested in one topic in particular? Visit our guided learnings about teamwork, presenting and writing. You can always check out the upcoming workshops to see if the skill you want to improve is available this quarter.

Blog Iris Huisman: Why skills are so important for career success

Technical skills are far more tangible than soft skills, but nonetheless soft skills are crucial for your career. You may believe that there is nothing wrong with your soft skills, and probably you are right. During your life your soft skills have been developed by your environment from birth onwards. However, have you deliberately developed one soft skill more than another? Not always!

Blog Bart van Campenhout: Reviewing the first TU/e SkillsLab Teamwork session

In this blog Bart van Campenhout writes about the TU/e SkillsLab teamwork skills session he participated in.

Blog Mylene Frankfort: Workshop Time & Stress Management

Last week I participated during 'de Wervingsdagen' in a workshop called Time & Stress Management. This is what I learned during and from the workshop.

Goodbye Blog Ashly Berghuizen: I opened my mail

Ashly has decided to move on to another student assistant job. We are very sorry to let her go, but we are happy she chose to continue her personal development in this way. We hope her goodbye blog will inspire you all to do the same and maybe to apply for a job within the TU/e SkillsLab team ;)

Guided Learning: Taking responsibility

In teamwork you have responsibilities as an individual as well as responsibilities for the whole team to ensure your project or assignment will be finished on time and successfully. If you have trouble in taking these responsibilities and have had feedback about it in the past, this topic guide can be helpful for you.

Guided Learning: Tutoring

As a tutor you can provide expertise, experience, guidance and encouragement for a group of less experienced students. This article provides you the basics on tutoring, but also tips on challenging aspects of tutoring.

Handout about SMART

People have goals, but groups and/or organizations can have goals as well. Goals can guide your behavior and can help you to make decisions.

Writing a research proposal

The purpose of a student research proposal is to show your lecturer that you have planned your research project well enough to ensure a successful outcome.