career

Discovering your talents

Do you feel you are a talented and successful person? Could you name your five greatest talents, if asked? Most people find this quite difficult. Find out whether talent is a prerequisite for success, and read about six ways to discover your talents.

Suzanne van de Groep • 25-10-2018

Are you afraid of being found out?

Imagine a random person coming up to you, saying he “knows”. Knows you’re not actually that intelligent; that you’re not good at your job; that you’ve been faking it all along. And it’s only a matter of time until you’ll be exposed for everyone to see.

Laura van der Aar • 20-03-2018

A Serious Game for Psychologists

How to pimp up innovation and replication in psychological science?

Fenna Poletiek • 18-09-2015

On sabbatical

“Enjoying your vacation?”, my friends and relations ask me, knowing I’m ‘on sabbatical’. At home the word sabbatical triggers a knowing grin; I’m working as much as ever. But my stress levels are lower, and I come back from work happy each day.

Naomi Ellemers • 03-08-2015

Equal Opportunities

At every step along their academic career development, more women than men fall by the wayside. The situation is not much different in other countries or in the business sector. Why?

Naomi Ellemers • 13-04-2015

Women in high places

Having more women in top positions does not as a matter of fact improve career opportunities for other women. On the contrary, successful women who display 'modern sexism' to cope with a masculine work environment can undermine the ambitions of other women

Naomi Ellemers • 07-03-2013