Career guidance

Komanda Career Centre seeks to help you to identify and employ your strengths, and to discover personal employment opportunities.

The development of general competencies is one of the University priorities; therefore, students are given opportunities to develop them throughout their studies.

Below you can find information concerning career guidance services at the University. In case you cannot find answers to your questions – contact the Career Centre.

All career services at Vilnius University are free of charge to the University students.

, (00370 5) 236 6253, Saulėtekio ave. 9, III bldg. (Career Centre)

Career counseling

Career Centre is always ready to help – providing career counseling online or in person. University career counselors are professionals in their fields; therefore, you can sign up for a counseling session via or by calling (00370 5) 236 6253.

General working hours (it is possible to agree upon a meeting at another time that suits you):

I–V 8 AM–5 PM (Saulėtekio ave. 9, III bldg, Career Centre)

III 8 AM–5 PM (Universiteto str. 3, Faculty of History, 112 room)

II* 9 AM–3 PM (Muitinės str. 12, Kaunas, Kaunas Faculty, IV bldg., I floor, room X)

*every last Tuesday of the month

A single consultation usually lasts up to 1 hour. No advance preparation is required.

Career counselors:

Ieva3

Ieva:

efficient learning,
stress management,
search of job/ internship,
preparation of CVs and motivation letters,
change/ termination of studies.

Aida3

Aida:

preparation of CVs and motivation letters,
preparation for job interview,
search of job/ internship,
career planning.

Tadas3

Tadas:

search of job/ internship,
preparation of CVs and motivation letters;
career planning,
change/ termination of studies.

Zygimantas3

Žygimantas:

self-acquaintance,
career planning,
graduates career tracking.

You might also be interested to consult with mentors precisely from your field of studies – employers' representatives, University professors and senior students. If you are, take a glance at VU Mentorship programme.

In case you have academic questions – find out more about Academic counseling.

Training and events – job and internship search, self-acquaintance, personal efficiency

Career counselors organise training and events on different topics, during which you can explore in depth what interests you and develop practical skills.

TRAINING AND EVENTS CALENDAR

Registration starts 1–2 weeks before training on Vilnius University International Facebook page. Training and events might be added to the calendar or updated during the semester.

FEBRUARY

18th 16:00–18:00 How to study efficiently? Saulėtekis

MARCH

31st 16:00–18:00 Calm down and stress Microsoft Teams

APRIL

2nd 15:00–16:30 Calm down and stress Microsoft Teams

9th 14:00–15:30 Calm down and stress Microsoft Teams

MAY

12th 13:00–15:00 How to prepare a good CV? Saulėtekis

JUNE

30th 13:30–15:30 How to prepare a good CV? Kaunas

For individual learning

You do not have an opportunity to take part in training? Or maybe you lack motivation? Or perhaps the training format is not the best learning method to you, and you better learn individually? Take a glance at the advice of VU career councellors concerning different topics:

Job and internship search

CV and motivation letter:

what a CV and motivation letter should be like to grab employers' attention;
precise ideas to improve your CV and motivation letter;
ways to communicate with employers in order to get their interest.

Self-presentation to employers:

how to prepare for a job interview;
what is an efficient self-presentation;
how to avoid most common mistakes and to perform best during a job interview.

Job/ internship search (How to find a job):

what to start from in order to find a suitable job or internship;
job/ internship search strategies;
information resources for job/ internship search.

How to accept criticism (How to stand up if you fail):

how to accept critical feedback expressed by your professors, friends, employer;
how not to lose self-confidence after a failure in studies or personal life;
role of mistakes in the study process.

Self-acquaintance

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Career planning:

how having a career vision can boost your successful career;
long-term career aims and first steps;
how to decide upon future studies, internship and jobs.

Self-acquaintance:

why it is important to know your strengths, values and priorities when searching for a job;
self-acquaintance techniques and ability to identify own interests, values, strengths and competences;
interpretation of tests' results with a professional.

Personal efficiency

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Stress-management:

how to control your reaction in a stressful situation and decide rationally;
short-term and long-term stress management approaches: corrections of thinking, relaxation methods.

Efficient learning:

how to take notes during seminars efficiently;
how to prepare for tests so that you remember as much as possible;
how to study consistently, maintain productivity and prevent a "burn-out";
how to overcome the delay.

Public speaking:

main public speaking techniques;
presentation visual tools;
advice, how to decrease stress influence to your presentation.

Mock interviews and feedback about your CV

Imagine a real job interview in a safe environment as it is just a simulation – a mock interview. Practice your competences and during a mock interview get:

feedback on your behaviour during the interview;
advice concerning what could be improved.

Feedback about your CV and motivation letter:

be confident concerning the quality of your CV and motivation letter;
get advice for its improvement in person or via e-mail.

Send your CV and motivation letter for feedback and sign up for a mock interview via e-mail .

If you already know the precise job proposal you are striving for mention it in the e-mail – the advice and feedback will be more precise.

karjera.lt – job and internship proposals

karjera.lt is a national student career management information system.

Even though the whole system is in Lithuanian, the job and internship proposals are published in the original language – and quite often it is English. Therefore, we advice you to check career opportunities here; for more assistance, feel free to contact Career Centre.

For more information about the system: