DUO - network

💼 Meeting space

Come whenever you want, with or without your mentor / mentee, between 9am and 5.30pm!

🚗 A special room is reserved to practise the theoretical driving licence - Registration at the reception desk.

📩 Two monthly newsletters (mentors | mentees) with:

Useful information
Tools of the month
Links to register for DUO workshops and events.

! Check your spam if you do not receive the newsletter at the beginning of each month.

📌 Network interviews

Use the mentors Facebook group or ask your coordinator to meet other mentors and mentees and benefit from their expertise.

📱Social media

Two private Facebook groups (mentors | mentees) for:

Share tips, job offers, internships or training
Request advice and information from the DUO community and create a link!

To join groups, create your account and scan the QR code blue (mentees) or green (mentors). Click on ‘Join'. An administrator will approve your membership quickly.

DUO is also present on: Facebook - LinkedIn - Instagram - Youtube - Twitter - TikTok

Useful links for the mentorship

🔗 Your support in practice

The visual of the SWOT analysis (FR/NL), the starting point of the skills assessment
The Action Plan and the job applications journal
CV & LM 2.0 platform: an online tool to browse together to write effective CV and cover letter.
LinkedIn plateform (FR/NL): videos and tutorials to make the best use of this professional network in your job search and network development
The main players in socio-professional integration in Brussels (FR/NL)

Useful links on the DUO site
A goldmine of information on the different stages of looking for a job

IMTB site (FR/NL)
Want to learn more about a profession or a sector of activity? This site was designed by Actiris for you!

💻 Trends Top
Catalog of 50,000 largest employers in Belgium, all sectors combined.

Login: accueil@duoforajob.be
Password: duotrends

DUO Guides

📒 HOUSING
Advice + directory with the main Brussels structures active in terms of housing by municipality.

📗 CHILDCARE FACILITIES
Advice + directory with the main Brussels structures likely to offer childcare.

📕 ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Advice + directory with the main Brussels structures likely to support an entrepreneur.

Workshops and trainings for the mentees

CV proofreading & Cover letter

These are the two essential tools for looking for a job. Clear and effective documents are a must to show yourself to your best advantage to a future employer. What could be better than the advice of an HR volunteer to optimize them?

How? Send in PDF format je CV + cover letter + job offer to cv.bxl@duoforajob.be
Response time: +/- 10 days

A collective workshop to prepare job interviews

This interactive and digital workshop takes place in small groups and aims to cover the key questions of a job interview. It’s the perfect moment to share experiences with one another and questions you might have before signing up for a mock interview and making it even more relevant.

Duration: 2 hours
In group - max 8 mentees
Registration: via the newsletter

To complement this workshop, read our Guide to remote communication during your job search

Job Interview Simulation

Simulation filmed with an HR volunteer to train and raise awareness of one’s strengths and areas for development. The mentor attends as an observer and then participates in the debriefing. Do not hesitate to have your CV & LM proofread before the simulation.

Duration: 1h30
Registration: via this platform
(don't forget to send in PDF format your CV + LM + chosen job offer to workshop.bru@duoforajob.be)

Get ready for the mock interview with your mentor's help

Speechtherapy - focus on articulation and prononciation

10 sessions (1h each) - registration via the coordinator on demand of the mentee

Workshops and trainings for mentors

Intervisions (mandatory)

A meeting between mentors in which experiences, difficulties and good practices are exchanged, under the guidance of an external moderator who is also a mentor.

Duration: 2h45 - Several sessions per month - digital and face-to-face
Frequency: 2x in a duo (after 2 and 4 months)
Registration after e-mail invitation

IT support

Various tutorials are at your disposal to facilitate your remote support: Zoom (FR/NL), Google Doc (FR/NL), Screen sharing (FR/NL), Meet (FR), Google Drive (FR)

Mentors IT workshop to use the Google environment and digital tools with ease

Duration: 2 hours in DUO's office
Registration: via the newsletter

CV & Cover letter

Face- to-face workshop to update your knowledge of these tools which are essential in the search for a job. An HR specialist outlines the best practices for writing / structuring the mentee's CV and cover letter.

Duration: 3h45
1x / every 2 months
Registration: via newsletter

LinkedIn Workshop (beginners)

Workshop to learn how to create a complete profile and to use the most important features.

Hosted by the Cité des Métiers.

Duration: 1h30 (remotely) - 3h30 (at the Cité des Métiers, visit included)
1x / every 2 months
Registration: via newsletter

In addition to this workshop, explore the LinkedIn platform (FR / NL) to become an expert in this essential professional network

Continuing education

Workshops offered in collaboration with our external partners, on different themes around the accompaniment of mentees.

Duration: 2h - DUO's office
1x /month
Registration: via newsletter

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