JOB

Job Jansen: ‘I currently work as a mechatronics technician, but the path I took to get here wasn’t a straight line. After graduating from Nuenens College, I first went to SintLucas to study camera technology. That seemed really interesting to me at the time, but it turned out not to be the right fit for me after all. A friend then suggested: "Wouldn't being a technician be something for you?" That appealed to me. After working for a few years, I decided to go back to school to further develop myself.

What would I tell others? There is absolutely nothing wrong with taking a detour. Sometimes you learn more from what you don’t want than from what you do want. At Nuenens College, I learned that you really have to put in the effort to achieve something. At first, I wasn't really focused on that, but later I discovered how important perseverance is. Do your best, and you can achieve more than you think.’