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Remco Timmermans
Remco Timmermans

The document summarizes key points about careers in the space industry. It notes that what diplomas you have matters less than having them, jobs may not exist when you were in school, and knowledge loses 30% of its value each year. It encourages pursuing what makes you happy, doing work outside your comfort zone, and highlights that space needs people from all backgrounds. The document provides career tips for joining the space industry, such as building a network, getting mentorship, considering niche specializations, and volunteering to gain experience.

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Careers in Space Webinar 27 May 2020 Presentation by Remco Timmermans
What business universities told students about career planning in the Planning horizon
What a career really looks like…Planning horizon
My career observations ? It matters less WHAT diplomas you have, as long as you have them ? Your job probably did not yet EXIST when you were in school ? Knowledge from your education LOSES 30% of its use every year ? It’s NEVER too late to change a career that doesn’t make you happy ? The magic happens outside your comfort zone – just DO IT ? FUN is the most underrated career objective ? Your career should be about what makes you HAPPY ? If you do what you love, you WON’T WORK a single day in your life
Careers in Space ? I came for the rockets, I stayed for the PEOPLE ? Space is all about PASSION (less about money) ? Space is one of the most INTERNATIONAL and interdisciplinary industries in the world ? Space is NOT (just) rocket science ? Space will need THOUSANDS of new people in the next decade ? Space needs people from ALL backgrounds and countries ?There is a place in space for EVERYONE
Career tips for joining the space industry ? Build a space network early: Join SEDS, SGAC (Space Generation Advisory Council), Women in Aerospace, etc. ? Get in touch with space workers: Lots of nice people who want to talk to you. Find your mentor! ? Number of countries active in space is growing: No space companies in your country? Help build them! ? Some niche specialisations in space: Space Law, Space/STEM comms, Space Data Science, Space Medicine, Space Art ? Attend space events near you (webinars!): See spaceagenda.com for everything going on ? Transitioning from another industry? Go back to school and combine your experience with new space knowledge! ISU did it for me: www.isunet.edu ? Hackathons are a great entry point for non-space professionals: See Copernicus Hackathons, NASA Space Apps Challenge, Act In Space, COVID Challenges ? Have your own idea for a new business in space? There is a LOT of support at space incubators (e.g. ESA BIC) and competitions (e.g. Copernicus/Galileo Masters) ? Volunteer in Space and STEM organisations – Make your CV a SPACE CV: World Space Week, BIS, SpaceUp, STEM Ambassadors, SEDS, SGAC, Solar System Ambassadors, Model rocketry clubs, astronomy clubs
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Careers in Space

  • 1. Careers in Space Webinar 27 May 2020 Presentation by Remco Timmermans
  • 2. What business universities told students about career planning in the Planning horizon
  • 3. What a career really looks like…Planning horizon
  • 4. My career observations ? It matters less WHAT diplomas you have, as long as you have them ? Your job probably did not yet EXIST when you were in school ? Knowledge from your education LOSES 30% of its use every year ? It’s NEVER too late to change a career that doesn’t make you happy ? The magic happens outside your comfort zone – just DO IT ? FUN is the most underrated career objective ? Your career should be about what makes you HAPPY ? If you do what you love, you WON’T WORK a single day in your life
  • 5. Careers in Space ? I came for the rockets, I stayed for the PEOPLE ? Space is all about PASSION (less about money) ? Space is one of the most INTERNATIONAL and interdisciplinary industries in the world ? Space is NOT (just) rocket science ? Space will need THOUSANDS of new people in the next decade ? Space needs people from ALL backgrounds and countries ?There is a place in space for EVERYONE
  • 6. Career tips for joining the space industry ? Build a space network early: Join SEDS, SGAC (Space Generation Advisory Council), Women in Aerospace, etc. ? Get in touch with space workers: Lots of nice people who want to talk to you. Find your mentor! ? Number of countries active in space is growing: No space companies in your country? Help build them! ? Some niche specialisations in space: Space Law, Space/STEM comms, Space Data Science, Space Medicine, Space Art ? Attend space events near you (webinars!): See spaceagenda.com for everything going on ? Transitioning from another industry? Go back to school and combine your experience with new space knowledge! ISU did it for me: www.isunet.edu ? Hackathons are a great entry point for non-space professionals: See Copernicus Hackathons, NASA Space Apps Challenge, Act In Space, COVID Challenges ? Have your own idea for a new business in space? There is a LOT of support at space incubators (e.g. ESA BIC) and competitions (e.g. Copernicus/Galileo Masters) ? Volunteer in Space and STEM organisations – Make your CV a SPACE CV: World Space Week, BIS, SpaceUp, STEM Ambassadors, SEDS, SGAC, Solar System Ambassadors, Model rocketry clubs, astronomy clubs
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