Profile Diana de Jong

I think it is safe to say that becoming self-employed has turned out to be the best career move of my life! I enjoy the variation and freedom every single day! One day, I’m in the car at 7am on my way to a training course and the next day starts as educational developer on my own couch, so to speak, with laptop, cellphone and coffee.

Being self-employed also allows you to shape your career more to your liking. To give an example: I work in both business and higher education. The depth and expectations of well-educated professionals on the one hand and the enthusiasm and eagerness of students on the other constitute a perfect mix. The reward is often very direct: hard work means satisfied clients and new fun jobs for Pointer editing & training. If during your work you regularly think: ‘Imagine getting paid for this…’ you truly can consider yourself lucky!

Facts & figures

Opleidingen en cursussen

2018	MSc Onderwijswetenschappen, Open Universiteit
2009	Interactieve werkvormen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
2005	Train-de-trainer, vob te Amsterdam: gebruik van werkvormen
2003	Training Omgaan met culturele verschillen op de werkvloer
1996	Train-de-trainer, ISBW
1993	diploma PR- en communicatie voor het boekenvak
1993	diploma NGPR-A
1986	diploma Lerarenopleiding D’Witte Leli te Amsterdam, 2e graads Nederlands en Engels

Werkgevers

2000 – heden	zelfstandig ondernemer, Pointer redactie & training
1993 – 1999	cursusinstituut vob boek en media academie Amsterdam
1993	Lijnkamp Literary Agents Amsterdam
1989 – 1992	Editions Rodopi Amsterdam (onderdeel van Brill Leiden)
1985 – 1989	boekhandel Allert de Lange Amsterdam