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Ans De Vos

Function Chairholder SD Worx Next Generation Work: Creating Sustainable Careers

Email ans.devos@ams.ac.be

Phone +32 3 265 47 41

Prof. Dr. Ans De Vos is Full Professor at Antwerp Management School, where she holds the SD Worx Chair Next Generation Work: Creating Sustainable Careers and serves as Academic Director of the Next Generation Work competence centre. She is also Professor at the University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics, RISE research group.

Her research focuses on sustainable careers, career transitions, employability, talent management, and the future of work. She collaborates closely with organizations and policymakers to translate academic insights into practical solutions for today's evolving labour market.
Ans has published extensively in leading international journals, authored several books on career management, and is a well-known keynote speaker on these topics.

She started her career in 1996 at Vlerick Business School and obtained her PhD in Applied Economic Sciences from Ghent University in 2002. She holds a Master in Psychology (KULeuven) and in HRM (University of Antwerp).

Topics:
-    Sustainable careers
-    Career management
-    Future of work and employability
-    Career mobility
-    Talent management

References:
-    SD Worx
-    Argenta
-    Johnson & Johnson
-    Aquafin

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Building ‘person–career fit’ throughout the career

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What happens to careers when algorithms take the driver’s seat?

Careers are no longer defined by fixed job ladders but by diverse experiences, often guided by algorithms. While AI can boost efficiency and open new opportunities, it also risks limiting autonomy. HR leaders must rethink career frameworks to include all workers and unlock the hidden potential of career data.

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Work shouldn’t just pay, it must remain worthwhile

The Belgian government reached a compromise on the much-discussed summer agreement. It introduces several major reforms to our labour market. But where is the vision of the people behind the figures?

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What does the coalition agreement mean for the labor market? Our experts share their vision

What does the new coalition agreement mean for your career? Our experts from Next Generation Work share their first insights on longer careers, training, and the impact on the labor market.

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Trends Impact: Is the traditional resume outdated? On inclusive recruitment and talent-oriented hiring with Accent and De Stuyverij

Diverse organizations experience higher creativity and innovation, but companies often struggle with inclusive recruitment, perpetuating biases and employment barriers.

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Sustainable HRM: four strong trends and insights

The job responsibilities of HR managers today look completely different than they did a decade ago. Companies expect you to provide business insights, think proactively about strategy and keep your finger on the pulse of the latest trends. How do you keep up with all that? (This webinar is in Dutch.)

Lou Van Beirendonck

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A plea for the relay in leadership and careers

Jacinda Ardern's decision to quit as Prime Minister of New Zealand already triggered a wide range of reactions, ranging from "Can women really have it all?" and "The strengths and pitfalls of empathy" to "In the current system, we're losing all the good guys...". A wide range of opinions, but the common denominator remains a narrow and outdated view of leadership and careers. We argue for a more collective and sustainable perspective, or a relay race rather than a sprint.

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3 trends for a sustainable HR policy

As an HR manager, it is increasingly expected that you know the 'business' and help realize the strategy. While innovations and trends follow each other in rapid succession, it is a matter of implementing a sustainable HR policy, based on flexibility, dialogue and win-win solutions. (This webinar is in Dutch.)

Lou Van Beirendonck

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HR in 2030: Encourage curiosity

In 2030, what will our jobs look like? Which competencies will be "hot"? How will employees and employers engage with each other? What do we see a leader doing? How do team members connect? And what about 'employee experience'? How do people build their careers sustainably in 2030? Are we evolving toward more flex workers? We were asked these and other questions by our knowledge partner Janssen Pharmaceutica as part of a strategic talent exercise 2030. Based on our current insights and storylines, we set to work on a future forecast. The result is five concrete innovation slopes, based on 5 central themes within our Competence Center 'Next Generation Work'. "It is through the work we do every day that we work on our careers."

People & organization

Quiet quitting

Dear employer, are you a “Quiet Dismisser”?

Doing the minimum at work: it is a trend. For employers, it is a signal that they should take a more critical look at their policy, says AMS Professor Ans De Vos. Below you will find her open letter to employers, which appeared as an opinion piece in the newspaper De Standaard.

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Research results after two years of working in times of Corona

After lockdowns, vaccinations and boosters, it is clear: we have been quietly learning to live (and work) with COVID. But what lasting impact did the pandemic have on the role work plays in our lives? And what about that impending burnout wave? AMS professors Kathleen Vangronsvelt and Ans De Vos conducted research over the past two years into the impact of the pandemic on employers and employees, interviewing (in collaboration with Ghent University) 8848 employees. Employees indicate that they are increasingly confident and expect more from their employer, but do not always find ways to engage in dialogue. People in their twenties form a special vulnerable target group. Let's guide you to the results.

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How to build a sustainable career

In essence, a career is the pattern of work-related experiences a person has during his professional life. It is a complex mosaic of objective situations and events and their subjective interpretations. In short, the work we do every day and how that makes us feel. This turns a career into an individual and highly complex matter.

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We need (more) flexible careers

Due to the unpredictable and rapidly changing context, a flexible labor market is more important today than ever. For example, the corona crisis has shown that flexibility was needed to keep employees employed and organizations running. Our employer surveys show that in just about one in five organizations, employees were hired in other departments.

People & organization

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The future of work: the impact of digitization and automation

The World Economic Forum predicts that 85 million jobs will disappear worldwide by 2025 because of automation. On the other hand, 97 million new jobs will be created, often requiring different skills. Belgium and Luxembourg are even in the world’s Top 10 automated countries. As an organization, how can you prepare for this shift? And how can you find out what impact digitization and automation will have on your employees?

Voorwaarden duurzaam HR beleid

Three conditions for sustainable careers

With careers lasting longer and technological evolutions going faster than ever, the key question for all HR policy makers is how to combine employability and workability.

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Expensive or sustainable

This summer, Professor Ans De Vos recorded the podcast "Talent as a New Currency" in our AMS studio. She draws her inspiration from recent research on flexible approaches to talent management. The result consists of 4 episodes in which innovative insights regarding sustainable careers are discussed. She starts each time from an excerpt from her interview with Peter Cappelli, one of the most influential management thinkers. Combined with the expertise of guest speakers Alex Van Breedam and Jan Laurijssen, these interviews provide innovative insights that should get every manager thinking. Episode 4 is about developing people in a volatile market. How far should you go as a talent manager to support this? (This podcast is in Dutch)

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To hire or not to hire?

This summer, Professor Ans De Vos recorded the podcast "Talent as a New Currency" in our AMS studio. She draws her inspiration from recent research on flexible approaches to talent management. The result consists of 4 episodes in which innovative insights regarding sustainable careers are discussed. She starts each time from an excerpt from her interview with Peter Cappelli, one of the most influential management thinkers. Combined with the expertise of guest speakers Alex Van Breedam and Jan Laurijssen, these interviews deliver innovative insights that should get every manager thinking. In the third episode, Ans De Vos interviews Jan Laurijssen on how to find and leverage the true talent of a new recruit. (This podcast is in Dutch)

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The crystal ball of HR

This summer, Professor Ans De Vos recorded the podcast "Talent as a New Currency" in our AMS studio. She draws her inspiration from recent research on flexible approaches to talent management. The result consists of 4 episodes in which innovative insights regarding sustainable careers are discussed. She starts each time from an excerpt from her interview with Peter Cappelli, one of the most influential management thinkers. Combined with the expertise of guest speakers Alex Van Breedam and Jan Laurijssen, these interviews provide innovative insights that should get every manager thinking. In this second episode, Ans De Vos interviews 'futurist' Alex Van Breedam on how HR can anticipate changes in the market. (This podcast is in Dutch)

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Talent supply chain

This summer, Professor Ans De Vos recorded the podcast "Talent as a New Currency" in our AMS studio. She draws her inspiration from recent research into flexible approaches to talent management. In each case, she starts from an excerpt from her interview with Peter Cappelli, one of the most influential management thinkers. In this first episode, she interviews Alex Van Breedam about the possible solutions of Supply Chain Management for Talent Management.

People & organization

Flexibel work

Flexibly deploying talent: opportunities and success factors of co-sourcing

We all need to and will stay at work longer. The question arises as to how we can ensure that, for employees, this is not a story of "must" but of "want". Organizations face the task of creating workable work for employees of all ages, keeping in mind their employability and opportunities for growth throughout their careers.

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3 obstacles for sustainable career management

Where do things get stuck when moving from traditional to sustainable career management? Sustainable career management is becoming increasingly important. Careers are dynamic, individual, and no longer organization-specific. We suggest six characteristics of sustainable career management, and elaborate on three major obstacles.

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Careers in motion

We live in a world subject to continuous change, a highly competitive environment and an uncertain job market. In this world that demands a lot of flexibility from organizations and employees, both want to achieve their ambitions. Every manager - and certainly the human resource manager - faces the challenge of getting the best out of people. Just in that unpredictable context, it is necessary to pay attention to work and employability from a career perspective.

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Ten pointers for better career management

We live in a world subject to continuous change, a highly competitive environment and an uncertain job market. In this world that demands a lot of flexibility from organizations and employees, both want to achieve their ambitions. Every manager - and certainly the human resource manager - faces the challenge of getting the best out of people. Just in that unpredictable context, it is necessary to pay attention to work and employability from a career perspective. In her new book 'Careers in motion', Ans de Vos, PhD, gives 10 pointers for a better career policy.

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