Finding a Job in Germany – Applying outside Academia (ONLINE)

28.05.2025 15:00
Kurs startet
24.06.2025 17:00
Kurs endet
Keine freien Plätze
Verfügbare Plätze
Online-Kurs
Standort
30,00 EUR
Teilnahmeentgelt
Auf Warteliste Buchen
Für diesen Termin ist eine Wartelistenbuchung möglich.

courseFurtherInformation

Training Goals
Leaving academia and looking for a job in the industry is an important and sometimes difficult step. This fundamental career course enables you to go through a short and successful job search process. It consists of live webinars and self-learning videos.

  • Ideas for possible positions
  • Active and passive job search strategies
  • Content and design of an application
  • Analysis of job ads and estimation of chances
  • Preparation and phases of interviews
  • Salary negotiation procedure
  • Determination of salaries
  • Self-presentation practice in small groups
  • Typical employment conditions for academic job starters
  • Answering interviewer questions

Schedule
28.05.2025 3:00 4:45 PM
11.06.2025 1:00
2:30 PM
17.06.2025 3:00
5:00 PM
23.06.2025 10:30
12:00 AM or 1:00 2:30 PM or 3:00 4:30 PM (One session only.)
24.06.2025 3:00
5:00 PM

+ 8,5 hours for self-study courses and further individual work tasks

Content

  • Job Search: The seminar starts with a live-webinar about job profiles in the industry which might be interesting for you and how you can identify further job ideas. In the following self-study course, you get to know various options of active and passive job search strategies, incl. job databases and activities to come into contact with employers.
  • Application Documents: In the following self-learning webinar, you will get the necessary basic knowledge on how to write your cover letter and CV, and how best to adapt your application to the job offer. You see examples for a professional application design, photos and get advice for your certificate selection. In an additional live workshop, you learn the meaning of typical phrases in job advertisements and how much your chances of success are influenced by requirements you cannot fulfil.
  • Job Interview: Afterwards you get general information about your preparation for job interviews, including suitable clothing, time of arrival and research about the company in a self-study training. You learn more about the classical interview structure and receive advice for a professional self-introduction and special interview situations such as online or by telephone. Subsequently, a video seminar explains the right approach to a salary negotiation and how to avoid common mistakes. Additionally, you get to know alternative options to substitute a lower payment offer.
  • Contract conditions: In a live workshop we will talk about typical salaries for job starters and criteria which can influence the salary. We practice a salary calculation method you can use to determine a salary for a specific position. At the end various research options are introduced which you can use to find out more about a company´s internal salary structure. In a video course you will learn about the most important topics of an employment contract. For each topic, the minimum legal regulations, the expected conditions for an academic career starter and the maximum regulations in the industry are presented. In addition, typical formulations for the contract text are shown.
  • Practice: Furthermore, you can practice your self-presentation for interview situations and receive feedback in small groups. Appointments for each group will be made at the beginning of the seminar. In a follow-up workshop we work out answers for typical questions a recruiter asks you during the interview.

Language
Live sessions will be held in English. Self-study courses are available in English and German.

Target Group
International and German doctoral researchers and postdocs who have little application knowledge and are looking for a new employment in the next 12 months.

Trainer
Heidi Störr, Push Your Career - Career Consultancy. Further trainer details: https://www.push-your-career.com/about-heidi-storr

Selbstbuchung möglich ab
24.02.2025 09:00
Zielgruppe
Doctoral and postdoctoral researchers
Max. Anzahl Teilnehmende
14
Umfang
1.0 ECTS-Credits
Sprache
English
Weitere Informationen
This course is creditable for certificate programmes:
Leadership in Industry and Society – Area "Career Planning and Job Application"

Further information and answers to frequently asked questions can be found on Graduate Academy's homepage.
Kontaktinformation
Graduate Academy, Angela Köhler-Saß, Phone +49 3641 9 401316, email ga-qualifizierung@uni-jena.de
Kostenfrei stornierbar bis
14.05.2025 15:00
Standort
Online-Kurs
Heidi Störr
Kursleitung