Job Search and Applications for a Career Beyond Academia
A workshop offered by the Bonn Graduate Center
In this workshop you will understand how to target your search for future employment, and where you can look for vacancies. You get to know various options of job databases and activities to come into contact with employers. Furthermore, we will deepen the awareness of competences you might have gained at the university and discuss positions in industry.
Online Workshop
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Trainer
Heidi Störr
Language
English
Location
Online
Target Group
Doctoral students from all subject areas
Track(s)
Business and Organization
Certificate
6 units are applicable within the "Doctorate plus" certificate

Course Content
- Active and passive job search strategies
- Ideas for possible positions
- Identification of relevant competences from academia for industrial jobs
- Content and design of an application
- Analysis of job ads and estimation of chances
Course Description
Leaving academia and looking for a job in industry is an important and sometimes difficult step. Understanding the application rules and the expectations of the company enables you to go through a quick and successful job-search process outside academia.
In this workshop you will understand how to target your search for future employment, and where you can look for vacancies. You get to know various options of job databases and activities to come into contact with employers. Furthermore, we will deepen the awareness of competences you might have gained at the university and discuss positions in the industry which might be interesting for you and how you can find more possible jobs.
If you are interested in this workshop, the following complementing offers might also suit you:
Contact
Bonn Graduate Center
Address
Alte Sternwarte
Poppelsdorfer Allee 47
53115 Bonn
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