CV Check: Tips on How to Design Your CV
This CV Check is held in German. You need at least B2-level.
As well as a check of your Bewerbungsmappencheck and the Karriere-Sprechstunde, the Career Service at the University of Bonn also offers a 15-minute in-person CV Check once a month.
Do you find yourself wondering
- how you can make your CV attractive when applying for part-time jobs, internships or jobs for after you finish your studies;
- what to include in your CV and what to leave out; and
- whether your CV has a “common thread” running through it?
If so, the CV Check is just what you need.
Documents required:
Please bring the following documents along to your consultation:
- your current CV, either printed out or in electronic form (on a laptop or tablet)
Important Note:
- CV Checks are exempt from the rule that you can only book a maximum of three Career Service workshops and/or consultations per semester.
General information on the CV Check
- Bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral students or those preparing for a state examination at the University of Bonn
- No, you do not need to book in advance.
- However, you should factor in some waiting time.
- The CV Checks take place in person at Poppelsdorfer Allee 49, Room 3.003.
- Please take a chair in the corridor, and someone will come and fetch you for your consultation.
- Fifteen-minute CV Checks are offered between 2:30 pm and 3:30 pm on a Wednesday afternoon once a month.
- 2:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
- 2:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- 3:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
- 3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- We do not consider application packs as part of our CV Checks.
- They focus exclusively on looking through a CV together, not a whole application pack.
- We do not provide careers advice as part of our CV Checks. You can ask questions about your personal career planning during the Karriere-Sprechstunde offered by the Career Service.
- The CV Check is held in German. You need at least B2 level.
- The University of Bonn’s iStart program offers a wide range of career-related services just for international students. You can find the details here.
Dates until June 2026
- Wednesday, March 18th, 2026, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, April 15th, 2026, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 6th, 2026, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026, 2026, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Dates from July until December 2026
- Wednesday, July 1st, 2026, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, August 19th, 2026, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, September 16th, 2026, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, October 14th, 2026, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, November 11th, 2026, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, December 9th, 2026, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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Room accessibility:
- The Career Service does not have fully accessible rooms.
- If you have restricted mobility, please contact Dr. Anke Bohne by email (bohne@verwaltung.uni-bonn.de) or phone (+49-(0)228/73-7987) 24 hours before your preferred CV Check consultation time, and we will find an accessible room.
Contact:
Dr. Anke Bohne
University of Bonn Career Service
Poppelsdorfer Allee 49
53115 Bonn, Germany
Phone: +49-(0)228/73-7987
E-Mail: bohne@verwaltung.uni-bonn.de
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