How to get into the German job market!
Contents
- Developing a profile: What can I do and where and how do I want to work with that? What competencies can I demonstrate? What are my values and motivations?
- Information about the landscape of the German job market for international PhD-holders.
- Planning the next steps and drawing up a personal action plan.
- Case studies of international PhD-holders who have successfully entered the German job market, highlighting their strategies for success.
Learning goals
The Participants learn...
- about the possibilities and challenges facing international PhD-holders on the German job market outside academia
- to develop their own qualification-based profile and explore different career options
- to understand and articulate how their international background strengthens their profile
- practical tips for networking and prototyping in their job-search
Short inputs from the trainer, self-reflective exercises, group work, trainer- and peer-feedback.
Participants will be sent a short exercise to complete approximately one week before the workshop.
Lecturers
Dr. Philippa Cook
Dr. Philippa Cook works as a trainer with a focus on international PhD-candidates and PhD-holders. She has an international background herself – born and raised in England – and worked in research and teaching in German academia for several years before she became a trainer. For this workshop she has conducted numerous interviews with international doctorate-holders who have successfully landed a non-academic job and draws on this material to motivate and empower the participants.
Date
Tue, Oct 8, 2024 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Language
Target Group
Costs
PhD UP | 50 € |
Postdoc UP/PNB* | 75 € |
Partner institutions | 280 € |
Extern | 340 € |