How to Apply Successfully for Jobs in Germany

This training will be held in English.

It is one of two sessions, facilitated by Meike von Platen-Holzapfel, experienced HR specialist and career coach. With her tips and insights you as an international student will kick-start your career in the German job market.

What to expect:

• Learn the specifics of how to apply for jobs in Germany and understand the recruiter’s perspective
• Use tools to reflect your strengths and to assess your individual preferences
• Know how to emphasize your strengths in the application documents
• Develop a personalized job search strategy, including where to look for jobs and how to identify your preferred employers and roles
• Learn how to tailor your CV to meet the expectations of German recruiters
• Gain skills to write a cover letter that showcases you as theperfect candidate

Why this training is important to you:

The German job market might be different from the job market in your home country. This training will equip you with the knowledge and tools to navigate the German job market confidently. This training takes place at building 01.52. (Gastdozentenhaus), room "Dürer-Saal".

Participation details: 

• Registration is mandatory. Places are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. 
• By registering, you agree that your name and email adress will be forwarded to the Center of Competence, Hochschule Karlsruhe, for organizational purposes. 
• We expect all registered participants to attend and actively to contribute
• If you are no longer able to attend, please cancel your registration in advance, so your place can be given to another student. 

This training is funded by the DAAD project “Study, Stay, Succeed in Karlsruhe”. International degree seeking students and recent graduates from KIT (up to one year after graduation) will be given priority.

We collect, save and process personal data of persons who register for the course in order to organize the event and evaluate the project. The anonymized personal data is shared with the DAAD for statistical reasons. Please see our data protection information for details.