Tips for your Cover Letter and CV

This workshop will be conducted in English and on campus at KIT.

Are you planning to apply for a job or internship in Germany but unsure where to start?

Are you unsure about what you need to bear in mind when searching for and applying for a job in Germany?

In this info session, you'll learn:

• Where to find job vacancies
• Which application documents are required in Germany
• How to write a personalized cover letter tailored to the position
• How to create a clearly structured and appealing CV

At the end, you'll have the opportunity to ask any questions you’ve ever had about applying for jobs or internships in Germany.

Format: Info session (60 minutes + 30 minutes Q&A)

Trainer: Sabine Reiser, career orientation expert, trainer & systemic coach at KIT Career Service

Target group: International degree seeking students looking for jobs and internships in Germany

Are you familiar with our other events related to job applications and careers? Click here to go directly to our offerings (winter semester 2025/26).https://plus.campus.kit.edu/signmeup/procedures/WS2526/CSA

Do you need further support with career coaching? Click here to view our consulting and coaching services. Discover jobs on our Career Service Portal and let companies find you with your application profile. https://www.careerserviceportal.kit.edu/de/

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.

https://www.careerservice.kit.edu/media/?file=212_datenschutzinformation_daad_uebermittlung_fit-foerderung_2025.pdf&download

Non-international students can also enroll and will be placed at the waiting list. We inform them a few days before start, if there are places left for non-international students and if they can attend.