Assessing the labour market is not an easy thing to do. Finding the “right” job is a challenge and is an investment in time and energy. A clear roadmap will help to focus research about job positions and not to get lost in the many interesting opportunities offered by employers.
In this workshop, participants worked on their road map to a job in industry. The concept was based on intensive working units and coaching sessions to support participants in developing strategies for searching for the right jobs. Understanding the aim of application documents and combining the “right” information in those documents was one key aspect of the workshop. Understanding the mechanisms of personnel recruitment and the employer’s perspective was another important aspect to better meet employers’ needs. Providing hands-on methods and practical exercises directly on the participants’ profiles helped to initiate the first steps on their job road map.
Target audience
Doctoral students
Topics
- Roadmap to a job – where to start and how to organise the application process
- How to find the right job – analyzing job descriptions and understanding employers interests, expectations and fears
- Assessing companies career platforms and job portals
- Application letters and documents, initiative applications – selecting the “right” information
- Shaping own profiles in professional networks (XING, LinkedIN)
- Employers branding: applications and employment policy as marketing instruments
Methods
- Knowledge transfer
- Groupwork, role plays, case studies
- Reflective praxis with coaching-techniques
Terms and Applications
Date: December 12/13 2016
Time: 9am-5pm
Group size: maximal 12
Workshop language: English
Venue:
Lecturer
Dr. Christine Issa, SAMIN Düsseldorf
Registration
Please contact sfb-trr-102-office(at)physik.uni-halle.de in case of questions.
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