Category: Soft Skills

Women in Leadership (April 19 and 20, 2021)

Many young scientists will sooner or later act in a leadership role, and first experiences are acquired already during their time as PhD. But what is expected of a good leader? How can I convince others of the competences I already have for this role? And what should be considered to guarantee a good start as a leader? These are the main topics of the first workshop day.

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[PhD – What’s coming next] Career options after your PhD (September 30, 2020)

The first workshop of our new workshop series PhD – What’s coming next? took place on September 30, 14.00-17.00 online. People got an overview on the diverse options after completion of PhD. The workshop was not only addressed to PhD students in the final phase, beginners were also welcome!

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How to convince in the job interview [by InGrA] (October 5-6, 2020)

If you made it to the job interview you are already very successful: you wrote a convincing application. Nevertheless, there is still a long way to go, not least because, as face-to-face situations, job interviews are much less controllable than written applications. In this workshop, participants learnt how to prepare job interviews. And we practiced them.

This online Workshop was organized by InGrA. For more information and registration visit the InGrA page.

Self-presentation and networking (November 25 – 27, 2020)

Do you find yourself at conferences drinking coffee alone? Do you seem to miss every chance to network? Or do you have the feeling you can’t keep the conversation going or can’t even get it started in the first place? No matter if you answer one of these questions with a clear “yes” or you simply have the feeling that you could improve your selfpresentation and communication skills, then this workshop might be just right one for
you. From the first impression you leave, the conversations that follow, to a friendly follow-up — all of this will be covered during this seminar.

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