Postdoc-Workshop "Training for Job Applications and Interviews Outside Academia"
Career Center Workshop
- new starting time 14:00 - 16:00
- Start: Feb 24, 2021 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
- End: Mar 24, 2021 04:00 PM
- Speaker: Dr. Ulrike Schneeberg
- https://deinemonster.de
- Location: online
- Room: Zoom Meeting
- Host: Career Center
- Contact: careercenter@ipp.mpg.de
registration: https://survey3.gwdg.de/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=748989&lang=en
5 sessions (Wednesday, 14:00-16:00)
First session 24.02.2021
• Participants get to know each other
• Addressing participants’ expectations
• Exploring potential industries to work in
• Introducing the Target Job Deconstruction
• Homework: Target Job Deconstruction for a job field that the participant is interested in
Second session 03.03.2021
• Evaluating first results of Target Job Deconstruction
• How would you as HR decide? Evaluating (Real-life) example CVs
• Extracting Do’s and Don’ts in CV-writing
• CV clinic: In small groups, participants give each other feedback on their own CVs
• Homework: Adapt your CV to your Target Job Deconstruction
Third session 10.03.2021
• Examining 3 example cover letters and weighing different aspects
• Factors for successful job applications
• Using social media for professional networking
• Homework: Prepare a 2 minute self-presentation
Fourth Session 17.03.2021
• the interview process and types of questions – with focus on virtual job interviews
• practicing self-presentation in small groups
• introducing the STAR-method
• Homework: prepare 3 questions with answers using the STAR-method
Fifth Session 24.03.2021
• practicing interview situations
• salary negotiations
In addition to these sessions, the trainer can be booked for individual appointments for 30 or 60 minute slots of one-on-one coaching on each participant’s CV.