IMPRS workshop 'Career planning – How to find your job on the non academic labour market'

Category: Transferable skills
Credit points: 0.4

1.  Time & place

January 9-10, 2025
B0.002 at the MPI for Biogeochemistry, Jena

Approximately timetable
Start: 9.30 am
End: 5 pm

2.  The instructor

Dr. Matthias Schwarzkopf counsels students and scientists in all relevant questions concerning their careers. He has been responsible for supporting the appointing procedure of new professors at Jena University, has been head of LehreLernen – the training centre for university teachers – and has done recruitment for private businesses. He has founded www.karrierberatung-akademiker.de together with colleagues out of public administration and private businesses.

3.  The class

3.1  Description

Day 1: Competencies, labour markets, job search strategies – part one

• Introduction to the concept of competencies: How do your competences effect your job search and how to translate them to the non-academic market.
• Different approaches to see and to write down your competencies.
• How does the labour market work and what significance does this have for job search and application?
• What special challenges are there for international participants?
• Job search: What opportunities are there to find advertised jobs in the private sector. How should job ads be read? When can you apply for an advertised position?
• Job search for unadvertised positions: as probably more than 40% of jobs in the private sector are not advertised, unsolicited applications are useful in many cases. How can the relevant companies and positions be identified?

Day 2: Job search strategies – part two, career and life goals, application

• What options are there in the public sector and NGOs and how do I find them?
• Job search via networks
• Timing: When should I start applying?
• How do I want to work and live? In addition to competencies, it also makes sense to consider how your work life should look like when developing a professional profile, because not all jobs and all industries are suitable for values and interests of all participants.
• Application: Basic rules for written applications and job interviews

Methods

Impulses by trainer, group work, plenary discussions, working with worksheets, internet research, self-reflection, creative problem solving

3.2 Preparation

Please bring an internet-enabled notebook or tablet with you – we will need it for the job search.

4. Registration

Please register through the "Learning Platform LMS". On the LMS website, click on "Training Center" (pink) and search for the course title. Please do not hesitate to contact the IMPRS office via email to imprs-gbgc@bgc-jena.mpg.de if you have any questions.