Career Planning – How to Find Your Job on the Non-Academic Labour Market (Soft Skills Course)

Day 1: Competencies, labour markets, job search strategies

• 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