aei-lectureweeks (Wiki)

Dr. Matthias Zach
Target group: Early Career Researchers
Date: May 22 and 23, 2025
Time:10:00 - 17:00

Location: AEI Seminar room 132+133 (Callinstr. 36, 30167 Hannover) in Gebäude 3406

Registration
Please register here.

General Info
The number of participants is limited.

Description
This two-day workshop helps early career researchers explore job opportunities beyond academia. It runs from 10:00 to 17:00 each day, with further details to follow.

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