Career planning – How to find your job on the non-academic labour market

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
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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