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
Registration closed on May 16th at 12:00 due to reaching full capacity. You may still register to join the waiting list here by April 6th, 2025.

General Info
The number of participants is limited.

Description
This workshop is about taking a proactive approach to career planning and development. It will familiarize you with strategies for exploring your career options in the non-academic labour market, and it will allow you to deepen your understanding of your skill set and your job-related wishes and needs.

Topics covered include:

Research careers vs. careers in the non-academic labour market: commonalities and differences

My professional and personal competencies: the basis for finding suitable positions

Typical, and less typical, non-academic jobs and career paths for PhDs and postdocs

Strategies, methods and tools for finding suitable positions

Project management: reflecting upon my career goals and planning my next steps

In addition, there is room for additional questions and concerns you may have.

Trainer: As a trainer and coach for the Karriereberatung für Akademiker*innen (www.kabeak.de), Dr. Matthias Zach counsels researchers and scientists on all relevant aspects of their careers.