Application & Career
Are you graduating soon and need support with your job application? With the KIT Career Service you can get off to a successful start! We have different individual offers to help you with your application and career: From the perfect application photo to a personal application check-up and application training. Together we help you to start your career in an optimal way!
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Apply successfully in Germany
This interactive workshop is one of two sessions, facilitated by Meike von Platen-Holzapfel, experienced HR specialist and career coach. With her tips and insights international students can kick-start their careers in the German job market.
Here’s a summary of what you can expect to gain from it:
- Learn the specifics of how to apply for jobs in Germany and understand the recruiter's perspective
- Use tools to reflect your strengths and to assess your individual preferences
- Know how to emphasize your strenghts in the application documents
- Develop a personalized job search strategy, including where to look for jobs and how to identify your preferred employers and roles
- Learn how to tailor your CV to meet the expecations of German recruiters
- Gain skills to write a cover letter that showcases you as the perfect candidate
This workshop is funded by the DAAD project ‘Study, stay, succeed in Karlsruhe’. International students intending to graduate at KIT are given priority for a place. Available places can also be filled by non-international students.
Maike von Platen-Holzapfel
Frau Julia Neer
KIT-Career-Service - Innovations- und Relationsmanagement (IRM)
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Vincenz-Prießnitz-Straße 1
76131 Karlsruhe
Tel: +49 721 608 - 46988
Fax: +49 721 608 - 44343
Mail: julia neer ∂ kit edu
Foreign Students