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!

Bewerbungsunterlagen IRM
Application Tips
Workshop IRM
Trainings
Beratungsgespräch IRM
Consulting
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Application Photo Shooting
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Finding Jobs
Fachvortrag KIT Career Service
Company Events

Current events and registration

 

Apply successfully in Germany

Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 14:00-18:00
Building 01.52 (Gastdozentenhaus), Dürer-Saal

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 will equip you with the knowledge and tools to navigate the German job market confidently.

 
The second session "Job Interview Training" is taking place on the 21.05.2025. Both sessions can be visited separately. 

 

 

This training is funded by the DAAD project ‘Study, stay, succeed in Karlsruhe’. International students intending to graduate at KIT are given priority for a place as well as graduates up to 1 year after graduation.

Non-international students can also enroll and will be placed at the waiting list. We inform them a few days before start, if there are places left for non-international students and if they can attend.

Speaker
Meike von Platen-Holzapfel
Targetgroup
Foreign Students, Students
Online registration
The registration is made using the following link.
Online Registration