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For Students

Discover your path from university to career
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Information

Open consultation hours for international students: Wednesdays 1-2 pm in presence, Am Plantetarium 8, 3rd floor, room 303 (during lecture period).

You can also arrange an individual consultation appointment by email outside of consultation hours.

Would you like to receive invitations to career events for international students? We would be pleased to add you to our mailing list (Registration).

Our services for Bachelor's and Master's students of all disciplines

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Consultation

As experienced providers of careers and employability guidance, we offer tailored one-to-one support on the following topics:

  • check of your application documents
  • career planning, career start, finding your career path
  • internships in Germany and abroad

Coaching

We offer one-to-one coaching to develop new approaches, ideas, and strategies. We help you help yourself. We will listen to you and ask further questions. This way, you can organize your thoughts, adopt new perspectives, and find your own way.

Some of the questions that we can help you with:

  • Which job / career pathway / internship is the right fit for me? (reviewing your strengths, competences, and potential)
  • Where do I come from and where am I now? (taking stock of your biography and current position)
  • Where and how do I want to work outside academia? (developing career strategies for graduates, as well as alternatives)
  • How do I make sure that I keep well despite my challenging studies and job (search)? (work-life balance / life-work planning)
  • I am about to graduate—What is next?

Cover Letter and CV for applying in Germany

Our sample documents with useful tips on content and format to create your application documents for the German labour market.

German Cover Letterpdf, 124 kb

German CVpdf, 254 kb, option »one pager design«

German CVpdf, 306 kb, option »blocks«

German CVpdf, 340 kb, option all in one«

Studies Done – what now?

The Federal Employment AgencyExternal link offers first guidance about the sector in which you might want to start your career.

The Thuringian labour market, too, offers graduates various career opportunities. Have a look at the many interesting professional fields and sectors available in JenaExternal link and elsewhere in ThuringiaExternal link.