Career opportunities for international graduates in Germany

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1 Career opportunities for international graduates in Germany November 28, 2017 Kristina Biebricher (Career Service) Petra Kuhn (Hochschulteam) Career opportunities for international graduates in Germany Petra Kuhn (Hochschulteam Agentur für Arbeit ) Kristina Biebricher (Career Service) 1

2 Agenda Agentur für Arbeit German labour market Applying for jobs in Germany Job hunting and application documents Acquiring additional job-related skills Further support international graduates in Germany (Hochschulteam Agentur für Arbeit ) (Career Service) 2

3 German labour market Arbeitslosenquoten insgesamt und für Akademiker/innen 2016 Akademiker/innen (2,6%) Insgesamt (6,8%) international graduates in Germany (Hochschulteam Agentur für Arbeit ) (Career Service) 3

4 ILO-Erwerbslosenquoten insgesamt und Akademiker/innen (Fachkräfte ISCED Level 5 bis 8) Deutschland und ausgewählte Länder der EU 19, ,9 11,7 8,7 5,1 6,1 3,6 4,2 2,2 4,9 3,0 10,1 5,7 6,9 insgesamt Akademiker/innen EU 28 Österreich Deutschland Vereinigtes Königreich Datenquelle: Eurostat Frankreich Italien Spanien international graduates in Germany (Hochschulteam Agentur für Arbeit ) (Career Service) 4

5 Matching your competency profile to employers expectations What do you offer? University degree Further training Experience Soft skills Language skills What do companies expect? Professional competence Methodological skills (project, IT) Experience Soft skills Language skills international graduates in Germany (Hochschulteam Agentur für Arbeit ) (Career Service) 5

6 Career entry step by step Gain work experience already during your studies: Internship, working student, student job, volunteer work, project, job substitution, part-time job,. Or afterwards: Direct entry Traineeship Voluntary service Self-employment international graduates in Germany (Hochschulteam Agentur für Arbeit ) (Career Service) 6

7 Application process Part 1 Selection of employers Application Pre-selection by the employer job adverts career fairs unsolicited job application contacts via internships/ student jobs cover letter CV job references Screening of your application on specific criteria Phone interview if applicable international graduates in Germany (Hochschulteam Agentur für Arbeit ) (Career Service) 7

8 How to find employers in the Rhine-Neckar region international graduates in Germany (Hochschulteam Agentur für Arbeit ) (Career Service) 8

9 Application process Part 2 round 1 job interview alternatively: assessment center case study round 2 second job interview if applicable Job offer salary other benefits international graduates in Germany (Hochschulteam Agentur für Arbeit ) (Career Service) 9

10 Job hunting how to find the right job openings internet: job sites, job search engines, company websites, newspaper job sites job fairs unsolicited application social networking (corporate contacts, conferences, company events) business networks like Xing and LinkedIn internships freelancing international graduates in Germany (Hochschulteam Agentur für Arbeit ) (Career Service) 10

11 Upcoming career events December Dezember 2017, 18:00 Uhr international graduates in Germany (Hochschulteam Agentur für Arbeit ) (Career Service) 11

12 Typical German applications application folder (online, sometimes print) Cover letter CV with a professional application photo Academic certificates, work certificates, references Cover letter and CV should be matched to the specific job opening. The careers service and the local job agency offer a variety of info sessions dealing with job hunting and application process. international graduates in Germany (Hochschulteam Agentur für Arbeit ) (Career Service) 12

13 Curriculum Vitae - Example international graduates in Germany (Hochschulteam Agentur für Arbeit ) (Career Service) 13

14 offers of the local job agency Job pool of the Federal Employment Agency E-Learning pool exklusiv Information, advice and coaching about career entry (individual career advice and workshops) personal strategies, own profile, check of application documents, application training, information about occupational fields Financial aspects: Support of application acitivities, extended vocational training Unemployment Benefit I, new business grant international graduates in Germany (Hochschulteam Agentur für Arbeit ) (Career Service) 14

15 How to acquire additional job-related skills Courses offered by the careers service Basics of business administration Project management Communication skills Intercultural competency and diversity management Selected job sectors public relations consultancy publishing Heidelred media and broadcasting Mobile Filmmaking Internships and qualified student jobs international graduates in Germany (Hochschulteam Agentur für Arbeit ) (Career Service) 15

16 How to contact the careers service Altstadt: office hours Seminarstrasse 2, Tue. 12 am 2 p. m. Thu. 2-4 p. m. Im Neuenheimer Feld: Service Point INF 304 Office hours: Mo. 2-5 p.m. (please schedule an appointment in advance) Tel.: careerservice@uni-heidelberg.de Careers Service s Newsletter, please register under international graduates in Germany (Hochschulteam Agentur für Arbeit ) (Career Service) 16

17 How to contact the job agency With appointment: (please schedule an appointment in advance) Kaiserstraße 69 71, Tel * mailto:heidelberg.hochschulteam@arbeitsagentur.de Office hours: Mon. Fri. 08:00 12:00 Thurs. +14:00 18:00 Without appointment: Open consultation hours of the Central Study Advisory Service: Tues. 12:00 15:00 Seminarstr. 2 (Carolinum) Fri. 10 :00 12:30 Service Point INF 304 international graduates in Germany (Hochschulteam Agentur für Arbeit ) (Career Service) 17

18 Thank you for your attention! Your questions? international graduates in Germany (Hochschulteam Agentur für Arbeit ) (Career Service) 18