Job orientation and application workshops

November 7, 14 and 21, 2024

It is Never Too Early to Plan Your Career

It’s never too early or too often to plan your career! This workshop offers step-by-step guidance to create short- and long-term career plans, helping students transition into professionals. You’ll reflect on past experiences to understand your needs and potential, then learn how to find hidden job opportunities, improve your CV, and conduct interviews. By the end, you'll feel confident in launching your dream career with practical tools and lasting self-development techniques.

Taught by:

Dr. Fei Hong, originally from China, has lived in Europe for nearly 20 years. Since 2012, she has led seminars and workshops for professionals and students. She earned her PhD in psychology from the University of Tübingen in 2016, developing the Mindful Self-Development Coaching (MSDC) program to reduce burnout and manage stress. In 2017, she founded her own coaching practice. Dr. Hong holds degrees from the London School of Economics and Middlesex University and lives with her family in the Black Forest.

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November 14, 2024

Mindful Leadership for International Students: Enhancing Self-Leadership and Decision-Making - A Career Service Workshop

Please note: For international degree-seeking students only

Mindful leadership extends the classic concept of leadership. Self-leadership is an essential part, it helps to find a better way of dealing with stress and taking the right decisions. This workshop makes you familiar with deep and compassionate listening, internal conflict management, as well as other social and emotional skills. Scientifically sound knowledge and strategies are conveyed and supported by experience-based learning.

Methods and Models: practical exercises, self-reflection, peer -to-peer feedback

Duration: 1 day workshop (9 AM to 5 PM)

Number of participants: max 15 people

Taught by:

Joos van den Dool (Dipl. Arch) is a consultant, host, and coach for professional and leadership development with extensive experience in project management and communication. Joos focuses on co-creative processes, potential development, and sustainable growth. The Dutch native has lived in Germany since 2010, is married, and has three children. His passion lies in combining mindfulness, creative and social processes, and sustainable approaches.

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November 20,2024 & December 4, 2024

Job Orientation Compass: Discover Your Strengths and Ideal Job

Please note: For international degree-seeking students only

Would you like to find out what your personal strengths are, and which job profile is suitable for you? In this workshop you can deep dive into your talents, passions and learning challenges and make useful sense of them to find the right direction for your professional profile!

Methods and Models: Ikigai, Journalling, Peer feedback

Duration: 2 half day workshop (2-6 PM)

Number of participants: max 15 people

Taught by:

Joos van den Dool (Dipl. Arch) is a consultant, host, and coach for professional and leadership development with extensive experience in project management and communication. Joos focuses on co-creative processes, potential development, and sustainable growth. The Dutch native has lived in Germany since 2010, is married, and has three children. His passion lies in combining mindfulness, creative and social processes, and sustainable approaches.

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November 21, 2024

Boost your CV and Online Job Profile: A Hands-On Career Service Workshop

Please note: For international degree-seeking students only

This workshop is a CV check and online profile generator in one. After this workshop you will have an up-to-date CV fit for the German job market and the knowledge how to develop it according to your future job applications. Additionally, you will practice using LinkedIn & other professional networks for job orientation and visibility. Bring your Laptop/Pad!

Methods and Models: Inputs to CV writing, CV check, Input to using LinkedIn

Duration: 1 Day workshop (from 9 AM – 5 PM)

Number of participants: max 10 people

Taught by:

Joos van den Dool (Dipl. Arch) is a consultant, host, and coach for professional and leadership development with extensive experience in project management and communication. Joos focuses on co-creative processes, potential development, and sustainable growth. The Dutch native has lived in Germany since 2010, is married, and has three children. His passion lies in combining mindfulness, creative and social processes, and sustainable approaches.

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November 28, 2024 & December 5 & 12, 2024

Be Prepared! Interview & Assessment Center Crash Workshop

If you fail to prepare well, well then prepare to fail!
Interviews and Assessment Centers (ACs) are the last step before your dream job. These two popular and yet stressful job selection tools are used by the majority, if not all companies. Especially the increasing trend of using video interviews can be intimidating!

The design of the workshop is based on the culture of multinational companies where the trainer used to work in various managerial roles. Therefore, you will gain valuable Human Resources (HR) manager insider knowledge and tips throughout the workshop from the theory of HR management to hands-on practices and mock video interviews. You will also have many practical challenges to solve, both individually and in a group setting.

•    Why do employers use interviews and ACs?
•    What should you know before you go to interviews and ACs?
•    How to analyze and decode job advertisements
•    What is an AC, and what are the designs behind it?
•    How to prepare for AC and interviews, both physically and mentally
•    What to do the night before your interview and AC
•    How to win the 100 milliseconds first impression test
•    How to receive and give feedback in public

Practice – practice – practice! Group exercises and individual challenges

Taught by:

Dr. Fei Hong, originally from China, has lived in Europe for nearly 20 years. Since 2012, she has led seminars and workshops for professionals and students. She earned her PhD in psychology from the University of Tübingen in 2016, developing the Mindful Self-Development Coaching (MSDC) program to reduce burnout and manage stress. In 2017, she founded her own coaching practice. Dr. Hong holds degrees from the London School of Economics and Middlesex University and lives with her family in the Black Forest.

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December 7, 2024

Navigating complex work environments for international students

Format:

Workshop + Learning Journey

Duration:

6 hrs in person workshop + 2 hrs follow-up online-live

When: 7th of December 2024, 10 AM until 4 PMm+ 2hr online (exact date will be decided with workshop attendees)

The more interconnected our world gets, the more we also have to deal with complexity. This can sometimes feel overwhelming, and you find yourself unsure, what next best step to take.

This workshop provides you with the basics of systems thinking as a sense-making tool and approaches of design thinking to device solutions. So you can act decisively - for society, for organisations and the natural environment.

This training includes:

1. Introduction to systems thinking (scientific background)
2. How to inquire into a complicated and complex system (explorations)
3. Introduction to design thinking (tools)
4. Examples of systems and design thinking: circular economy, permaculture and organisations (testing your skills)
5. Don’t overcomplicate (knowing what rules your system)

Your facilitator:

Manuel Löffler is a team development and embodiment coach. He works with individuals and groups to make sure they don’t waste time, resources or people’s potential. Born in Germany, he studied and worked abroad - from small businesses, NGOs and universities to big corporates. He has a background in environmental sciences, circular economy, application counselling, human resources and organizational development. His own applications of systems thinking have been in social enterprise, corporate health and designing gardens.

https://lebendige-teams.de

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December 12 & 13, 2024

Transitioning from student to working life: how to care for yourself (online workshop)

Please note: For international degree-seeking students only

This hands-on, discussion-based workshop focuses on self-care practices essential for a sustainable and successful transition from university to the professional world. Students will learn the step-by-step process of self-care, with a focus on maintaining well-being during student life and beyond. Each session begins with mindful meditation, followed by interactive activities and discussions aimed at fostering a growth mindset. Emphasis is placed on mental health and developing critical thinking skills, with space for reflection and compassionate pauses when needed.

Methods: meditation, goal setting & initial reflection, self-care break and self-care plan

Duration: 2 half day workshop (1-5 PM)

Number of participants: max 15 people

Taught by:

Dr. Courtney Dorroll is a dedicated educator and Associate Professor of Religion at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. She teaches courses on Middle Eastern studies as well as ethnography and self-care, and she dedicates her scholarly studies to the scholarship of teaching and learning, finding ways to make classrooms more inclusive and sustainable, and self-care as a form of leadership and a pedagogical approach.

She received her B.A. from Purdue University, her M.A. from Indiana University and her Ph.D. from the University of Arizona. Outside of the classroom, she enjoys practicing yoga, mindful meditation, walking, and spending quality time with her toddler, Liv. 

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December 13, 2024

Design your Next Career Step: Strategic Career Planning and Job Search in Germany

Please note: For international degree-seeking students only

This workshop offers a systematic approach to overview your talents and skills and create a personal vision of your next possible career steps. You will learn how to research and assess job vacancies in Germany and get some tips and tricks for applying to vacancies or for sending unsolicited applications.

Methods and Models: Journalling, Research exercises, Peer feedback

Duration: 1 Day workshop (9 AM – 5 PM)

Number of participants: max 15 people

Taught by:

Joos van den Dool (Dipl. Arch) is a consultant, host, and coach for professional and leadership development with extensive experience in project management and communication. Joos focuses on co-creative processes, potential development, and sustainable growth. The Dutch native has lived in Germany since 2010, is married, and has three children. His passion lies in combining mindfulness, creative and social processes, and sustainable approaches.

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December 19, 2024

New forms of collaboration: A Guide for International Students

Please note: For international degree-seeking students only

What kind of work helps you to maximize your potential? Forms of work have multiplied due to flexibilization and digitalization of work over the past years. Contract forms, hybrid workplaces, organizational culture, management structures, payment, workplace design and work processes have a great impact on your work proficiency and satisfaction. Find out what is important for you to navigate the jungle of new work forms!

Methods and Models: Reinventing organizations (Laloux), practical exercises, self-reflection, peer feedback

Duration: 1 day workshop, including excursion to Franz!Werk Tübingen (9 AM – 5 PM)

Number of participants: max 15 people

Taught by:

Joos van den Dool (Dipl. Arch) is a consultant, host, and coach for professional and leadership development with extensive experience in project management and communication. Joos focuses on co-creative processes, potential development, and sustainable growth. The Dutch native has lived in Germany since 2010, is married, and has three children. His passion lies in combining mindfulness, creative and social processes, and sustainable approaches.

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November 29, 2024 10AM-6PM

Industry Insights: Learn from an experienced c-level executive about working at multinational tech companies or in telecommunications. 

For international degree-seeking students only:

This one-day workshop will provide you with up-to-date insights into the Big Tech and Telecommunications Industry. You will learn about the specific industry, Hidden Champions, Job Opportunities in Germany, AI and further trends and developments for the upcoming years and how to prepare yourself for a career in this field.

Taught by:

Axel Wehrle, most recently Director Customer Service at Virgin Media O2 in London, studied Contemporary History and Rhetoric at the University of Tübingen (Class of 1999). Axel has 20 years of experience in customer service and is called upon by large companies when they need to improve and change their service departments. In his work, he puts the needs of customers at the center of company processes. His goal is to transform large organizations into high-performance, customer-centric units, anticipate trends, develop employees and generate enthusiasm. Previous positions include Telefónica Germany, Amazon, General Motors and 1&1 Versatel.

Duration: 1 day workshop

Number of participants: max 15 people

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17.01.25 16:00 - 17:30, 18.01.25 09:00 - 17:00, 19.01.25 09:00 - 17:00

How to write CVs and cover letters

In this workshop, participants will learn to write resumes / CVs and cover letters in English for applying to international companies. In our first meeting, we will discuss key issues concerning style and goal-oriented writing. Against this background, in our second meeting students will evaluate each other’s resumes/ CVs and cover letters and benefit from mutual feedback. In the third meeting, students will receive individual feedback from the instructor on the final version of their resumes/ CVs and cover letters.

Participants should be willing to prepare their own documents between meetings. By the end of this workshop, participants will have developed practical skills for writing and evaluating resumes/ CVs and cover letters in English. Moreover, their own writing will be corrected and commented on by a native speaker of American English.

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