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This workshop focuses on the distinctive aspects of applying for jobs in English. We'll examine CVs/Sample resumes and cover letters, work on optimizing your own credentials for potential employers.
Selfmarketing like a Pro: How to prepare perfect application documents (English)
Together we check if your resume meets the current standards and if your profile can be found by recruiters on LinkedIn, Xing & Co. We address questions such as: What you should pay attention to when a software supports the personnel selection, whether a photo belongs in the resume?
Professional self-marketing I: Creating the perfect application documents (German)
This workshop provides practice techniques to help you presenting yourself convincingly in the interview. Keep in mind: Your performance during the job interview process will determine whether you get the job or not.
Present like a Pro: How to prepare effectively the job interview (English)
You want tips from the practice of a company? Tips from a real HR professional? Then you are in the right place!
We invited the head of the HR department of Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund Servicegesellschaft (rms GmbH). rms GmbH is a subsidiary of RMV and implements public transport projects on its behalf.
APPLICATION TIPS TALK WITH THE HEAD OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF RMV SERVICEGESELLSCHAFT MBH (GERMAN)
Here, all important aspects concerning the internship and job search as well as the legal regulations for entering the German labor market are discussed. You will receive valuable tips for a successful internship and job search and job search as well as for the application process and the formal requirements for the application documents.
Job hunting (German)
Your first job interview is coming up soon. But are you unsure about how a telephone, video or face-to-face interview actually works? How can you best prepare yourself and what should you look out for in your self-introduction? pay attention to? How do you deal with salary issues? After a general introduction, you will get the chance to practice the interview in a 4-eye interview and receive individual feedback.
Professional self-marketing II: Effectively preparing and conducting the job interview
(German)
During this workshop, we inform about job interview techniques and smart and sucessful ways to answer interview questions and how you can prepare for a job interview.
Job interview - techniques & training (English)
This short presentation informs you how to apply in Germany for jobs. Where to find offers for internships and jobs. How do your CV and Cover Letter looks like, and how to prepare for a Job Interview.
How to apply successfully in English for Jobs in Germany (English)
A successful application usually requires good preparation and the commitment of some time and work. Here you will find out what you should pay attention to and how you can avoid mistakes and you will get insights into the following topics:
Job search, application forms,
Cover letter, resume and interview
The successful written and oral application (German)
You will learn how to best present yourself in an interview online or in person.
Job interviews (DeuTsch)
16.11.2023
16:00-18:00 PM
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International students learn how to make their next job interview a success.
Interview training
23.11.2023
16:00 -18:00
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Self Service Offers
"Application is like cinema"
Online courses, German
This online course compares the application process to the announcement of a blogbuster: Your cover letter teases the offer you're making to your dream employer. Your CV works like a trailer and conveys information about 2-3 minutes of information about the setting and story. Once interest is aroused, it comes to the blogbuster moment, the interview.
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Course 1: Convince with the application:
Info on the CV as a trailer under point 4, lesson 3. -
Course 2: Rocking job interviews:
How to convince authentically
How to create a resume?
In the Curriculum Vitae (CV), you provide an overview of yourself and your professional career. It is a bullet-point list of your education, training and professional stations, skills and knowledge.
The curriculum vitae should
- comprise a maximum of 2 A4 pages
- be prepared in tabular form. The tabular form has established itself as the standard in Germany.
- be up-to-date, free of errors, meaningful and complete
- be written in reverse-chronological order (starting with the most recent activity)
- be a good fit for the job. Above all, include the qualifications, knowledge and professional experience that are relevant to the job.
- be divided into thematic blocks, each with its own heading
- provide information on language skills and other skills (Computer/ IT/ Office software, driving license and/or soft skills) included.
Rate your language skills as 'basic', 'good', 'fluent', 'business fluent' and 'mother tongue' and your computer/program skills as 'basic', 'good', 'very good' and 'constantly in use'.
Avoid exaggeration: only include competences and skills in which you have reached at least advanced beginner level or intermediate level.
Formal criteria (recommended):
Font sizes:
Title & Name: 20Pt
Headings: 13Pt
Text: 11Pt
Date: 10Pt
Margins & Line Spacing
L Margin: 2 to 2.5 cm
R Margin: 1.5 to 2 cm
Top and bottom: 2 - 2.5 cm
Extras:
- Stays abroad (intercultural experience) may be listed if relevant to the position, as well as publications, references, scholarships and/or awards.
- Optionally, hobbies, personal interests or voluntary work can be listed. It is important that these activities are specified and, if possible, include (social) skills relevant to the job. (e.g. traveling to francophone countries
to learn the language or coaching volleyball in the club xy).
how to handle gaps in yoUr CV:
- Gaps must be avoided, but if they are shorter than six months, they are often unproblematic.
- Longer periods of unemployment should be used sensibly, for example by acquiring specialist knowledge, taking language courses, doing voluntary work or completing internships. Longer trips during which one has become acquainted with the language and culture of a country can also serve as "gap fillers".
- Longer periods of unemployment should be formulated in positive terms, such as "professional reorientation", "job-seeking" or "educational travel".
- If there is a longer gap in the curriculum vitae due to seeking asylum in Germany, this period can be indicated in years, for example, as "Escape from [name of country] & asylum
procedure" and can include integration or German courses attended during this time.
In the resume, you provide an overview of your personal and professional career. It is a bullet-point list of your education, training and professional stations as well as skills and knowledge.
The resume should
- comprise a maximum of 2 DIN A4 pages
- be up-to-date, error-free, meaningful and without gaps
- be prepared in tabular form. The tabular form has established itself as the standard in Germany.
- be written anti-chronologically (start with the most recent activity)
- Be a good fit for the job in question. Above all, include the qualifications, knowledge and professional experience that are relevant to the job in the resume.
- be divided into thematic blocks, which are highlighted with headings
- Include information on language skills and other skills (EDP, IT, driver's license or soft skills). Rate your language skills as "basic," "good," "fluent," "business fluent," and "native speaker," and your IT/program skills as "basic," "good," "fluent," "business fluent," and "native speaker.
and "native speaker" and your IT/program skills with the levels "basic knowledge", "good", "very good" and "constantly in use".
Avoid exaggeration: only include competencies and skills where you have reached at least advanced beginner or intermediate level.
formal criteria (recommendation):
Font sizes:
Title & Name: 20Pt
Headings: 13Pt
Text: 11Pt
Date: 10Pt
Margins & line spacing
L margin: 2 to 2.5 cm
R margin: 1.5 to 2 cm
Top and bottom: 2 - 2.5 cm
EXTRAS:
- Stays abroad (intercultural experience) can be relevant for the job, aswell as publications, references, scholarships or awards, and should then be listed.
- Optionally, hobbies, personal interests or volunteer work can be listed. It is important that these activities are specified and, if possible, include (social) skills relevant to the job.
include. E.g. traveling to francophone countries to learn the language or volleyball with a coaching function in club xy.
How to deal with gaps in the CV
- Gaps must be avoided, but under a duration of up to six months they are usually not problematic.
- Longer periods of time off should be used sensibly, for example by acquiring specialist knowledge, taking language courses, volunteering or completing internships. Longer trips to get to know the language and culture of a culture of a country can also serve as "gap fillers." -
- Longer periods of unemployment should be phrased positively, such as "vocational reorientation," "seeking work," or "educational travel"
- If there is a longer gap in the curriculum vitae due to a flight to Germany, this period can be indicated in years, for example, as "Flight from name of country & asylum procedure" including integration
or German courses attended during this time.
