Job Application for Doctoral Candidates: Cover Letter, CV and Job Interview

You will finish your doctorate soon and you are looking for new career challenges outside the world of academia? You are aware of your strengths and wide-ranging skills, but not sure how to apply them in a job application or in a job interview?

In this workshop, we will focus on the professional presentation of your skills in a résumé, a cover letter and during a job interview. For the job interview, the workshop will address the following topics: a convincing introduction, the most common questions and the thorough preparation for an interview. We will do a role-play with you in order to simulate a job interview situation.

After the workshop you will

• know how to structure your résumé and write an excellent cover letter according to a job description
• learn how to present yourself confidently and convincingly in a job interview and answer typical questions
• have practiced the job interview and received feedback

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Important: Please bring your current documents (cover letter, résumé) with you to get individualized feedback.

This course will be conducted online.

Technical requirements: Access to internet, laptop, camera, microphone, zoom (potentially).