Professional orientation and application strategies (B2+)
Workshop, 08/12/2025
In this German as a Foreign Language workshop you will reflect on your professional interests and practice looking for an internship or a job position. You will learn how to send unsolicited applications and find out how recruiters proceed when selecting applicants.
At a Glance
German as a Foreign Language: Professional orientation and application strategies (B2+)
Course Code: BT-R02-DAF12W25-3
Workshop
When?
- 08/12/2025
- 14:00 to 17:00
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- 09/12/2025
- 14:00 to 17:00
-
add to my calendar
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Where?
online via Zoom and ILU
Costs
free of charge
Series of events
Academic coordinator
Anita Gäbert, Michael Hackmann
(Agentur für Arbeit)
Registration
Online registration is possible here between September 19, 2025, 12:00 noon and November 27, 2025, 12:00 noon.
Organized by
This workshop is organized by the Language Learning Center in cooperation with the Department of International Affairs of TH Köln. Language Learning Center Department of International Affairs
Course units
7
Places
15
Certificate
Students who successfully participate in the Zoom meetings will receive a certificate and can have the workshop credited toward the “Ready, Study, Go” certificate program.
Please do not forget to register separately for the project.
Registration Form Project Ready, Study, Go
Requirements for participation
- This workshop is primarily aimed at international degree-seeking students from German and English-speaking STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), but it is also open to international students from other disciplines.
- You are prepared to actively engage in all class activities (this also implies turning on the camera during the Zoom sessions).
- If you are enrolled in a degree program taught in English: Your German language skills are at level B2, proven by SLZ placement test (taken within the last two semesters) or by submission of a certificate (not older than two years).
- You have the necessary technical equipment to participate in digital classes: PC/laptop with camera and microphone, stable internet connection, valid campusID.
This workshop is based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
CEFR
Deregistration
Please use this form to deregister from our language modules. Deregistration from language courses and workshops at the SLZ
You would like to do an internship during the semester break or in the next semester? You are looking for a student job or a voluntary position? You are about to finish your studies and would like to start looking for a job?
In this workshop you will first reflect on your professional interests and priorities in order to find orientation on the job market. In a next step you will get to know various platforms on which internship offers and job positions are published. Furthermore, you will practice contacting companies, associations and initiatives. You will get the chance to prepare for the first contact and learn how to write a good cover letter by email. Finally, you will have the opportunity to talk to a recruiting expert.
