Workshop for International Students: Strategic Job Search

Find Your Way in the German Job Market

In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn how the job application process works in Germany, which channels are key for your job search, and how you can increase your chances of starting your career through targeted networking.

Find Your Way to the Right Employer

The German job market offers many opportunities—if you know the right strategies, you’ll find the right entry point faster. In this workshop, you’ll learn how jobs are filled in Germany, which job portals and networks are relevant, and how to build targeted connections with potential employers.

Registration is required to participate. The workshop will be held in English.

What to Expect

Understanding the job search in Germany:
Get to know the most important job portals, career platforms, and social media channels, and learn how companies find the right talent.
Building a Targeted Network:
Discover why personal connections are so important in the German job market and how to strategically expand your professional network.
Successfully Researching Employers:
Learn how to analyze companies online and at career fairs and gain valuable insights into their corporate culture, vision, and career opportunities.

Participation can count toward 2 points in the Soft Skills & Employability category for the Employability Pass.

The “Forging International Talents – FIT in Siegen” project supports international students at the University of Siegen from the start of their studies through their transition into the job market. It is organized by the International Office in collaboration with the Career Service and the Language Center. The program is funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with funds from the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR).