About the workshop
Starting a career in industry: Matching market needs and self-presentation
The move from an academic environment to industry is a challenge. A successful applicant knows that it takes more than convincing application documents to leave competitors behind. Awareness about the current labor market, a cautious evaluation and matching of existing and requested skills are as crucial as a thorough idea of the added value offered to a company. These thoughts are not only important to make a match between job profile and self-image in the documents but also for the interview process. The workshop will cover:
□ General aspects of the labor market and impacts on the application strategy
□ Convincing application documents and industry expectations
□ Job interview training including methods to answer difficult questions
□ Strategic process planning and contractual obligations
Objectives:
□ Participants link profiles and labor market: realizing differences in expectations
□ Participants learn how to apply successfully: the documents, the interviews, the follow-ups
□ Participants train self-marketing: knowledge and tools for job interviews
□ Participants review hiring terms: arriving in a company setting
Course methods:
□ Theoretical inputs to the various topics
□ Group, pair, individual exercises, and role games
□ Feedbacks and training collegial consultancy
Preparation work:
□ Hand-in an up-to-date Curriculum vitae and cover letter
□ Bring the application documents to the training
□ Overnight task preparing answer to given questions and finding a target job (appr. 2 hours)
About the lecturer
Dr. Monika Clausen is the founder and CEO of Dr. Monika Clausen und Netzwerkpartner in Zurich. Dr. Clausen has been lecturing career planning workshops within our PSI-FELLOW program since 2013. Among many other services, the lecturer is providing coaching on mangerial and leadership questions as well as counceling and coaching in application processes.
For more information, please see http://www.clausen-netzwerkpartner.ch/services
