Career Talk: How to Develop Your Career on the Non-Academic Labour Market

Offered by the Human Resources Development

For postdocs it is often a challenge to see how valuable their skills and experiences are for the non-academic labour market. This talk shall support you to see job opportunities outside of academia and ask your questions during the Q&A session.

The speaker, Dr. Matthias Schwarzkopf has been consulting researchers on various career-related issues since 2012. Through this task, he has built up a broad knowledge of career paths in a wide range of natural sciences, humanities and social sciences inside and outside academia.

The event takes place in the context of the Postdoc Appreciation Week and is aimed at all interested postdocs not only from the University of Bonn.

Online Talk

Tuesday, September 19, 2023
12:30 a.m. - 02:00 p.m.

Speaker

Dr. Matthias Schwarzkopf

Language

English

Location

Online via Zoom

Target group

Postdocs

Track(s)

Research Track

Research Management Track

Business and Organizations Track

Certificate

There is no certificate of attendance for this offer

Content

Career Planning in Non-Academic Labour Market

Job search I: How to find out your competencies and how to use them to search for jobs?
How are labour markets structured? What are job profiles of people with academic background?
Job search II: Searching with search engines and why this is not enough – different ways for job search.

Q&A Session

Notes on registration (300 KB)

Frequently asked questions

Is there a charge for the event?

No. Human Resources Development will cover the costs.

An event is fully booked, is there a waiting list?

Yes, if an event is fully booked, we will put you on the waiting list. You will then move up if a place becomes available again in time before the start of the event.

Is childcare available during the event?

If you are employed at the University of Bonn and need childcare during an event, please contact the Family Office of the University of Bonn.