Studies and profession
Whether
… looking for a side job or internship,
… the strategic orientation of your studies regarding your own career wishes,
… the search and application for a career entry…
… in the context of university there are many offers that help and counsel with these questions. The following part gives an overview about the different offers. You can also find answers to frequently asked questions about jobbing in our Jobs and Studies FAQs.
Support with the search for a job
from the comeTOgether Tutors
They offer:
- Tips for your search
- Support with writing CVs and covering letters
- Tips for contacting with employers by phone, if applicable active support
- Information to questions regarding the work permit
- First information to labor questions and rights
- Contacts to companies and university departments
- Information about job fairs and workshops
- Use of our rooms and the phone for the search and application
We are researching current job offers for you and are currently posting them online here.
Further information can be found on the page of the comeTOgether Tutors.
Counseling by the universities
Carreer Center (Hochschule Darmstadt)
Offers:
- Counseling for the start of the career
- Various events regarding the topics of application and job interviews - even in english
- Counseling for foundation/professional independence
- Career fair meet@h_da
- "PraxisMesse" for Social Work
Further information can be found on the page of the Career Center
Link between studies and profession
Hochschulteam (of the Employment Agency Darmstadt)
The “Hochschulteam”counsels and informs about the organization of the studies with regard to the job market, about application strategies and about the individual planning of the career. It shows employment opportunities, gives expectations and requirements of the employer and enables contacts to companies.
The “Hochschulteam” offers:
- Individual counseling for students, graduates and college dropouts
- Check of application file
- Seminars and workshops for applicants
- Lecture and information events
Event program of the "Hochschulteam" for the summer semester 2023 (pdf, only available in German)
Lecture an workshops of the "Hochschulteam" for the summer semester 2023 (pdf, only available in German)
Contacts to companies - job fairs
Konaktiva (TU Darmstadt)
One of the oldest and biggest fairs of Germany to get in contact with companies. It annually takes place in the “Darmstadtium”. All students from Darmstadt and surroundings can participate in that fair.
Besides contacts to companies there are many workshops and lectures to prepare for the fair in the context of the “warm ups”.
Students, who would like to gather work experience, can get involved with the campus group organizing this fair.
Seminar: "Career entry with disabilities and chronic diseases"
The Studying with Disabilities – Information and Advice Center (IBS) is organising a seminar lasting several days to prepare students with impairments who are in advanced stages of their studies or have already graduated (in German).
Date: not yet determined
(The seminar is repeated regularly. We will update the dates as soon as we have the latest information.)
Target group: students and graduates
Topics:
- Application letters in theory and practice
- General advice and personal tips on application documents
- Discussion of application portfolios
- Simulation of job interviews
- Possibilities of support in the work process
myAbility
Career programme for students with disabilities
The myAbility Talent Programme of the Viennese consultancy myAbility brings together students with disabilities and companies. For the duration of one semester, myAbility Talents benefit from comprehensive career coaching and a variety of networking opportunities with well-known companies. This offer is also explicitly aimed at career starters with not (immediately) visible disabilities or chronic illnesses. In Germany, the programme will be offered in Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt.
XNet network by and for academics
The internet portal of the Inclusive Experts Network (iXNet) by and for academics with disabilities is online. It offers information, peer support, counselling and topic-specific exchange. The offer is rounded off by information for employers who want to employ academics with disabilities. iXNet wants to strengthen academics with disabilities on their professional path and improve their employment prospects in the long term.