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Strategic Networking as Access to the (Hidden) Job Market – Online event

This workshop will help you to successfully enter your professional life after the doctorate.

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Event language: English

After completing a doctorate or a postdoc position, you may be faced with the challenge of starting a career outside the university. The question often arises: “What do I want to achieve professionally and how do I find the right job?”

The search for job advertisements may seem obvious, but it does not always lead to success. In fact, over two thirds of all jobs in Germany are awarded without being advertised. How does an application process outside the academic world work and how do you get these hidden jobs? The key lies in contacts and networks. Some of these connections already exist, others you can build up specifically. These contacts not only provide access to job opportunities, but give valuable insights into different career fields, specific tasks and company cultures. This information will help you to choose the right career direction for you.

Qualification Outcomes

After the workshop you will be able to

• Plan, conduct, and evaluate networking meetings to ensure they are both effective and engaging.
• Identify and navigate within different application processes in academic and non-academic contexts.
• Present yourself authentically in networking situations and job interviews.
• Strategically build, develop, and sustain professional relationships.
• Utilize online professional networks (e.g. LinkedIn) and interact effectively with recruiters, employment agencies, and headhunters.

Methods

Trainer inputs, discussions, group work, scenario-based exercises

Requirements

To participate in the online event you need a PC/laptop with a current browser (recommended: Chrome or Firefox) as well as a headset (or speakers and a microphone), a webcam, and a stable Internet connection.

Date

October 2, 2026, 9 am–5 pm

Target group

Doctoral candidates and postdocs from all disciplines

Modalities

Maximum number of 12 participants
Attandance fee 25 EUR

Registration

Please register using the online registration form until September 17, 2026.

Please note that your registration is binding. You may cancel your registration up to twelve days before the course begins without providing specific reasons. Thereafter, you will be required to pay the participation fee even if you do not attend the course.

Please note that you need to register once in our database to use MARA offers.