We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service workshop in 2025 “Interview Training for the non-academic job market” by Christelle Linsenmann.

This workshop is intended for Postdocs and late-stage PhD students in the process of applying for a job outside of academia.

• Dates: Thursday and Friday, 3-4 April 2025, 9-16h
• Location: in-person on North Campus
• Trainer: Christelle Linsenmann
• Registration: Please register here (in case you are not registered yet) and send an email to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de including a short statement on your motivation to attend the workshop.

Workshop description

In this workshop, participants learn to prepare for upcoming application procedures and especially the different phases and requirements of a job interview. After this workshop, participants can effectively describe their individual job-relevant skills and unique strengths, present themselves professionally in a job-interview and are able to master unforeseen or difficult situations confidently. The workshop focuses on the reflection of individual competencies, practical exercises on frequently asked questions and techniques in interviews and dealing with critical or unknown questions. Finally, participants will develop their own authentic self-presentation. Methodologically, the workshop focuses on a change of input phases, feedback rounds and guided exercises.

Testimonials

• “It is one of the best workshops that I ever took part in. I liked everything as a combination of factors: prepared material, practical tasks, answers to questions, and the friendly atmosphere. The trainer paid a lot of attention so that all participants could learn everything that interests them, absolutely all additional questions from the participants received detailed answers. I would definitely recommend this workshop to those who is preparing to the interview now or want to be prepared in future.”;
  “If the interview process feels like an unexplored area of the map, take this course. Mrs. Linsenmann is a kind, engaging and a proficient guide in teaching self-reflection and interviewing skills.”
  “A great workshop by a very experienced trainer that will make you feel well-prepared for any upcoming interview situation.”
  “This workshop has helped me to identify strengths and competencies that are translatable to any other non-academic job. I’ve learned about the format and content of job interviews and received valuable information about how/what to prepare.”