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International Career Compass – Career Development in International Environments

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Internationalization is a growing demand in the labor market. Working and conducting research in academia offers numerable opportunities for career development in international working environments. It potentially paves the path to job opportunities inside and outside academia in different international fields of work. Therefore, researchers need to be familiar with their skills, should develop ideas about career opportunities, ought to clarify their motivations and their individual work-life balance, and enable themselves to further develop their careers.

This workshop aims to provide orientation about career opportunities and especially clarify the needs and skills involved in different international working environments. The first day will offer the possibility to develop a more strategic view of the career landscape and one's own skills profile in this context. Group work and group coaching sessions will help participants to develop ideas for advancing their individual careers. The second day will offer 45-minute time slots in which each participant will have the opportunity to receive individual advice.

Intended Learning Outcomes

• You will gain an overview of career paths in academia as well as in the for-profit and non-profit sector with an emphasis on international settings.
• You will develop a professional skills profile with a focus on international fields of work.
• You will have a better understanding of your own and potential employers’ needs.
• You will be familiar with skills required for collaboration and in international working environments.
• You will reflect on your individual career planning.

Didactic Methods

Trainer input, knowledge transfer, group exchange and group work, and coaching sessions for self-reflection

Dates

July 25, 2019, 9 am–5 pm and
July 26, 2019, 9 am–5 pm

Target group

Doctoral candidates from all disciplines

Modalities

Maximum number of 8 participants
Internal 40 EUR
External 100 EUR

Registration

At mara.gsw@uni-marburg.de, deadline July 10, 2019
We kindly ask you to confirm your registration to make it binding. You may cancel your registration up to twelve days before the beginning of the course without providing specific reasons. Thereafter, you will be required to pay the attendance fee even if you do not attend the course.