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Career Services Welcome to How to find a job in Roger Gfrörer, Dr. oec. publ., Head UZH Career Services
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Agenda for the next 30 Minutes
1. Tools to organize your efforts
2. Things to know before you start yourJob Hunting
3. The 10 most important points in the application documents.
4. Resources that support you in your applications.
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Career Services 1. Tools to organize your efforts 04.08.21 Seite 3
Career Services Tools to organize your efforts: 1. Plan your activities in a logical order 04.08.21 4
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Tools to organize your efforts:
2. Prepare your documents
3. University and high school certificates and
diplomas: Master's certificate, Bachelor's certificate,
and Matura (high school) certificate, performance
records of your current study program
4. Testimonials, job references, and confirmations
5. Confirmations and certificates of further education
8. Confirmations for your volunteer work.
9. Picture CV
10. Official documents: passport, AHV-IV insurance card,
residence permit, bank details
11. Further resources like papers, publications, posters
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Career Services Tools to organize your efforts: 3. Plan your activities Consider, it takes • 3-6 months to find a job • 4-8 hrs for an application 04.08.21 6
Career Services 2. Things to know before you start your Job Hunting 04.08.21 Seite 7
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Develop your Job Search Strategy: Basics
An job search strategy is the planned
coordination of various reflection,
search and application methods over
time with the aims of using one's own
time, energy and emotions efficiently
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Career Services Job Hunting – Register on Plattforms Register and set up Job Newsletter https://uzhcareer.ch/en/ https://talendo.ch/de https://www.jobs.ch/de/ https://www.jobagent.ch/ Identify 5 more platforms for your field and register there too. We have a list with more than 200 platforms on https://www.careerservices.uzh.ch/de/ratgeber/literaturlinks/links.ht ml Make a list with the career websites of your preferred employers and check the website weekly (or register there if possible) 04.08.21 Seite 9
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Activate your networks
Set up your profiles in networks
www.linkedin.com/
www.xing.com/
www.researchgate.net/ , https://www.academia.edu/, www.mendeley.com
If you believe in this strategy, choose all the useful networks. You can
scale your efforts by using postings in different networks.
1. Update your profile
2. Inform that you are available in general (in your information) and
specific (to your contacts)
3. Reach out to specific interest groups. Learn who is active, which
companies are represented.
4. Check your privacy settings (unlock for recruiters)
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Meet new people: Informational interviews
Reach out to people at get first hand information
(and impress by going the extra mile)
1. Interview anybody who works in a field that interests you, e.g. from your Linkedin
contacts or from companies you know or from your alumni!
2. Benefit from their professional experience and contacts.
3. Gain insights into companies and organizations.
4. Obtain advice and tips on career planning and job hunting.
5. Build a contact network.
6. Make clear that you are gathering information and are not asking for a job.
7. Suggest a meeting of not longer than 20 to 30 minutes.
8. Prepare for the interview. https://www.careerservices.uzh.ch/en/ratgeber/stellensuche/Interview.html
9. Ask for further contacts of your interview partner.
10. Write an email thanking for the time and advice.
Register on https://career-lunch.com/feed (UZH Career Services partner)
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ALINE KELLER
Professionelles
Bewerbungsfoto
Berghofstrasse 15
8006 Zürich
078/345 66 77
aline.keller@uzh.ch
14. Oktober 1992
Schweizerin
AUSBILDUNG
02/2017 – heute Universität Zürich, Master of Arts
Hauptfach: Geschichte
Schwerpunkt: Geschichte der Neuzeit
Abschluss geplant: Juli 2018
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09/2012 – 07/2016 Universität Zürich, Bachelor of Arts
Hauptfach: Geschichte
1. Nebenfach: Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft
2. Nebenfach: Kunstgeschichte
Bachelor-Thesis: „Der Einfluss italienischer Migrantinnen und
Migranten auf die Schweizer Bevölkerung in den 50er Jahren“
(Note 5.5)
08/2014 – 12/2014 Universität Hamburg, Austauschsemester
Schwerpunkt: Public History
08/2006 – 07/2012 Kantonsschule Zug, Zweisprachige Matura (D/E)
Top 10 rules for your CV
Neusprachliches Profil
BERUFSERFAHRUNG
06/2017 – heute Zuger Zeitung, Zug, Redaktionsmitglied (40%)
• Schreiben und Redigieren von Zeitungsartikeln im Bereich Kultur
und Geschichte
• Verarbeitung der Texte im CMS (Betreuung der Webseite)
• Akkreditierte Journalistin an den Solothurner Literaturtagen
09/2016 – 02/2017 Schweizer Botschaft in Singapur, Hochschulpraktikum
• Recherche zum Thema „Handelsbeziehungen Schweiz –
Singapur“
• Verfassen von monatlichen Berichten für die entsprechende Stelle
des EDA in Bern
• Begleitung des Botschafters zu diversen Verhandlungen
1. Follow the rules in each country
• Protokollführung, Erstellen von Präsentationen
aline.keller@uzh.ch 078/345 66 77
2. Adjust each application to the job you are applying to
3. Reverse chronological order Institution Function
4. Same text structure (3 different fonts max)
5. Layout calmly and carefully (use tabulators)
6. Rather a one pager then an empty two pager (never a three pager) Profile
7. Picture: If you use one, make sure it looks professional
8. Make them understand what your skills are: Mention your thesis, maybe the methods
9. Don‘t forget your extracurricular activities.
10. Use the concept of „framing“: The words you use paint the picture in the heads, for
example: „Further experiences“ vs. „Volunteering“ vs. „Resonsabilites“
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Top 10 rules for your motivation letter
1. Follow the rules in each country
2. Adjust each application to the job you are applying to
3. Analyse the job advertisement carefully! You
4. Focus your information on the most important requirements Me
in the job advertisement (not a written version of your CV!)
We
5. Use a structure e.g. You – Me – We
6. Tell them how you see the company but don‘t lecture them
(no C&P of Wikipedia text)
7. Show your motivation to work there!
8. Show that you are willing to learn and develop in the job.
9. The important information belongs into the cover letter AND into the CV
10. 1 page maximum
Additional tip for free: Let someone read your letter. Always! (the same applies to the CV)
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Further resources
• Use our online career planning guide or any other guide
https://www.careerservices.uzh.ch/en/ratgeber.html (german too)
• Create a profile on https://uzhcareer.ch , create the profile carefully
and make it visible for employers.
• Register for the Career Empowerment Programm (Start every month)
• Get your CV checked, during CoVid by email info@careerservices.uzh.ch,
• Register for a counseling https://www.careerservices.uzh.ch/en/counseling.html
• Follow us on social media
• Instagram https://www.instagram.com/uzhcareerservices/
• Facebook https://www.facebook.com/uzh.careerservices
• Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/uzh-career-services/
Our services are free for University of Zurich students, graduates, phds and postdocs until 2 years after
graduation!
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Thank you and good luck!
Have fun with whatever you do.
Further questions or feedback? Mail me to roger.gfroerer@careerservices.uzh.ch
Visit our homepage www.careerservices.uzh.ch
• Online Guidebook
• Linklist
• more services like CV Check, counselling
Visit our career platform https://uzhcareer.ch/en/
… follow us on
• Facebook www.facebook.com/uzh.careerservices
• Twitter https://twitter.com/careerservuzh
• Instagram https://www.instagram.com/uzhcareerservices/
• Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/uzh-career-services/
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