Topics and questions: Career Entry and Job Orientation
Career and current job of the mentor
Questions around the recruitment process and the job entry phase
Networks
Subject-specific
Job/professional field
General questions
Career and current job of the mentor
- How was the career of the mentor - what led from one to the other, what hurdles had to be overcome? What coincidences played a role?
- Which practical experiences were purposeful, which not?
- What would my mentor at the career entry retrospectively do differently?
- Decision criteria for professional career
- Were there retrospectively wrong decisions? How were they resolved?
- What is exciting about the job?
Questions about the recruitment process and the job entry phase
- Rules for applications
- No-Gos in the industry or in the company during the entry phase
- What is required?
- What does my mentor look for in the application process?
- How important are grades/ study abroad/ volunteer work?
- Open to everything or go for it goal-oriented?
- What professional experience is required?
- How long does the path to the "dream job" take?
Networks
- Important contacts - professional networks
- Tips on social media profiles and platforms
- Trade fairs/events/workshops
- How to use networks wisely?
Subject-Specifics
- Where can you get good information about companies and organizations?
- How important is the technical link between the thesis and the desired job/career field?
Job/professional field?
- Development & further education
- In which industries are there many development opportunities?
- In which cities is there development potential?
- Recommendations for further education/ additional qualifications/ further master's studies
- What did the mentor have to learn after graduation?
General questions
- How much can you control your own professional development? Which areas do you have a lot of influence on, and which areas do you have little influence on?
- Get personal feedback from the mentor