Finding jobs and internships
The Career Service supports students and alumni of University of Applied Sciences Jena in their search for theses, internships and the right position for a career start. There are a variety of search strategies that you can use:
Job portal of University of Applied Sciences Jena
In the job portal of University of Applied Sciences Jena you will find current vacancies for jobs, internships, traineeships or topics for your thesis.
Support during the application process
Whether it's an internship, thesis or career entry - we support and guide you through the application process! You will receive helpful tips for your career planning and effective application strategies. We also support you in preparing your application documents and preparing for your interview! You can find more information here.
Job and internship portals
Various companies publish their job advertisements in job and internship portals. There is a wide range of offers. Some of these search engines specialise in certain areas, such as region, industry or occupational group.
Here you will find an overview of online portals. This selection is not exhaustive.
Job fairs
Job fairs offer an ideal opportunity to make contact with potential employers and have initial discussions with HR managers. Here, students and graduates have the opportunity to find out about new prospects for starting a career. They can get a first impression of the company and make the best possible impression of themselves. In this context, initial questions and uncertainties can be clarified. Therefore, it is important to inform yourself about your favorite companies in advance of a job fair and to prepare application documents or flyers accordingly.
25 - 26 September 2024
W3+ Fair Jena
22 - 23 October 2024
inovailmenau - Career Forum at TU Ilmenau
13 - 14 November 2024
"Firmenkontaktbörse" - job fair of University of Applied Sciences Jena
You can find more trade fairs in Germany and worldwide here!
What other strategies are important?
If you apply conscientiously to job adverts, you generally have a good chance of finding a suitable job or internship. With an unsolicited application, you show the potential employer that you want to take your career into your own hands and not leave it to chance.
An unsolicited application is an application that is made without a previous offer. Although you are not applying for a specific job advertisement, you are applying for a specific position.
An unsolicited application is definitely more time-consuming than other types of job or internship search, as intensive research into potential companies and their fields of activity must be carried out in advance of the application. For this reason, this form should not be considered as the sole method. However, it makes sense in combination with the other options, as companies often only advertise some of their vacancies.
Social networks on the internet are becoming increasingly important in the job search: presenting yourself and thus being discoverable by employers. The principle here is to use social networks effectively. From the various networks, select those that are relevant to the industry or target group. It is important to be present in the networks in which the companies or experts who are interesting for your specialism are active and to network with them in a targeted manner: by "following", commenting, posting your own contributions in online discussions or by making direct contact on a virtual or real level.
In addition to networking on the internet, using personal contacts is just as helpful when looking for a job or an internship. Information about a company and vacancies is most likely to be obtained from members of the company or, at best, from the relevant specialist departments or the HR department.
Newspapers and trade journals are another option for finding a job or internship. This includes regular research in local or regional daily newspapers, depending on the desired place of work. In Jena, for example, these include Ostthüringer Zeitung (OTZ), Thüringische Landeszeitung (TLZ) or Allgemeiner Anzeiger.
If you are looking for national or international job adverts, you can use DIE ZEIT, Die Welt, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) , Das Handelsblatt or taz - die Tageszeitung.
There are also trade journals for many sectors, which are increasingly being used by companies to recruit staff.
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