Events
KIT-Career-Service: Finding an Internship in Germany
Here’s What We’ll Cover
- Overview of the Internship landscape and culture in Germany
- How the internship search process works
- Diverse and unique avenues for finding an internship in Germany
- Realistic internship goal-setting
- How to find internship hosts and positions
- How to navigate an English-only internship search
- What to expect in terms of tIming for your internship
- How to approach the internship application and interview
- Legal and financial aspects of internships in Germany
What You Will Accomplish
By the end of this workshop, you will be prepared to apply for an internship in Germany. Templates, example applications, spreadsheet trackers and special advice for English language internships provide a well-rounded system for realistically planning an internship search and understanding what is expected in an internship application.
Workshop Tools & Handouts
- Internship Search Roadmap & Checklist
- Internship Tracker (Google Sheets & Excel versions)
- Email templates for contacting German employers
- Example applications and cover letters
Workshop Logistics
- Max. 30 participants
- Includes student portal access for one year
Your Coach
Jessica Schueller is a Germany-focused career coach, trainer, and international educator. You can learn more about her on her LinkedIn and Xing profiles, and read her career story.
Why a workshop on finding internships in Germany? Previously, she managed an international internship company that placed international students in internships in Germany (in English and German). Through this experience she gained a holistic understanding of the international internship search process, including the peculiarities of internship culture in Germany and the strategies that lead to landing an internship in English.
Die Anmeldung erfolgt über das Campus Plus Portal.
Frau Julia Neer
KIT-Career-Service - Innovations- und Relationsmanagement (IRM)
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Vincenz-Prießnitz-Straße 1
76131 Karlsruhe
Tel: +49 721 608 - 46988
Fax: +49 721 608 - 44343
Mail: julia neer ∂does-not-exist.kit edu