{"id":3368,"date":"2026-03-26T11:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/2026\/03\/26\/31-07-26-workshop-strategic-job-search-where-to-find-jobs-and-how-to-choose-the-right-company-fit-soft-skills-employability\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T09:27:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T07:27:50","slug":"31-07-26-workshop-strategic-job-search-where-to-find-jobs-and-how-to-choose-the-right-company-fit-soft-skills-employability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/2026\/03\/26\/31-07-26-workshop-strategic-job-search-where-to-find-jobs-and-how-to-choose-the-right-company-fit-soft-skills-employability\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap 31.07.26 | Workshop: Strategic Job Search | FIT: Soft Skills &amp; Employability"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-3368\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-3368-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-3368-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3368-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none !important;border-bottom: none !important;box-shadow: none !important\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/components-of-fit\/soft-skills-employability\/\"><span style=\"padding: 8px 10px;margin: 6px;background: #a65d8a;color: #ffffff;border-radius: 25px;font-weight: 400;text-decoration: none !important;border-bottom: none !important;box-shadow: none !important\">Soft Skills &amp; Employability<\/span><\/a> <a style=\"text-decoration: none !important;border-bottom: none !important;box-shadow: none !important\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/willkommen\/the-employabilty-pass\/\"><span style=\"padding: 8px 10px;margin: 6px;background: #a65d8a;color: #ffffff;border-radius: 25px;font-weight: 400;text-decoration: none !important;border-bottom: none !important;box-shadow: none !important\">2 Points<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-3368-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div id=\"meta-origin\" data-coolorigin=\"https%3A%2F%2Fcool.sciebo.de%2Fcool%2Fclipboard%3FWOPISrc%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Funi-siegen.sciebo.de%252Findex.php%252Fapps%252Frichdocuments%252Fwopi%252Ffiles%252F614549259_oc9054b00818%26ServerId%3D174c8273%26ViewId%3D4%26Tag%3D731b17686f0fc2f7\">\n<div id=\"meta-origin\" data-coolorigin=\"https%3A%2F%2Fcool.sciebo.de%2Fcool%2Fclipboard%3FWOPISrc%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Funi-siegen.sciebo.de%252Findex.php%252Fapps%252Frichdocuments%252Fwopi%252Ffiles%252F614549259_oc9054b00818%26ServerId%3D174c8273%26ViewId%3D4%26Tag%3D731b17686f0fc2f7\">\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5067\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2026\/03\/2026-07-31-Strategic-Job-Search-Bild-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2026\/03\/2026-07-31-Strategic-Job-Search-Bild-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2026\/03\/2026-07-31-Strategic-Job-Search-Bild-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2026\/03\/2026-07-31-Strategic-Job-Search-Bild-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2026\/03\/2026-07-31-Strategic-Job-Search-Bild-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2026\/03\/2026-07-31-Strategic-Job-Search-Bild-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"336\">On <strong data-start=\"3\" data-end=\"14\">July 31<\/strong>, the FIT program hosted the workshop <strong data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"78\">\"Strategic Job Search\"<\/strong>, led by <strong data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"105\">Sandra Bolesch<\/strong>, Career Coach and Certified Trainer for Intercultural Competences. The workshop introduced participants to the key elements of a successful job search in Germany and helped them better understand how the German labor market works.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"800\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5069 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2026\/03\/2026-07-31-Strategic-Job-Search-Bild-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2026\/03\/2026-07-31-Strategic-Job-Search-Bild-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2026\/03\/2026-07-31-Strategic-Job-Search-Bild-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2026\/03\/2026-07-31-Strategic-Job-Search-Bild-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2026\/03\/2026-07-31-Strategic-Job-Search-Bild-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/files\/2026\/03\/2026-07-31-Strategic-Job-Search-Bild-2-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>The session covered important legal aspects of working in Germany, explained how companies typically fill vacancies, and presented the most relevant online job portals for finding internships and graduate positions. Participants <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">also learned how to use <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem\" data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"603\">L<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem\" data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"603\">inkedIn<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\"> strategically to build a professional network and explored the im<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">portance of their own \"micro cosmos\"\u2014the personal and professional c<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">ontacts who can provide valuable support during the job search.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"meta-origin\" data-coolorigin=\"https%3A%2F%2Fcool.sciebo.de%2Fcool%2Fclipboard%3FWOPISrc%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Funi-siegen.sciebo.de%252Findex.php%252Fapps%252Frichdocuments%252Fwopi%252Ffiles%252F614549259_oc9054b00818%26ServerId%3D174c8273%26ViewId%3D4%26Tag%3D731b17686f0fc2f7\">\n<p data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"1201\">In addition, the work<span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">sh<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">op encouraged students to look beyond job descriptions and consider whether a company is the right fit for their own values, goals, and career aspirations. By combining practical job search strategies with networking techniques and self-reflection, participants gained a clearer understanding of how to approach their career planning in Germany in a focused and strategic way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1203\" data-end=\"1320\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">As part of the <strong data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1240\">Employability Pass<\/strong>, the workshop counted for <strong data-start=\"1267\" data-end=\"1279\">2 points<\/strong> in the category <strong data-start=\"1296\" data-end=\"1319\">Career &amp; Networking<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Featured image by Vlad Deep on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/de-de\/@vlad-deep-29415806\/\">pexels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-3368-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-social-media-buttons panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-social-media-buttons so-widget-sow-social-media-buttons-atom-812218fb0129-3368\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Stay Up To Date<\/h3>\n<div class=\"social-media-button-container\">\n\t\n\t\t<a \n\t\tclass=\"ow-button-hover sow-social-media-button-instagram-0 sow-social-media-button\" title=\"Follow Us on Insta\" aria-label=\"Follow Us on Insta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/int.students_siegen\" \t\t>\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fab\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf16d;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<a \n\t\tclass=\"ow-button-hover sow-social-media-button-whatsapp-0 sow-social-media-button\" title=\"Join our WhatsApp Channel\" aria-label=\"Join our WhatsApp Channel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/EKgjFyxYbYA6scikI6JuMT\" \t\t>\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fab\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf232;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soft Skills &amp; Employability 2 Points On July 31, the FIT program hosted the workshop &#8222;Strategic Job Search&#8220;, led by Sandra Bolesch, Career Coach and Certified Trainer for Intercultural Competences. The workshop introduced participants to the key elements of a successful job search in Germany and helped them better understand how the German labor market &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/2026\/03\/26\/31-07-26-workshop-strategic-job-search-where-to-find-jobs-and-how-to-choose-the-right-company-fit-soft-skills-employability\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u201eRecap 31.07.26 | Workshop: Strategic Job Search | FIT: Soft Skills &amp; Employability\u201c <\/span>weiterlesen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":663,"featured_media":3369,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-july2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/663"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3368"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5073,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3368\/revisions\/5073"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-siegen.de\/fit-in-siegen\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}