Important Dates
* How to do a convincing job interview outside of academia (Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs+)
05. & 06. November 2026
in person, tba
Time: 05. & 06. November, each 09:00 a.m. - 04:00 p.m.
Language: English
Registration: 05. October 2026 until 25. October 2026
Deregistration: until 25. October 2026
for members of the University of Bayreuth Graduate School via BayDOC
For Postdocs+ (= postdocs, habilitation candidates and junior professors (with and without tenure track) & junior research group leaders between habilitation and junior professorship) via WiN-UBT portal
If you are not registered at the WiN-UBT or BayDOC portal and would like to participate, please send an e-mail to event.graduateschool@uni-bayreuth.de.
Description:
If you made it to the job interview you are already very successful: you wrote a convincing application. Now you need to convince in a face-to-face situation. In this workshop, you will learn how to prepare job interviews and how to do them in a convincing manner. And we will practice them.
Topics we deal with:
- How to prepare for the interview (which aspects have to be considered? what do I need to do?)
- The most important point in the interview: show my competencies and achievements. How do I do this?
- Typical questions and fitting answers
- It is normal to feel stressed – but how do I deal with it?
- How to talk about your salary?
- Thorough training of interview situations in small groups.
First day is with the complete group. 2nd day we meet in small groups to do mock interviews. Schedule for day 2 is organized at the first day.
Please bring a suitable job ad with you (i. e. for a job that suits your profile and/ or a job you consider applying for).
* Creditability within the kick-off seminar
Before you register, please confirm with your supervisor/employer that you are free to participate in the course on that date.