Advice and services
Individual support and advice
We can help you with deciding on a career path and starting your career. We are happy to check your application documents or help you with preparing for interviews. During individual consultations, we can help you with any questions you may have and give you some advice for the first steps of your career.
We are are happy to advise you, also in the lecture-free period.
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Advice and services
Application portfolio review service
A strong and complete application is your calling card and decides whether you get through to the next round. When preparing application documents, questions which frequently arise include how to word the cover letter, how to structure the CV and in what order to arrange the documents.
We will review your documents critically and professionally and check whether they are complete, comprehensible and convincing. Practice applying properly even while you are still at university, whether with an application portfolio, an online application or a speculative application.
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Individual consultation
Even if you have not yet completed your studies, you should address the questions relevant for a successful career start and further development. We do not make your decisions for you or offer ready-made solutions. Rather, we provide you with guidance and support and inspire you to find your own solutions. We want to work out your prospects, determine your talents and resources together with you and assist you in making your own decisions.
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English application portfolio review service
When you apply for placement positions or jobs in the United Kingdom or North America, the two most important documents are the cover letter and the CV. There are some major formal differences compared to German applications.
We do not offer to prepare your application for you, we can only provide advice on improving your application. In our review we will check whether you have observed all formalities and that the language used is correct. We will also check whether both the formal and logical structure are in line with the appropriate conventions. We will give you feedback and, if required, point out what still needs improving. You can then give us your new version for another review.
Please send us both documents (cover letter, CV) as Word documents to career-service@fau.de. If you are responding to a specific job advertisement, please include this too. We can only check applications via e-mail.
The processing time is one week on average.
Mock job interview
You will feel more relaxed if you know what to expect in a job interview and how you are perceived by the other party.
The interview
Staff at the Career Service will simulate a job interview with you (20 min). This will be followed by detailed feedback (30 min) on your manner and your answers as well as other tips for preparing for the real-life situation.
Preparation for the mock job interview
For the advisors to be able to prepare for the mock interview in the best possible way, please send the following documents to the Career Service (career-service@fau.de) before your appointment:
- the job advertisement of the position you have applied for
- all your application documents
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Appointments
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