Workshop "Push Your Career – Job Interviews & Salaries"

A job interview is often the decisive moment in your job search – and it can be both exciting and challenging. In this seminar you will get general information about your preparation for job interviews, including suitable clothing, time of arrival and research of company information. We will also discuss rules for your self-introduction. Furthermore, you will get an overview of the classical interview structure and receive tips for the salary negotiation phase and alternative options to substitute a lower payment.

In the second part, you will get to find out everything about salaries. You will see typical salaries for job starters and criteria which can influence the salary. We will have a look on average income of men and women and explore the reasons for the differences. Subsequently, we will practice a salary calculation method you can use to determine a salary for a specific position. At the end various research options are introduced which you can use to find out more about a company´s internal salary structure.