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Career Services for Students
We help you work out your very own application strategy, and we also help you prepare for internships or work placements so you get the most out of them. The Frankfurt School Job Board and the events we organize represent an excellent basis for building your own professional and personal network. They also help you make a successful transition to life in the workplace.
One-click online access! Frankfurt School students can easily find out everything they need to about our Career Services team and the various services we provide through the Online Campus. This is where you will find our Jobs Board, news, details of upcoming events, tips and presentations, a host of useful links and templates, and a whole lot more.
Tailor-made Career Counselling
For personalised advice on your future career, come and visit us in Frankfurt School’s Career Services department and talk to our team of counsellors. We’ll work with you to put together the solution that best suits you from the many options in our extensive counselling portfolio:
CV & Co.
- Templates for your curriculum vitae / resume
- Tips for writing a covering letter
- How to adapt your documents to different job application criteria
- Help with the structure and layout of your application documents
Job search
- Tips on how to get started in investment banking, consulting and finance, as well as in specialist sectors such as private equity, M&A, fintech, etc.
- Useful information on specific industries such as automotive, real estate, digital innovation, etc.
- Details on specific areas of activity such as marketing, HR, supply chain, etc.
- Recommendations on choosing a trainee programme
- Advice on structured summer internship programmes
- Access to our jobs portal, exclusively for the use of FS students
- Configuring your own personal research strategy
Exploring career paths
- Discussing your achievements and milestones to date and putting them in perspective
- Analysing your individual skills, competencies and qualifications
- Identifying various personalised career paths
Application strategy
- Discussing the next steps in your job application strategy
- Support for active network building; how to access the Frankfurt School family
- How to network with decision-makers in specialist departments and HR
Interview preparation
- Further details of typical questions in telephone or job interviews
- How to deal with recruitment tests and assessment centres
- How to prepare for case studies, plus brainteasers and tips on typical corporate interview processes
- Providing you with up-to-the-minute job application literature
Internships abroad
- Tips on researching internships in other countries
- Help with drawing up country-specific application documents
- Accessing the FS Career Services network
German job market preparation fori international students
- Legal conditions applying to internships, student traineeships and first-time jobs for international students
- Selected English-language literature on job applications and career planning
- Workshops, case studies and job application training courses designed specifically for international students
- Recommendations for job application strategies in Germany
Practical experience
Businesses need you!
Enterprises large and small value the practical, relevant training and qualifications possessed by Frankfurt School students.
So take advantage of every opportunity you find to supplement your academic work with commercial work placements. This will familiarize you with the world of business and build a useful foundation for future networking.
Here is a list of practical tips for building-up relevant work experience during your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree course:
- Look for an internship in Germany
- Look for an internship abroad
- Look for student employment, a temporary job or work as a volunteer
- Write your final thesis together with a company
- Look for a direct entry position
We can help with all of the above. Our online Jobs Board is an excellent place to start searching for job vacancies: students and alumni can reach it through the Online Campus.
Meet your future employer on campus!
Career Services events are outstanding opportunities for our students to make direct contact with Frankfurt School’s business contacts. You too can become a part of our worldwide network! We organize and run many different kinds of events – but they all enable you to make personal contact with business representatives and Frankfurt School alumni.
Our events offer students a perfect springboard for finding out more about corporate structures, recruitment or graduate training options and application procedures at an early stage in their studies.
Events
Career Day
Position your organization at Frankfurt School and meet our excellently educated and highly motivated students. Join us on our campus to recruit your newest young professionals.
Workshops
Career Services offers a wide range of workshops in which students can find out all about successful job application strategies and the jobs market in Germany, as well as job opportunities abroad.
Special events
Present your company to a selected group of students or graduates in a specific social setting. (e.g. dinners and other culinary events)
Corporate and specialist presentations
An exclusive opportunity to tell our students and graduates more about your company by discussing topical issues and introducing the training schemes and career opportunities you offer.
Workshops and case studies
Work on case studies inspired by real-world scenarios with a group of students selected by you. Use the workshops to find out more about their specialist knowledge and personal qualities – a perfect opportunity to identify your potential executives of the future.
Excursions
Show off your company’s best side! Invite our students to familiarize themselves with your working environment at first hand.
Contact
Please feel free to contact us if you have career related questions.
careerservices-support@fs.de.