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Do you want to attend a job fair well prepared and make valuable contacts? Are you wondering how to approach employers with confidence and introduce yourself professionally in just a few sentences? Do you want your CV to create a strong first impression at the company booth?
Then this workshop is the right place for you!
The workshop covers the following topics:
- Preparing effectively for a job fair and defining clear personal goals
- Approaching companies with confidence and making a positive first impression
- Your self-introduction at the job fair: structure, content, and examples
- Your CV as a door opener: structure, content, and layout for the job fair
- Researching companies, asking the right questions, and following up after the fair
What makes this workshop special: Theory is followed immediately by practical application. You will develop your personal self-introduction for the job fair, review your CV with a job fair focus, and prepare concrete strategies for successful conversations with employers. There will also be sufficient time for individual questions.
Trainer: Julia Barden, psychologist with professional experience in the HR departments of companies such as Deutsche Bahn, Commerzbank and BASF Group.
No registration is required. The Career Service will send the Zoom link for the event by email.
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Job Portals of Hof University
Hof University offers you the two job portals StellenHof and Hochschuljobbörse, for searches for (part-time) jobs, internships, working student positions and theses.
For more information regarding the search strategy, as well as other general job portals, please visit our Moodle.
StellenHof
The StellenHof portal is a protected area that only students of Hof University can view.
The portal contains a large number of job advertisements from Germany and abroad. All offers on StellenHof have been received by the university directly from companies and institutions in order to make them known among the students.
These offers can, but do not necessarily have to be published in other job portals on the internet.
Please login to see the job offers:
Hochschuljobbörse
The Hochschuljobbörse is a joint portal with 18 other, mainly Bavarian universities. Companies post their job ads here themselves and present themselves in a company profile. From start-ups to established corporations - here you will find all the information you need to optimize your career planning.
The Hochschuljobbörse is the control centre for all career enthusiasts! Here you will find up-to-date information on career events as well as exclusive insights into the world of top companies during the “Praxistage”.
Additional offers
Praxistage are "join in days"
Praxistage are aimed at students of engineering, computer science, economics and social sciences and give you additional opportunities to get to know many companies, build your personal network and gain further insight into your professional practice.
Look over the shoulder of a professional during the workday, visit labs, construction sites, manufacturing plants, etc. Deepen your industry knowledge through company presentations, (online) workshops, etc. Provided there are enough offers for your field of expertise, you can experience 10 different companies or organizations during these 10 working days.
Use the Praxistage for your career
Make contacts for your practical study semester, your bachelor or master thesis, a working student job or use this opportunity to get to know your potential future employer for your career start. Build up your own network! Perhaps one or the other company will also become important for you later on.
The next round will start on March 2–13, 2026 - with new companies, fresh formats, and plenty of opportunities for your career.
You can register now and secure your place! Further information on the Praxistage 2026 can also be found at www.praxistage.de.
