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Career Orientation for Students of the Humanities

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"So what can you do with that?" - Career orientation & competency profiles for humanities students

When? July 9th, 3-6 pm

Where? Campus Neues Palais, House 8, Room 0.56

Who for? Students of the Humanities and related subjects

 

This workshop is offered as part of the Matching Day 2026

 

You can enrol here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa5HEV2rbUc&list=PLI5fPE8N5j5xhGRjrN4Zv6hX7D9Q21b5M&index=1

Study Stream #20 - Graduation - what's next? Guidance for your future steps

You’re on the brink of completing your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, or perhaps you’ve already graduated: So, what’s next? Pursue a Master's, or a PhD, or dive into your career?

Join this Study Stream to receive insights and tips from experts and fellow students – for better decisions about your future steps and how to successfully transition to your next life chapter.

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/philfak/study-and-teaching/students/career-orientation-humanities/events

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Updated page with event recommendations from the Career Service and other departments of the university.

Offers from the Career Orientation for Students of the Humanities

Workshops
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Workshops

Events
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Events

Individual Counselling
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individual counselling

Additional offers from the Career Service & the Partnerkreis Industrie und Wirtschaft

https://praxisportal.uni-potsdam.de/career-stories_en.php

Praxisportal of the Career Service

Career testimonials and occupational fields

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/wirtschaft-transfer-gesellschaft/piw/piw

Get to know: Partnerkreis Industrie & Wirtschaft

Get to know the Partnerkreis and its wide range of offers. From job vacancies to exciting events, there is something suitable for everyone.

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin/projects/studium/docs/04_beratung_service/01_zsb/Entscheidung_Workbook_ZSB_Uni_Potsdam_ENG.pdf

Workbook "Deciding" from the Central Student Advisory Service

A workbook on decision-making skills with theoretical input, sample cases from your studies and a journaling section to download

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/career-service/angebote/uptransition

UPtransition

Workshops, advice, networking, WHK jobs - the qualification programme for more diversity & career orientation opportunities

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/germanistische-linguistik-grammatik/prof-dr-nanna-fuhrhop/projekte

Career paths for and by Germanists (available in German only)

A new podcast from the Chair of German Linguistics and Grammar under the direction of Prof Dr Nanna Fuhrhop presents career paths for Germanists and other humanities scholars

Coordinator

Faculty of Arts | Stephanie Sumner, M.A.