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Career Orientation for Students of the Humanities

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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

Focus on: Events

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

Themed week of Berlin and Brandenburg universities

From February 23 to 27, 2026, the Career Week of universities in Berlin and Brandenburg will take place the third year in a row. During this special week, you have the opportunity to get to know the diverse offers of Career Services in Berlin and Brandenburg. Students and graduates from all participating universities are invited to spend a week intensively exploring career perspectives and preparing for their career entry. Sign up now and join in!

 

You can find more information and the week's programme here

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://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/praxisportal/

Praxisportal from the Career Service

Job orientation? Let's do it. We show you career perspectives and occupational fields.

https://career-service.uni-potsdam.de/seminartermin/buchen?langSet=en&

Workshops

Soft skills? Got you covered. Click here for our current workshops with qualified trainers.

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.

Campus Am Neuen Palais
Building 11, Room 2.23

consulting hours
Tuesday - Thursday,
by appointment only