Lots of people want to identify the job of their dreams and apply for it successfully. The Career Service is committed to helping JGU students achieve this dream.
The Career Service is a central point of contact for career orientation and the transition to a profession. We strive to connect our students with future employers and ease the transition from graduation to professional life. To do so, we have various programs meant to support JGU students and graduates with their career goals and professional qualifications beyond their individual fields of study. We also collect and present all offers from other university institutions on these topics. We offer employers the opportunity to connect with our students through career events and other formats, present their company and professional field, and post job openings. We collaborate with staff from institutes and faculties on subject-specific offers and provide content support. We are also a partner for career orientation throughout the Rhine-Main region by means of various collaborations with institutions both inside and outside of the university.
Feel free to contact us or select one of our programs that fits your needs!
Completing vocational training usually comes with a clear career path − but that’s often not the case after finishing a university degree. That’s why many students find themselves asking, “What should I do after graduation?” Whether you are in your first semester and just getting to know your interests and strengths, midway through your studies seeking professional guidance and practical experience, or about to graduate and wondering how to get your dream job – we want to support you in all phases of your career journey.
From developing your personal profile and exploring career paths to gaining insights into professional fields, possible employers, and practical experience – all the way to mastering the application process – the Career Service has individual advising sessions, comprehensive information, workshops, lectures, career events, and its own Career Center (including a job portal) to meet your needs.
We look forward to meeting you!
Are you looking for new talents and would like to introduce yourself and your professional field? Would you like to get to know our students and talk to them about career opportunities and different fields of work? Are you interested in helping our (future) graduates with their career orientation and informing them about job profiles in your field? JGU’s Career Service offers you various platforms and contact options to do so.
As an interface between companies, organizations, employers, and our students and graduates, we organize career fairs and other professional orientation events and run a free job portal, accessible through our Career Center.
We look forward to talking to you!
Earning an academic degree opens up a very broad range of job opportunities – regardless of the subject area or academic culture. Due to this diversity and the challenges resulting from it, our degree programs include both practical work experience and career guidance.
The Career Service is here to help you guide your students with customized career resources and services. We are happy to adapt our programs to your needs or the needs of your students, or develop new programs together.
We look forward to working with you!
Suggestions for Career Service events
- Guest lectures in seminars/courses/modules
- Workshops and lectures on specific professional fields
- Advising about how to incorporate professional orientation in your subject
- Presenting Career Service offers in class
We focus on the following
- Self-reflection, working on individual profiles, and career goals
- Industries and professional fields, as well as insights into the academic job market
- Internships and other options for practical work experience
- Job searches and search strategies
- The application process: Cover letter, CV, job interview & more
- Career paths: transitioning from bachelor’s to master’s studies and from university to a professional career
Whether it’s advising, coaching, supporting, informing, or networking – the Career Service has been the main contact point for career orientation and the transition to a profession at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz since February 2009!
We support students throughout their studies (and beyond) with career orientation and the successful transition to a profession. For us, career orientation while still a student primarily means knowing one’s own interests, abilities, and personal profile, reflecting on and expanding one’s own competencies, and the targeted and successful search for relevant job opportunities. In our individual advising sessions, we provide support in a spirit of partnership focusing on students’ needs with a client-centered, resource- and solution-oriented approach.
We organize numerous events and opportunities to connect with companies, organizations, and employers, serving as a vital link between the university and the job market.
We are part of the Student Advisory Center and therefore integrated into JGU’s advisory network. We are well-connected beyond Mainz through our membership in the Career Service Network of Germany (csnd) and various other collaborations with other higher education institutions, the Agentur für Arbeit, and other institutions outside of the university.
- FORTHEM Alliance | We organize lectures, workshops, and volunteer work projects for the FORTHEM Alliance and, in doing so, help students from nine European universities enter the German job market.
- International Career Service Rhein-Main | We collaborate with the International Career Service Rhein-Main (ICS RM) and jointly organize programs for career orientation and the transition to a profession for international students.
- JGU’s Startup Center | We provide information about support options for students interested in founding a startup, in close collaboration with the Startup Center.
- German Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit) Mainz | We cooperate particularly closely with the Agentur für Arbeit Mainz team for university students and graduates. We collaborate to offer various workshops on career orientation and the transition to a profession.
- City of Mainz | We work together with the city of Mainz as part of the Karriere in der Region (Careers in the Region) project, which focuses on small and medium-size companies from Mainz.
- MEM – Mein Engagement in Mainz | Along with the Volunteer Office (Ehrenamtsbüro) Mainz, we organize events in which students learn about opportunities for getting involved in volunteer work.
- Mainz University of Applied Sciences | We organize the event “Karriere in der Region” (“Careers in the Region”) along with the Mainz University of Applied Sciences.
- IHK & HWK Rheinhessen | Together with the IHK Rhenish Hesse, the Chamber of Crafts of Rhenish Hesse, the Agentur für Arbeit, the Mainz University of Applied Sciences, and other higher education institutions, we form the network Durchstarten-Rheinhessen.de, which helps students look for alternatives to completing their degree.
- csnd | We are members of the Career Service Network Germany (csnd).
