After purchasing the video, you can use it for 90 days. We recommend a fast and stable internet connection to enable you to watch the video without any problems. 

Recommendations target group 

The video is aimed at academics at all levels of experience (R1-R3; PhDs and Postdocs) who would like to find out about alternative career opportunities outside the academic system or leave the academic career path. 

Aims & content 

The aim of the video is to support you in developing viable individual ideas for professional alternatives to an academic career. First, the situation of doctoral graduates on the German job market is presented. Using tasks for analysis and self-reflection, you will then be guided to explore your own interests and values. This is followed by a framework and strategies for researching career options and identifying your own skills for the non-university job market. Finally, tips and advice are given for the first job application steps. 

Length & chapter overview 

The video has a total length of 2h 13 min. The speed of the video can be adjusted upwards in the video settings. The video is divided into chapters that can be selected individually.

Content:

0. Start page: Introduction & Program (approx. 6 minutes) 

1. Situation of PhD holders: Dr. No Chance? (approx. 12 minutes)

2. Guideline: What is important to me? (approx. 13 minutes)

3. Options: What options are there? (approx. 40 minutes)

4. Competences: What do I have to offer? (approx. 21 minutes)

5. Applying for jobs: How do I sell myself? (approx. 31 minutes)

6. Strategy: My road map! (approx. 7 minutes)

Accompanying material 

Working through the accompanying materials in the workbook can take several additional hours.

- Handout

- Workbook

• Three exercises to reflect on your own values  
• Exercise to analyze personal professional motives  
• Documentation template for analyzing networks  
• Documentation template for free research  
• Documentation template for questions for conversational partners who are of professional interest to you 
• Mind map of career options  
• Exercise to analyze professional competences  
• Overview of competences: methodological, personal and social competences  
• Exercise to analyze methodological, personal and social competences
• Further exercises to analyze competences  
• Documentation template for further personal strategy  
• Two sample CVs  
• Tips & practice questions for job interviews  

Further remarks 

The video can provide you with initial orientation, but cannot relieve you of the strenuous and time-consuming process that a professional reorientation entails. Furthermore, the self-learning video is not subject-specific. This means that the video does not provide you with concrete job options that are specifically tailored to your background and skills.