Career Orientation & Soft Skills Courses | FORTHEM

Dear students,

Are you looking to find the profession that best suits you and your personality? Do you want to increase the chances of successfully applying for your dream job? Do you seek to learn vital skills needed in the workplace and to take your English skills to a new level?

Our Career Orientation Courses will help you achieve all this… and much more!

Each semester, the FORTHEM Alliance offers its students free online courses and workshops in English that help you with your career orientation, job applications as well as important soft and communication skills. All courses are offered by experts in their field, and you can get a certificate of participation upon request.

Our Course Program | Spring 2025

• How to get a job – step by step Self-study program | permanently available
• Standing out on the job market: Crafting an effective application (2-day event) 25.03. & 27.03.2025 | 09:00-12:30 CET (each)
• Career wellbeing – Strategies for managing emotions in professional contexts 28.03.2025 | 16:00-18:00 CET
• Catch your future! Your future-skills-profile 01.04.2025 | 09:00-11:00 CET
• Conflicts & their resolution 01.04.2025 | 14:00-16:00 CET
• Successful use of Artificial Intelligence in the Job Application Process 03.04.2025 | 13:00-17:00 CET
• Present like a pro in English 07.04.2025 | 13:00-17:00 CET
• Finding your dream job using the Holland Typology 08.04.2025 | 16:00-17:30 CET

Interested in participating?

1. Register in the Career Center of Mainz University (if you have not done so already) where you can find more information about each course. Please use a private browser window to ensure that there is no conflict with your home university platform. As “Course/Program”, please select your home university.
2. Apply for the course of your choice via the links above (or find the course directly in our Career Center). Each course has a different application deadline – you will receive confirmation after registration starting about a week before the course.

Looking for a different course or topic? We offer courses each semester. Follow FORTHEM on Instagram to learn about new offers. Any questions? Contact the Career Service in Mainz: career@uni-mainz.de

We are looking forward to your participation! 

Your team of JGU’s Career Service