Oct 17 2016

German Career Day

October 17, 2016

Location

Student Center East, Illinois Rooms

Address

750 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60607

9:00 – 10:30 – Plenary

  • Welcome – Elizabeth Loentz, Chair of the German Dept at UIC
  • Katja Fullard, Goethe-Institut Chicago
  • German(y) as Career Booster – remarks by German Consul General Herbert Quelle

Introduction of Participants and Short Presentations

  • The Skills Initiative – The German Way to Combine College and Job Training
  • German Companies in Chicagoland
  • Success Stories – American employees at German companies
  • Exchange Programs – Returning students and young professionals
  • Studying in Germany
  • Career Counseling and Resume Writing

10.45 – 12.30 Breakout Sessions

  •  Q & A with Individual Panelists
  • Micro Exhibition Hall – Information about German Companies

12:30 – 1:00 PM

  • Germany Quiz
  • End of the event at 1:00 PM

Lunch is available for purchase at the university cafeteria – or bring a bag lunch!

For more information and registration visit the Goethe Institute website.

Contact

Goethe-Institut Chicago

Date posted

Jun 12, 2020

Date updated

Jun 12, 2020