Perfect Match - strength-orientated career choice

Use our valuable tips for the start of your academic appointment Start: 10:50 a.m.

1. introduction

• a. Patrick Koy - Senior Financial Consultant
• b. Julius Haake - Financial Consultant

2. introducing MLP

• a. Founded as a consulting firm for academics
• b. Financial services provider for private, corporate and institutional clients
• c. Since 1971
• d. 2,100 client advisors and employees
• e. Headquarters of the holding company in Wiesloch

3. applicant coaching

• a. Self-introduction
  • i. Name (age) Origin (marital status)
  • ii. Studies (concretised - chunking model)
    • 1. communicate from the abstract to the concrete
  • iii. Focal points
  • iv. Thesis topic
  • v. Doctorate
  • vi. Dissertation topic
  • vii. Academic appointment
  • viii. Special - e.g. voluntary work
  • ix. Hobbies

→ Deviation from CV: motivation → action → realisation

• b. The perfect application portfolio
  • i. Photo (different effect in the photo than live)
  • ii. CV (6-second rule for recruiters: clarity, structure, hobbies and leisure time)
  • iii. Read job advertisements correctly and formulate cover letters
  • iv. 3rd page (top addition if the recruiter is interested - unobtrusive, shorten cover letter)
• c. To do's for you!
  • i. Adapt your CV (note pattern, from complex to concrete, hobbies + examples)
  • ii. Revise cover letter and 3rd page (based on sample)
  • iii. Take application photo

4. personality analysis and its benefits

• a. GPOP - Golden Profile of Personality
• b. Disc analysis:
  • i. Introvert/ Extrovert
  • ii. Task orientated/ People orientated
• c. show matches with requirements and competences
• d. Areas of application:
  • i. Personnel selection
  • ii. Career planning and counselling
  • iii. Skills and knowledge development
  • iv. Identification
  • v. Talent and competence management
  • vi. Job description
• e. What do you think characterises successful people?
  • i. Motivation
  • ii. Discipline
  • iii. Stamina
  • iv. Structure
  • v. Social competence
• f. Motive structures
  • i. Cognitive - learning to know
  • ii. Aesthetic - beauty, coherence
  • iii. Social motivator - want to help
  • iv. Economic - striving for profitability
  • v. Individualistic
  • vi. Traditional

5. job platforms and business networks

• a. Xing
• b. LinkedIn
• c. Digital Readiness!
• d. Analogue to the "chunking" model