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Coaching for academics and PhD holders

Moving into industry after a doctorate, postdoc or degree: your experience is valuable, but it needs to be translated into the language of companies. That is exactly where we support you.

  • Translate research experience into strengths employers understand
  • A CV instead of a publication list
  • Find career fields that suit you
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Your coaches in this area

  1. 1Free intro callWe get to know each other and clarify what you need.
  2. 2VoucherWith an approved AVGS from the Agentur für Arbeit or the Jobcenter, the coaching is free for you. We help with the application.
  3. 3Coaching onlineBy video, at your own pace, in German, English, Spanish or French.

Good to know

Job market under 2%

PhD holders are almost fully employed

The unemployment rate among PhD holders in Germany is almost consistently below 2 percent. Ten years after their doctorate, only 22 percent still work at universities or research institutes, so most work outside academia.

For you: Moving into industry is the norm, not a failure.

Source: Bundesbericht Wissenschaftlicher Nachwuchs 2021

Income +11 %

A doctorate pays off in industry

In the private sector, PhD holders earn around 11 percent more than people with comparable characteristics. In the public sector, there is no clear advantage.

For you: Show what your research experience concretely brings to a company.

Source: König u. a. 2019, Begleitstudie zum BuWiN

Included in your coaching: your members' area

As soon as your coaching starts, you get access to the alizee app, in your browser or as an app on your phone.

  • Job radar for IT positionsStraight from the careers pages of around 2,700 employers, in addition to the usual job portals. Updated every week, with filters, saved searches and notifications.
  • Researched for youYour coach looks for suitable vacancies for you and places them in your members' area personally.
  • TemplatesCV and cover letter in ten designs, also suitable for application portals.

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