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Networking at events

Attending career fairs

Career fairs give you the opportunity to meet a variety of employers at one event and network with employees and recruiters. Students can find out about entry-level opportunities or present themselves with application documents.

The fairs will sometimes focus on a specific industry, on companies from the region or aim specifically at women. Numerous career fairs take place online, but still offer the typical elements of an on-site fair: virtual exhibitor halls, presentations and exchange. The advantage: networking from your own desk, no need to travel far.

The best way to find the right career fairs for you is to search the internet. You can find a list of events at Goethe University here:

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Hackathons and Barcamps

Not only for programmers! Hackathons and barcamps are all about finding creative solutions to problems, innovation and designing new products. Many of them aim at a broad target group with different professional backgrounds. Often, companies that use the event for recruiting and innovative input host hackathons. However, most importantly, these events offer the opportunity to try things out for a weekend, take on challenges, learn, and make new contacts. 

While hackathons start with a specific theme or problem, barcamps are rather open. 

Lectures, meetups, webinars 

These events feature many different topics and are usually hosted by companies, associations or universities. There is usually a certain topic in the focus of the lecture but also room for exchange and conversations.