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Eine junge Frau lächelt.
02.2.2022

Welcome to the "Optical Valley" Jena: Short distances, lots of nature at your doorstep and a great work-life balance

Kseniia Zavatskaia has recently started living and working in Jena. As an engineer for optical design, she moved from Russia to the "Optical Valley". In this blog post, she tells us how she found her job, what hurdles she had to overcome and what differences she experienced between the cultures.

Frau mit langen braunen Haaren im Vordergrund rechts im Bild, links im Hintergrund verschwommenes Poster an Wand
10.6.2021

“Growth is only possible outside one’s comfort zone.”

In order to address the shortage of skilled workers, many larger companies are turning to international recruitment, thus increasing their chances of attracting qualified candidates. But one should always remember: If companies…
junger Mann mit schwarzen Haaren, Brille, Oberlippenbart, im Hintergrund die Skyline der Stadt
31.3.2021

"People have always helped me."

In the middle of the Corona pandemic, 26-year-old Hitesh Jayaprakash signed his employment contract in Jena. The Indian-born student had already moved to the city on the Saale three years earlier.
4 Frauen stehen nebeneinander auf großem Platz, halten Buchstaben in der Hand, im Hintergund Gebäude und Parkplatz
15.12.2020

A place of welcome

Enabling barrier-free access The relevant information can be found here: school and university graduates, employees and skilled workers, scientists from Jena and the region, other federal states and also from abroad. Of…
3 Personen mit Mund-Nasen-Bedeckung stehen nebeneinander, halten Plakate und Laptop in Kamera
15.12.2020

WORK-IN-JENA is online

We hope that the portal will show as many people as possible what a great "overall package" Jena has to offer in terms of work and life. And even if the world…
Mann mit Brille und dunklenb Haaren schaut Betrachter direkt am, im Hintergund Werbeplakate
14.12.2020

i-work applicants 2020 - Wasem Atoh Mishli

This year, eleven great applications from companies in Jena and the region were received for the intercultural business award. The series presents all the candidates and shows how intercultural openness in business…
Portrait of a smiling man with fair hair and beard.
13.12.2020

i-work applicants 2020 - Franco Jesus Sabino

This year, eleven great applications from companies in Jena and the region were received for the intercultural business award. The series presents all the candidates and shows how intercultural openness in business…
Portrait of a smiling man with dark hair and beard.
13.12.2020

i-work applicants 2020 - Felipe Zampa Fonseca

This year, eleven great applications from companies in Jena and the region were received for the intercultural business award. The series presents all the candidates and shows how intercultural openness in business…