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"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.

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Is job hunting purely a matter of luck?

A recruiter sits in front of a huge pile of applications. He takes the first twenty and throws them in the bin, unseen. His reasoning: “They're unlucky and we don't need unlucky people.” As this little joke shows, the start of an application process is a bit of a challenge. What is luck in this? What is skill? What can I influence and what not?

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i-work applicants 2020 - Kostiantyn

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…

lächelnde Frau sitzt an Tisch mit Tablet in der Hand

Career meeting for job seekers

Careers don't just happen, they are made. Why can a good career plan be useful, when is the best time for it? Which steps are important and how do you set realistic goals? We give tips.

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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…

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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

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…

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i-work-applicants 2020 - Atefeh Javadzadeh

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…

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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…

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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…