Our consultants
On these pages you will find some information about our specialisations and areas of expertise. You are welcome to choose a counsellor directly for your matter, but you can of course also contact us via the general e-mail address or telephone number (see box on the right).
Dr. Annette Retsch
Monday to Friday
Room 03.024
Tel. 0931/31-82420
annette.retsch@uni-wuerzburg.de
- Individual career counselling (coaching)
- Potential analysis to create an individual skills profile
- Counselling for decision-making processes after Bachelor's and Master's degrees (planning internships, stays abroad, career entry, doctorate)
- Reflection on career-related competences - 21st Century Skills (also in an international context)
- Advice on writing letters of motivation (for scholarship providers, Master's places, stays abroad)
- Consulting on career research
- Application in English-speaking countries
- Advice on the Virtual Exchange Programme
- Advice on new workshop concepts (in particular regional economy, new speakers)
- Consulting on scholarship applications
Mondays and Fridays: Zoom consultations
Appointment for a career consulting
Appointment for support with your letter of motivation with time lead
Please note the instructions in the appointment booking confirmations (send in documents such as your CV)
Studies of English and German language and literature in Würzburg and Davidson, North Carolina. First examination in LA Gym in the summer of 1994. Dissertation in German Linguistics at the University of Würzburg in 1999 and afterwards student counsellor at the Central Student Advisory Office. Organisation of various major events (e.g. JUMAX university trade fair) in the Chancellor’s office. Since October 2006 she has been involved in the conception and development of the Career Centre.
Her consulting area includes the review of application documents as well as profile analysis and later professional positioning especially for students of the humanities disciplines. Here she supports graduates with information on various occupational fields for humanities scholars and regularly invites suitable experts on this topic or to the lecture series “Perspectives for Humanities Scholars”.
In 2015, she also obtained the university certificate “Writing Consultant” from the Freiburg University of Teacher Education. She consults students on the improvement of individual work and writing strategies, in particular with regard to the type of text letter of motivation for admission to a scholarship, master’s- or foreign study programme.
Courses
- Perspectives for humanities scholars - workshops and lectures
- Profile building and soft skills
- Application tips and counselling
- Information on professional fields
Steffen Eichhorn
Monday to Friday
Room 03.023
Tel. +49 931 31-89778
steffen.eichhorn@uni-wuerzburg.de
- Seminar management
- Technical support for webinars and seminars at the Career Centre
- Focus on natural sciences
- Application portfolio check
- Requests for CareerLink
- Presentations on application basics for various specialisations
Steffen Eichhorn has been working at the Career Centre since October 2013. Master's degree in German Linguistics with a minor in Business Studies at the University of Würzburg. Alongside his studies, he worked for 6 years as a student assistant in IT support at the computer centre and in linguistics. After completing his Master's degree in 2012, he worked as a lecturer and research assistant at the Lower Franconian Dialect Institute at the Chair of German Linguistics.
In the project 'DIREKT - Brücke Studium-Wirtschaft' (2013 - 2015), he was responsible for student acquisition and support and carried out this activity in the follow-up programme Karriere+ - Begleitstudium Corporate Management from 2015 to 2017. He currently manages the Career Centre's seminar programme and the Career website, provides technical support in webinars and seminars and answers questions about the CareerLink job portal.
Luisa Kimmel
Monday to Friday
Room 03.023
Tel. 0931/ 31-87581
luisa.kimmel@uni-wuerzburg.de
- Communication, Social Media
- Application portfolio check-up
- Advice on the Professional Skills Certificate
- Preparation for job interviews and unsolicited applications
- Presentations on application basics for various disciplines
- Internship supervision at the Career Centre
Studied education with a minor in economics (B.A.) and then went on to study educational science (M.A.), specialising in adult education / continuing education. As an intern in the further education department at the IHK Schweinfurt-Würzburg, she acquired knowledge in short and event planning and took part in counselling sessions and workshops. As a part-time research assistant at the Chair of Adult Education / Continuing Education, she also learnt how to analyse research data, create posters and flyers and maintain the homepage.
Luisa Kimmel has been working at the Career Centre of the University of Würzburg since July 2020. Her tasks include public relations, lectures and application portfolio checks.
Sabine Mewis
Monday to Friday
Room 03.027
Tel. 0931/ 31-88853
sabine.mewis@uni-wuerzburg.de
- Individual career consulting and competence profile analysis
- Support in acquisition of digital and intercultural competences (e.g. Virtual Exchange)
- Application portfolio check-up (also in French and English)
- Consulting of international students
Studied Romance Studies (B.A. and M.A.) in the combination of French and Italian at the University of Würzburg. Alongside her studies, she initially worked as a student assistant in two mentoring programmes and then as a student assistant at ProfiLehre for a good five years. After completing her Master's degree, she continued to work as a project coordinator at ProfiLehre. There she was responsible for the implementation of further education programmes and coordination with the respective trainers and took part in various further training courses on Virtual Exchange, Blended Learning and WueCampus as well as on the topic of counselling.
Sabine Mewis has been working at the Career Centre of the University of Würzburg since December 2020. Her tasks include individual career counselling, application portfolio checks (German, French and English) and Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange.
- Advice on scholarship applications
- Application portfolio check-up in German and English
- Advice on letters of motivation
- Equal opportunities
- Counselling on questions about internships
Appointment for an individual scholarship counselling
