Tilman - Employee in corporate strategy and internal communication
I studied Classical Studies in my Bachelor's degree before completing my Master's degree in Philosophy, Religion and Theology.
After working in corporate strategy and internal communications for a while and working in a mixed team with graduates from the fields of journalism, history, philosophy, psychology and business studies, I am currently part of the sales team.
The tasks vary depending on the placement. At the moment, I support communication with associations and take on individual tasks in connection with legal working groups. As part of my work, I have also been able to assist with a number of conceptual tasks in the strategy department and I am involved in association sport.
My professional orientation only really began when I submitted my Master's thesis. Although I was a student assistant in the library for two years during my studies, I did not complete an internship.
Yes, during my time at university I twice attended the lecture series "Perspectives for Humanities Scholars" organised by the Career Centre, which I found surprisingly good due to the interesting guest speakers. The guest appearance by an archaeologist who now works at BMW in particular gave me courage for my professional future.
I also had my application portfolio checked by the Career Centre, which helped me to write my cover letter and make my CV more appealing.
The analytical and structured approach helps me in my current job. I also learnt to be open to other ideas during my studies. In our mixed team consisting of graduates from a wide range of degree programmes, this is essential in order to find joint solutions and make decisions that take everyone's interests and opinions into account.
Not forgetting the expressiveness and other skills you need to think "out-of-the-box".
When writing a letter of application, you should respond to the job advertisement and address the points mentioned in it. It is important to be conscientious when preparing for a job interview or assessment centre. Practising in front of the mirror, recording memos of yourself practising, but also listening to podcasts on the subject of the job can be of enormous benefit here. A previous internship in the desired field of activity is also always a plus.
I thought it was a cliché, but there are actually jobs for humanities and cultural studies graduates and more and more opportunities are developing in this sector.
In addition, the persona is often more important than technical knowledge and spontaneity, presentation skills and expressiveness are very important in the assessment centre.
