NEWSLETTER Zukunft: Karriere und Kompetenzen March 2024
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Dear students,
dear alumni
dear employees of the University of Passau,
Welcome back! We hope that you have successfully completed your final exams and have been able to relax and enjoy the first half of the lecture-free period.
As reading material for in-between, we have prepared an overview of our range of key competences for you this month. In the category "Interviews", seminar coordinator Julianna Galambos explains what a KompetenzPAss is and how you can apply for it. We also took a look at the ZKK Competence Navigator as part of a self-test, and in our Myths section we explain whether and why our seminars mainly take place on weekends.
If you would like to prepare for the new semester now, we recommend the article W as in... Work-Life-Balance and, of course, a look at our new programme for the summer. Registrations are already possible from 2 April!
Have fun reading!
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careersUP career portal
If you are looking for an internship, part-time job or a permanent position after your studies, our careers portal is the right place for you. careersUP is a professional, modern platform that enables you to find out about potential employers and find many current vacancies - regionally, throughout Germany and Europe. Simply log in to the portal with your regular ZIM ID.
Our careers portal careersUP is also available as an app. This allows you as a student or alumni to use some of the benefits of the portal on the go. All you have to do is search for "JobTeaser" in the relevant store, install it and log in - students first enter their university email address and can then use their ZIM ID.
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Open student self-help group
The open self-help group (organized by the STWNO Psychological Counselling Service) is primarily for students who share issues such as anxiety, loneliness and stress. The idea is to share experiences, work out solutions to problems together and encourage and support each other.
The group meetings take place in a confidential setting and are intended to provide a safe and open space for all students and their concerns. The meetings are held regularly at set times and everyone can decide for themselves whether they want to attend or not - there is no obligation to attend.
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Study Information Day on the 23rd of March 2024
The University of Passau's Study Information Day will take place on March 23, 2024. So if you have siblings, friends or acquaintances who don't yet know exactly what to do after graduation, please pass on the information!
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Interview with Julianna Galambos
ZKK offers over 100 seminars and IT courses per semester for students. Of course, all of this has to be organised and coordinated. The woman behind it all is Julianna Galambos. She has been part of the team since Zukunft: Karriere und Kompetenzen was founded. As a result, she naturally has many exciting insights into the work behind the scenes and the opportunities that ZKK offers students at the University of Passau. We met her for an interview.
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The ZKK Competence Navigator
The ZKK Competence Navigator is an online test for self-assessment of one's own skills in a total of twelve competence dimensions. These include the areas of personality development, scientific work, or diversity.
Our author Laura has decided to give the Navigator a try and now reports on her experiences.
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W as in ... Work-Life-Balance
Work-life balance refers to a state of harmonious equilibrium between work and private life. For students, studying naturally also counts as "work".
While this topic used to receive little attention, it has now been proven that a healthy work-life balance leads to less stress, better sleep and a more efficient immune system. A good work-life balance also reduces the risk of burnout.
According to a survey by the Gallup opinion research institute, for which over 1,500 employees were questioned, only 38% of Germans currently say that their work leaves them enough time for leisure and family. This is a drop of four percent compared to the previous year. The main reasons for this are probably an increase in working hours and the multiple crises in recent years. Some employees also state that they increasingly feel that they are only perceived as a worker in the company rather than as an individual.
Many employers have now recognized the relevance of a good work-life balance and offer flexible employment models, working from home, a four-day week or more time off in lieu for overtime.
Nevertheless, employees and students can also do a lot to improve the balance between work or studies and private life.
For example, the following principle should apply: Friendship, family and leisure time are just as important as everyday working life. Arrangements should not only be made when the job allows, but should be a fixed part of the diary. Making plans for the end of the working day or the weekend creates anticipation and brightens up even the dullest of days. Whether it's sport, an outing with friends or family or simply a break for yourself - the important thing is that the decision is made consciously and that the activity is enjoyable.
You can also lay the foundations for a good work-life balance in the workplace.
Clear and realistic goals avoid the feeling of dissatisfaction that often arises when you think you haven't achieved everything. When writing a study plan, for example, it helps to replace the resolution "Repeat eight hours of macroeconomics" with "Repeat lecture 4, calculate exercises 1 and 2". This way, you can keep track of exactly what you have already done and then enjoy your private life without feeling guilty. Because let's be honest: who can really concentrate on studying for eight hours at a time?
After all these tips and tricks, it should be said that not everything has to be perfectly balanced all the time. There are always situations when things are just stressful at work, when you have personal problems or when the children need every minute of parental free time. That's okay and no reason to despair. After all, a healthy work-life balance is achieved when you learn to set boundaries and find a rhythm that works well in the long term.
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This myth is almost true. Our events generally take place outside of regular teaching hours. This means that one- or two-day seminars tend to be at the weekend, even if some of them start on Friday afternoons. You can usually attend "Professions in Profile" lectures on Wednesday evenings at 6 p.m., and some IT courses or multi-part seminars also take place in the evenings during the week.
Nevertheless, some students wonder whether they need to plan a whole weekend to attend a ZKK seminar. The answer here is quite clear: it depends. This is usually the case for two-day events. However, we also offer many workshops that only last one or half a day. If you want to try out our range of events in a relaxed manner, we recommend that you attend a shorter seminar first. Participants are often surprised at how quickly the time passes – because it makes a big difference whether you are sitting in a lecture or an interactive and varied event.
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Habits are helpful for us, but they can also have unquestionable disadvantages, especially if they have harmful consequences for our health. Think, for example, of unhealthy eating habits, alcohol, nicotine or too little physical exercise. How do we change unpleasant habits if we want or urgently need to change them?
In this episode of the podcast "Gehirn gehört", Prof. Dr. Volker Busch deals with precisely this question and offers a fascinating insight into the "engine room of our brain."
You can listen to it on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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