Would you like to reflect on your current professional situation (together)?
Are you wondering which career path is right for you and how you can organise it?

You are in a decisive phase of your professional career - be it in the doctoral phase, as a postdoc or junior professor. The many possibilities, but also the uncertainties, can be overwhelming. This is exactly where my counselling comes in: Together with you, individually and personally.

I will accompany you on your path to a clear professional orientation - regardless of whether you decide in favour of an academic or non-academic career. Because your career is more than just a job: it is part of your identity and values. This holistic approach is the starting point of my counselling.

My counselling offers you:

• Clarity about yourself: We work together on your professional profile - composed of your strengths, competences and personal values.
• Reflection instead of helplessness: Together we look at your current situation - your actual situation - and ask ourselves the question: Where do you want to be in the future? Your target situation.
• Goals that really suit you: We set specific milestones - realistic, motivating, completely customised to your life situation.
• Holistic perspective: Professional development is more than just tasks and requirements. I look at your career in the context of your personal life - with a view to family, health, leisure and long-term satisfaction.

Important: It is never too early - and never too late - to start thinking about your career.

Especially in the first third of your doctorate, it is ideal to reflect on your own goals. But even later - if you feel insecure, overwhelmed or simply curious about new paths - is the right time to take advantage of counselling.

Who is this counselling suitable for?

For all doctoral candidates, postdocs and junior professors in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Paderborn University who want to reorient themselves professionally, strengthen themselves or simply gain more clarity and security.

General conditions of my counselling: confidential, independent, solution-focused, supportive

• Confidential and independent. I orientate myself towards the person seeking advice, regardless of their career goal. This includes I do not pass on any information about you, not even to employees of the university. This also means that I do not promote a particular career path, but instead focus on your needs.
• I work in a solution-focussed way.
• I support you in making an informed decision, accompany you, but do not make any decisions for you. Rather, I want to enable you to take your career planning into your own hands (again).

Organisational details of my consultation:

• A counselling session is scheduled for one hour and we agree on the approximate number of counselling appointments at the beginning of the process (4-6 appointments are the average).
• The counselling usually takes place in person, online counselling is also possible.