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Tips for your Covering Letter

November 23, 2018November 25, 2018 by Anoop Krithivasan Comment Closed

A cover letter is a one-page advertisement about yourself. It gives an outline of your past, present and future work to the person whom you don't speak face to face (Initially). In this context, it is related to human resource/ concerned department etc. In order to start with the same, give a one or two line introduction about the post and your starting date. Followed by your studies, experiences which is relevant to the field you apply, end with your extra-curricular activity and a thank you note. [Make your cover letter neat, crisp and Max 11-13 lines on the whole]. Do's Your purpose of the cover letter should be clear in your mind before you start writing it. Define a proper template Address the cover letter to the concerned person. If the name is not mentioned, call the number given and converse with them and get the name of the concerned person. Try to use the words given in the post...

TIPS for your Internship and Thesis

August 11, 2017 by Anoop Krithivasan Comment Closed

Once you get your admission for Masters in Germany and reach here you will have to get started searching for your internships and thesis. Things you must know before we get started : Companies will never approach you in Germany. You will have to go company's website and check in their career portal and apply. But the positive thing is , they will respond to your application. When you're looking for internship there are two types of internship one is voluntary internship (In German Freiwillig praktikum) and the other is compulsory internship (In German Pflichtpraktikum).Compulsory internship is part of your course work. Most of the masters programs have only voluntary internship. Your German Langauage Certificate does not matter :You do not need to show any proof that you have done A1 or A2 level etc. But make sure while writing a Resume and cover letter , write it with the German knowledge you possess. My experiences and some tips: First select the field in which...

B1 Or Not A B1 – Go Soft On Your Candidate

January 2, 2017January 5, 2017 by Mathangi JeypalNo Comments

With a number of students wanting to learn a foreign language, and an equal number of institutes mushrooming at every corner – it becomes a difficult choice to weed out the unsuitables from the rest of the crowd. Taking the specific scenario of German, and survival in Germany – it goes without saying that a minimum of a B1 (3 levels) is a must for anyone who intends to make Germany their base for a few years – be it for work or study. Despite many Universities offering courses entirely in English, I would still emphasise the importance of learning the language up to B1 – just so you will have more confidence and for easy transition when you actually get there. What should you be able to do after 3 levels of German? According to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) – a B1 student has : “The ability to express oneself in a limited way in familiar situations...