Promotion plus+ Coaching

= Developing Career Strategies with the Instruments of L/WP

The Promotion plus+ programme of the Graduate Academy provides a Coaching in order to give young researchers the possibility to develop and reflect their personal career goals.

  • What will follow after I finished my Ph.D. or postdoc?
  • What do I really want to do in my professional life and how do I get there?

Most job beginners have only a vague idea of what they really want to achieve professionally. Instead, they sit back and wait, and see what happens. What may initially seem sensible actually reduces one’s chances of finding exactly the right position. The person who knows what she/he wants to achieve is in a position to recognize the steps that need to be taken and then to pursue this course.

The Graduate Academy’s programme Promotion plus+ Coaching is a programme designed to empower young researchers systematically plan and develop their own career strategies. Participants are shown the instruments of the Life/Work Planning Concept (L/WP) by Richard N. Bolles and they have the opportunity to apply them in a practical phase. Certified trainer Marc Buddensieg from the Life/Work-Planning Institut will lead the series of workshops for maximum 12 participants.

The application deadline for the programme in 2025 is 1 March.

Please note that this programme is in German.

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  • Dates and Contents 2025
    1. Workshop I (Classroom event): Saturday, March 29 till Monday, March 31, on all days 9 am-6 pm: Instruments of career planning according to the L/WP procedure
    2. Online Session I: Tuesday, April 29, 5-8.30 pm: Prioritising skills and interests
    3. Online Session II: Tuesday, May 20, 5-8.30 pm: Creating and combining professional ideas
    4. Workshop II (Classroom event): Sunday, June 14, 9 am-6 pm: Scenario / procedure for long-term goal setting
    5. Online Session III: Tuesday, June 24, 5-8.30 pm: Networking and setting up the own campaign
    6. Online Session IV: Tuesday, July 1, 5-8.30 pm:  Job interviews & self-presentation


    All dates are part of the programme and therefore binding!

    One week before programme start, all participants will receive a pre-work packet.

    For a more detailed programme description, please see the document "Content and Programme Schedule 2025" in the download area.

  • Registration and Costs

    Registered doctoral candidates and postdocs at Leibniz University Hannover in the first two years of the postdoctoral phase are eligible to apply. On request, doctoral candidates and postdocs of other universities can be admitted to the application process.

    The following documents should be enclosed with the application:

    • Application form
    • Letter explaining your motivation (max. 1 page), for details, see document "Content and Dates"
    • Short (!) CV
    • Ph.D. candidates: Matriculation certificate (copy)
       

    It is advisable to contact the programme coordinator in advance of an application in order to clarify any questions about the benefits and content of the programme with regard to the individual situation.

    The participation fee is 60 Euro.

    The application deadline for the programme in 2025 is 1 March.

    Please send the completed electronic form and all further enclosures as one PDF file to graduiertenakademie@zuv.uni-hannover.de.


Content and Programme Schedule 2025 (GER)
Information on Data Protection

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Marc Buddensieg is a personnel developer and certified Life/Work Planning (LWP) trainer and has specialized in this method since 2003. He completed his LWP training with John Carl Webb, who brought LWP to Germany in the 1990s and is one of the world's most experienced LWP trainers. In addition, he completed a training with Richard Nelson Bolles, the founder of LWP and author of the world's best-selling career guide What Color Is Your Parachute?

O-Töne zum Programm

Programme Coordination:

Eine Mitarbeiterin der Graduiertenakademie in einem Korridor. / A Graduate Academy Team member in a corridor. Eine Mitarbeiterin der Graduiertenakademie in einem Korridor. / A Graduate Academy Team member in a corridor. © Moritz Küstner
Dr. Tanja Michler-Cieluch
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Wilhelm-Busch-Straße 22
30167 Hannover
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Eine Mitarbeiterin der Graduiertenakademie in einem Korridor. / A Graduate Academy Team member in a corridor. Eine Mitarbeiterin der Graduiertenakademie in einem Korridor. / A Graduate Academy Team member in a corridor. © Moritz Küstner
Dr. Tanja Michler-Cieluch
Address
Wilhelm-Busch-Straße 22
30167 Hannover
Building
Room
003