German Embassy Careers Fair

On the 8^th November 2012, nine other students and I travelled together from Aberystwyth to London to attend a careers fair organised by ‘Think German’. We arrived in London dressed very smartly and headed over to the German Embassy in the important diplomatic area called Belgrave Square where the event was being held at the German Ambassador’s residence.

Once we arrived we were able to talk to representatives from highly successful businesses and companies and we were informed about possible graduate employment opportunities, internships and placements. In attendance were representatives from: AGCS, Allianz Insurance plc, BMW UK, Carl Zeiss Ltd, Commerzbank AG, DB Schenker Rail Ltd, E.ON UK Plc, the European Commission Representation in the UK, Kaba Ltd, Robert Bosch Ltd. UK, Siemens plc, RWE npower and Zuhlke Engineering. A few of these companies also accepted CVs from us and asked us to fill in forms so that they could contact us with more information about possible opportunities within their company. It was a great chance for us to hear more about German companies and inspired us all to consider applying for jobs with them.

After our visit to the embassy, we were able to enjoy some time in London sightseeing and a few of us even travelled to one of Britain’s only German restaurants! We all had an amazing time and learned a lot and left feeling very inspired, and some, including myself, decided that pursuing a career using German in London would be brilliant. A trip that was definitely worth while!

Jessica Dixon