Where can I find companies or job offers in my special field of studies?
- The city of Dresden presents their key sectors Microelectronics/Information and Communication Technology, Nanotechnology/New Materials/Photovoltaics and Life sciences/Biotechnology under these links. Klick through the website to find specific companies.
- For engineering and technical jobs: MintSax
- For IT jobs: ITSax
- For business and administrative jobs: OfficeSax
- For financing and banking industry: BankJob
Check out these associations which unite companies in special fields:
- Automotive suppliers: AMZ Sachsen
- Biotechnology/medical technology: BioSaxony
- Rail vehicle suppliers, infrastructure companies, engineering companies and civil engineers: BTS Sachsen
- Energy: Energy Saxony
- Aerospace: LRT Sachsen-Thüringen
- Semiconductor industry: SiliconSaxony
- Organic electronics: OES
- Cleantech
- BVMW – Association for small and medium sized companies
- Economic Youth
- Welcome Saxony
Where can I find job offers from Dresden’s companies?
- Career Service HTW Dresden
- Employer Contacts of TU Dresden
- Meta search
- Dresden companies
- Check these job offers: SZ Job Angebote
- Dresden Jobs
- Stellenanzeigen
- Jobbörse
- MintSax
- itSax
- Officesax
- Jobs
- Jobs MeineStadt
- Indeed
- Adzuna
- For bigger companies: Stepstone
- Surrounding area of Dresden: in the north east – Meißen, in the west – Oberlausitz
Where can I get advice on how to write my application in German?
- Applicant weeks of the TU Career Service
- Individual counselling and application seminars for students at the TU Career Service
- Individual counselling and application seminars for PhDs at the TU Graduate Academy
- Individual consulting and network events by intap for all international academics living in Dresden
Where do I find information on typical salaries in my field?
To get a general idea, have a look at these websites: Glassdoor or Gehaltsvergleich
Some company also pay standard rates according to their membership in labour Unions (see i.e. Tarifstufen der IG Metall).
Where can I practice German language?
- Speak German with your colleagues / student friends during lunchbreak
- Language Schools
- Meetup
- Become a member of a non-university sport/music/cultural organization in Dresden – google your interest and the words Verein and Dresden, inspiration (not complete): Vereinsliste
- Language tandems: Tandem or TU Dresden Tandem
- Family and Friends: Studentenwerk Dresden
- Follow Dresden – regular German conservation evening for everyone (Facebook and Website)
- TU Dresden Karriere
- Individual counselling and application seminars for PhDs at the TU Graduate Academy
- Individual consulting and network events by intap for all international academics living in Dresden