Prepare your applications and enhance your profile
Espace Avenir
The university's information, guidance and professional integration service, Espace Avenir, can help you develop your career plan. From Monday to Friday, with or without an appointment, you can talk to professionals in guidance and career development to:
- Review your existing skills and experience
- Clarify your career goals (job market analysis, career awareness, etc.)
- Create effective application materials (CV, cover letter, etc.)
- Prepare for job interviews
- Build and expand your professional network
Our Alumni Network
Access job announcements, work-study placements and traineeship opportunities free of charge on the Alumni Network website. Make your profile stand out in the candidate database (candidathèque) to over 3,500 recruiters and set up alerts so you don't miss an opportunity.
Sign up to the Alumni Network candidate database
Take part in numerous events to meet experts in the sectors that interest you. You can also meet company representatives at the Traineeship and Employment Fair (Forum stage & emploi).
The Alumni Network also organises career events, offering advice and networking opportunities, and has created the Zoom sur... video series – a compact guide packed with tips to help you kick-start your career.
Find a job abroad
In a German-speaking country
Espace Avenir offers support with your applications in German. You can book an appointment to:
- Receive guidance on how to best present your application
- Have your CV and cover letters proofread in German, and receive linguistic and stylistic advice
- Take part in mock interview sessions in German
- Access resources to help you better organise your search for traineeships and jobs abroad
- Find out about language proficiency assessment frameworks
- Ask questions and discuss your career plans
For support with your international applications, contact the Franco-German Professional Integration Department (Mission insertion professionnelle franco-allemande) and find resources (webinars, tools, etc.) on the intranet (Ernest).
In Europe with Europass
Europass is a free personal tool that allows you to effectively communicate your skills and qualifications clearly to employers and educational institutions across Europe in 31 different languages. Whether for your studies, to find your first job or to take on a new challenge, with Europass you can:
- Create, store and share your Europass CV in 31 languages
- Request a Europass Mobility from the International Relations Office (Direction des relations internationales – DRI) to officially record a traineeship or studies abroad
- Get a Europass Certificate Supplement to highlight your professional qualifications in Europe (in France, this is called the fiche RNCP, available on the France Compétences website)
- Request the Diploma Supplement from your academic and admissions office to help explain your qualification to employers and educational institutions across Europe
Find all information on the Europass website
Become an entrepreneur
Got an idea for a start-up? The University of Strasbourg offers guidance and can adapt your study arrangements to help you test your idea and bring your project to life.
Go to the Become an entrepreneur web page
Plan your next steps after your PhD
Coming to the end of your PhD? The University of Strasbourg helps you showcase your skills, explore new opportunities and plan your career in France or abroad. Espace Avenir can help you with your career transition with individual appointments, workshops as part of your transferable skills training, PhD-focused lectures and conferences, and resources to guide your next steps.
Go to the Plan your next career steps web page
Career outcomes of University of Strasbourg graduates
The Regional Observatory of Higher Education and Student Professional Integration (Observatoire régional de l'enseignement supérieur et de l'insertion professionnelle des étudiants – ORESIPE) conducts annual surveys on the professional integration of graduates with a French University Diploma of Technology (Diplôme universitaire de technologie – DUT), or a professional bachelor's or master's degree. Every two years, ORESIPE also surveys the professional outcomes of PhD graduates. Key results include:
- More than 30% of professional bachelor's graduates continue their studies after graduation
- 92.2% of master's degree graduates were employed 18 months after graduation
- 35,2% of doctoral graduates work internationally one year after graduation