There are two essential tendencies on the increasingly competitive global job market for highly qualified graduates and young professionals:
1. more and more companies recruit their junior specialists and executives abroad
2. the willingness of specialists and experts to work internationally is steadily increasing.
The lack of knowledge about application standards in the respective countries has, among other issues, turned out to be an obstacle for operating internationally or for working abroad as a foreigner.
That is why the internationalStudentsClub has initiated a worldwide survey to gather application standards from all around the world. The results of this survey are offered free of charge on the international news and networking portal for students and graduates www.internationalStudentsClub.org for all users.
We ask you for your help in achieving our target of gaining a representative picture of the application standard in your country and then being able to compare it on an international level.
Please fill out the online questionnaire. It goes without saying that all answers will be treated confidentially.
We thank you for your help and would like to send you the results of the survey after its evaluation.
Kind regards,
Your internationalStudentsClub Team
1. Which components must a written application include, in your opinion (multiple anwers possible)?
Cover letter / Letter of motivation
Curriculum Vitae
Application photo
Letter of reference
Reports (from former employers)
Reports (college / university)
Reports (school)
Certifications of advanced education (e.g. language courses)
other
1.1 If you include the "curriculum vitae" as part of the written application, which items should it contain (multiple answers possible)?
about the person (name, address, date and place of birth)
School
(Professional) training
Course of studies
Work experience
Vocational training
Stay abroad
Hobbies / engagement outside of the university
Language skills
IT-skills
Date / Signature
other
2. In your opinion, how must an application letter be worded in your country? Which information is obligatory?
3. Which type of application do you prefer?
Print
e-mail
about the own homepage
4. What are the most popular / most successful methods of selection in your company ? (Two answers are possible !)
I. Selection process
Please choose:
Interview (via phone)
Interview (in person)
Assessment Center
Aptitude tests
II. Selection process
Please choose:
Interview (via phone)
Interview (in person)
Assessment Center
Aptitude tests
other
5. Do you recruit personnel from abroad?
Please choose:
Yes
No
Explanation
5.1 If you recruit personnel from abroad: Which countries do you concentrate on?
Argentina
Belgium
Brasil
Bulgaria
China
Denmark
Germany
Estonia
Finland
France
Greece
Great Britain
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Canada
Croatia
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Mexico
New Zealand
Netherlands
Norway
Austria
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Romania
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Sweden
Switzerland
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
South Africa
South Korea
Syria
Taiwan
Thailand
Czech Republic
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
Hungary
Uruguay
Venezuela
United Arab Emirates
United States
Vietnam
Belarus
other
6. How high is your need for university graduates for 2008?
number
Thank you for your answers!
As a finish, may we ask you for some information? It goes without saying that this data will be handled confidentially and is NOT part of the evaluation.
name of company*
Street/Post Office Box
Postal Code, City*
Country*
Contact person*
telephone
fax
e-mail *
*Obligatory fields