Information sheet – for a successful visit to THCONNECT 2026

What is a company’s typical perspective today?

  • Companies are here to present themselves—to students and other companies
  • They are not here to collect resumes
  • Instead, they are here to provide information about
    • their areas of activity and focus
    • their general staffing needs and recruiting processes
    • development opportunities within the company in order to highlight career prospects
  • For company representatives, participation has been successful if
    • they have had good conversations in terms of both quality and quantity
    • they have been able to network with others – colleagues, students, other institutions
    • more graduates from TH Wildau apply in the months that follow

What can you make of this?

  • Don’t just wander through THCONNECT, but look at the exhibitor directory and think about which companies you want to visit
  • If you do some research beforehand, you can get a rough idea of which employers might be particularly interesting
  • The best thing to do is to make a rough comparison between your field of study and the company profile
  • When you start a conversation, feel free to begin with this question to the company representatives:
    • “Hello, for your company what kind of candidates are you looking for?”
  • The answer will then refer to the profiles of potential applicants who are particularly attractive to the respective company
  • After that, you should briefly introduce yourself
    • “My name is …”
    • “I am studying [subject] with a focus on … I have specialist knowledge in the areas of …”
    • “I am looking for [my first job or a working student position] in the areas of …”
  • The rest of the interview should then clarify whether and to what extent both sides are a good fit for each other
    • “Are there specific entry-level positions for young professionals and high potentials?”
    • “What opportunities do I have as an applicant if I only meet some—say 70%—of your requirements?”
  • Some companies here should be large enough to offer a variety of entry-level opportunities and also give generalists a chance

Follow-up

  • Network directly at the booth with company representatives on LinkedIn or collect business cards
  • If it seems like a good fit, you can try to shorten the usual application process a little (although this is often very difficult)
    • “Is it possible to have a short conversation with the line manager [of the specific team or department] in the next few weeks?”
  • Otherwise, you can refer to the meeting in a future cover letter of a written application.
    • “Dear Dr. Karbaum, Thank you very much for the informative and pleasant conversation at THCONNECT on October 14 in Wildau, which motivated me to apply for the position of [job title] at [company’s name].”

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