How to Succeed on the Globalised Job Market

Students with Dr. Anna Bauer photo: Astrid Wolter

German companies are everywhere, so we decided to the make the most of our good connections again this year. Working together with the New Zealand German Business Association, the German Embassy, the University of Auckland, and the DAAD, the Auckland Goethe Society invited three representatives of German-owned and globally active companies to University of Auckland's City Campus on October 7, 2015: Holger Detje (Managing Director of Bayer NZ), Mark Harrison (Director of DB Schenker NZ) and Mark Robinson (National Business Development Manager of Kärcher NZ). 

Holger Detje, Managing Director of Bayer NZ. photo: Astrid Wolter

The event was targeted at students, undergrads and postgrads alike, who are aiming for an international career, and a crowd of about 60 came out to have their questions answered during this busy time of the academic year.

Interested students photo: Astrid Wolter

Brief welcomes started the evening off, on behalf of the organisers by Anna Bauer (AGS, UoA, DAAD) and Monique Surges (CEO of the NZGBA), who also moderated the event. During their following presentations, the three representatives didn't just introduce their companies, but also related to the audience how they personally had got where they were, working in high positions with global players. This sparked a good many questions from students during the Q&A session, touching on topics such as the importance of good grades as well as language proficiency and how to get an application picked out for interview. The Q&A continued less formally over drinks and nibbles for over an hour, and a good many business card changed hands during the course of the evening.

We would like to thank the NZGBA, the German Embassy, the DAAD, and the University for making this event possible for the third year in a row.

Anna Bauer