Enroll at a university to not appear unemployed when applying for jobs?
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A friend (who is also German) will soon finish his Master's degree in psychology. He has been looking at job offers but will likely start writing applications only after he has finished his thesis. There will be a little while where he is still enrolled in his university (in the Netherlands).
After that he could in principle enroll as a student at our local university in a different subject to retain the status as a student. This would have significance for health insurance and also give him a bus ticket.
I would think that there is no need to avoid the unemployment status because he will have finished the degree close to the applications. Would a potential employer differentiate between somebody who is officially unemployed or officially enrolled in a random course of study they do not indent in perusing anyway?
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A friend (who is also German) will soon finish his Master's degree in psychology. He has been looking at job offers but will likely start writing applications only after he has finished his thesis. There will be a little while where he is still enrolled in his university (in the Netherlands).
After that he could in principle enroll as a student at our local university in a different subject to retain the status as a student. This would have significance for health insurance and also give him a bus ticket.
I would think that there is no need to avoid the unemployment status because he will have finished the degree close to the applications. Would a potential employer differentiate between somebody who is officially unemployed or officially enrolled in a random course of study they do not indent in perusing anyway?
germany psychology applying
asked 1 hour ago
Martin UedingMartin Ueding
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Can you clarify: do you worry about status with the government or employer seeing "Uni A: 2017-2018, Nothing 2019-today". "unemployment status" sounds like a legal term
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A friend (who is also German) will soon finish his Master's degree in psychology. He has been looking at job offers but will likely start writing applications only after he has finished his thesis. There will be a little while where he is still enrolled in his university (in the Netherlands).
After that he could in principle enroll as a student at our local university in a different subject to retain the status as a student. This would have significance for health insurance and also give him a bus ticket.
I would think that there is no need to avoid the unemployment status because he will have finished the degree close to the applications. Would a potential employer differentiate between somebody who is officially unemployed or officially enrolled in a random course of study they do not indent in perusing anyway?
germany psychology applying
asked 1 hour ago
Martin UedingMartin Ueding
1487
A friend (who is also German) will soon finish his Master's degree in psychology. He has been looking at job offers but will likely start writing applications only after he has finished his thesis. There will be a little while where he is still enrolled in his university (in the Netherlands).
After that he could in principle enroll as a student at our local university in a different subject to retain the status as a student. This would have significance for health insurance and also give him a bus ticket.
I would think that there is no need to avoid the unemployment status because he will have finished the degree close to the applications. Would a potential employer differentiate between somebody who is officially unemployed or officially enrolled in a random course of study they do not indent in perusing anyway?
germany psychology applying
germany psychology applying
asked 1 hour ago
Martin UedingMartin Ueding
1487
asked 1 hour ago
Martin UedingMartin Ueding
1487
asked 1 hour ago
Martin UedingMartin Ueding
1487
asked 1 hour ago
Martin UedingMartin Ueding
1487
asked 1 hour ago
Martin UedingMartin Ueding
1487
1487
Can you clarify: do you worry about status with the government or employer seeing "Uni A: 2017-2018, Nothing 2019-today". "unemployment status" sounds like a legal term
– aaaaaa
1 hour ago
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Can you clarify: do you worry about status with the government or employer seeing "Uni A: 2017-2018, Nothing 2019-today". "unemployment status" sounds like a legal term
– aaaaaa
1 hour ago
Can you clarify: do you worry about status with the government or employer seeing "Uni A: 2017-2018, Nothing 2019-today". "unemployment status" sounds like a legal term
– aaaaaa
1 hour ago
Can you clarify: do you worry about status with the government or employer seeing "Uni A: 2017-2018, Nothing 2019-today". "unemployment status" sounds like a legal term
– aaaaaa
1 hour ago
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Would a potential employer differentiate between somebody who is officially unemployed or officially enrolled in a random course of study they do not indent in perusing anyway?
I'm answering this from a UK perspective so things might be different in Germany but I would say what your friend is proposing would look worse than being unemployed.
It's actually fairly normal for graduates to have a short period of unemployment after graduation, engaging in a random course that they have no intent on completing comes off as pretty sketchy to me. They are taking a university place and ancillary resources/benefits such as the bus pass that could have gone to someone actually intending to participate/complete the course.
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Whether your friend is or is not enrolled in a class has no bearing on the fact that he is unemployed. If your friend does start applying to companies he could choose to list that he is currently a student but that could bring up some questions during any interviews such as:
- are these courses relevant to his degree/career? If not, why is he taking them?
- will attendance at these classes affect the times he can come into the office?
- when will he complete his schooling?
Your friend needs to be prepared to answer questions such as these if he intends to list his classes on his resume.
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Would a potential employer differentiate between somebody who is officially unemployed or officially enrolled in a random course of study they do not indent in perusing anyway?
I'm answering this from a UK perspective so things might be different in Germany but I would say what your friend is proposing would look worse than being unemployed.
It's actually fairly normal for graduates to have a short period of unemployment after graduation, engaging in a random course that they have no intent on completing comes off as pretty sketchy to me. They are taking a university place and ancillary resources/benefits such as the bus pass that could have gone to someone actually intending to participate/complete the course.
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Would a potential employer differentiate between somebody who is officially unemployed or officially enrolled in a random course of study they do not indent in perusing anyway?
I'm answering this from a UK perspective so things might be different in Germany but I would say what your friend is proposing would look worse than being unemployed.
It's actually fairly normal for graduates to have a short period of unemployment after graduation, engaging in a random course that they have no intent on completing comes off as pretty sketchy to me. They are taking a university place and ancillary resources/benefits such as the bus pass that could have gone to someone actually intending to participate/complete the course.
answered 1 hour ago
motosubatsumotosubatsu
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Would a potential employer differentiate between somebody who is officially unemployed or officially enrolled in a random course of study they do not indent in perusing anyway?
I'm answering this from a UK perspective so things might be different in Germany but I would say what your friend is proposing would look worse than being unemployed.
It's actually fairly normal for graduates to have a short period of unemployment after graduation, engaging in a random course that they have no intent on completing comes off as pretty sketchy to me. They are taking a university place and ancillary resources/benefits such as the bus pass that could have gone to someone actually intending to participate/complete the course.
answered 1 hour ago
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Would a potential employer differentiate between somebody who is officially unemployed or officially enrolled in a random course of study they do not indent in perusing anyway?
I'm answering this from a UK perspective so things might be different in Germany but I would say what your friend is proposing would look worse than being unemployed.
It's actually fairly normal for graduates to have a short period of unemployment after graduation, engaging in a random course that they have no intent on completing comes off as pretty sketchy to me. They are taking a university place and ancillary resources/benefits such as the bus pass that could have gone to someone actually intending to participate/complete the course.
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Whether your friend is or is not enrolled in a class has no bearing on the fact that he is unemployed. If your friend does start applying to companies he could choose to list that he is currently a student but that could bring up some questions during any interviews such as:
- are these courses relevant to his degree/career? If not, why is he taking them?
- will attendance at these classes affect the times he can come into the office?
- when will he complete his schooling?
Your friend needs to be prepared to answer questions such as these if he intends to list his classes on his resume.
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Whether your friend is or is not enrolled in a class has no bearing on the fact that he is unemployed. If your friend does start applying to companies he could choose to list that he is currently a student but that could bring up some questions during any interviews such as:
- are these courses relevant to his degree/career? If not, why is he taking them?
- will attendance at these classes affect the times he can come into the office?
- when will he complete his schooling?
Your friend needs to be prepared to answer questions such as these if he intends to list his classes on his resume.
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sf02sf02
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Whether your friend is or is not enrolled in a class has no bearing on the fact that he is unemployed. If your friend does start applying to companies he could choose to list that he is currently a student but that could bring up some questions during any interviews such as:
- are these courses relevant to his degree/career? If not, why is he taking them?
- will attendance at these classes affect the times he can come into the office?
- when will he complete his schooling?
Your friend needs to be prepared to answer questions such as these if he intends to list his classes on his resume.
answered 1 hour ago
sf02sf02
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Whether your friend is or is not enrolled in a class has no bearing on the fact that he is unemployed. If your friend does start applying to companies he could choose to list that he is currently a student but that could bring up some questions during any interviews such as:
- are these courses relevant to his degree/career? If not, why is he taking them?
- will attendance at these classes affect the times he can come into the office?
- when will he complete his schooling?
Your friend needs to be prepared to answer questions such as these if he intends to list his classes on his resume.
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Can you clarify: do you worry about status with the government or employer seeing "Uni A: 2017-2018, Nothing 2019-today". "unemployment status" sounds like a legal term
– aaaaaa
1 hour ago