Career Support and Employer Liaison at BSBI Hamburg

Our dynamic Creative Faculty Careers Service is dedicated to empowering students and graduates to envision their dream roles, navigate their career paths, and unleash their full potential. By offering personalized support and cultivating meaningful industry connections, we aim to help you turn your artistic passion into an employment opportunity. From collaboration with inspiring design agencies, innovative tech companies to traditional media outlets, ateliers and publishing houses, our industry affiliations will help you make a first step in your creative career in the Hamburg area. Explore how the Service can support you on this path:

Career-coaching tailored for creative industries
Work portfolio and interview preparation
CVs and networking platforms workshops
Professional and showcase events
Connecting with local employers

Our 2024 Careers Service in Numbers*

Over 690

career coaching sessions offered

More than 600 students and alumni

received personalised career guidance

96.5% of our students

found our sessions valuable.

Over 300 students and alumni

secured jobs and internships in 2024

More than 40 career events

hosted in 2024

Over 5,000 active users

engage with career services on our careers portal

*Based on the Careers Service Annual Report 2024

Altona Career Fair

On 23 May 2024, the UE and BSBI Careers teams organised their first-ever joint employer event in Hamburg for current students and recent alumni – the Altona Career Fair 2024.

The Fair took place at the UE campus, located in the artistic district of Altona, and twelve organisations from a wide range of sectors in attendance presented their employment opportunities to a combined group of about 150 BSBI and UE student and graduate visitors.

These participants were offered a perfect opportunity to speak to recruiters from both small and large Hamburg companies, to introduce themselves to potential future employers in the city and to expand their list of connections. A networking session with food and drinks and a CV/LinkedIn/Behance individual photoshoot were the additional highlights.

BSBI and UE Careers Teams continue to engage local companies in the creative sector in Hamburg to forge partnerships yielding internship, student and graduate work offers.

The next edition of the Fair will take place at the University of Europe for Applied Sciences in Hamburg on 22 May 2025 and you are welcome to join us there.

Student Experience

Meet Santiago, an international student from Colombia, pursuing his MA in Visual Communication at BSBI’s Faculty of Creative Industries. Watch this video to learn more about his experience with the BSBI Careers Service team and how they assisted him in launching his career.

Employability Services

At BSBI, we are passionate about helping our students transform their talents into successful careers. By blending innovative education with real-world experience, we equip you with the skills and confidence needed to thrive in Germany’s dynamic creative industries.

Our goal is to bridge the gap between your creative potential and the evolving demands of the global marketplace. With tailored guidance and industry-focused support, we’re here to help you shape a fulfilling career.

Explore our range of services designed to empower your personal and professional growth:

Understanding the nuances of the German business culture
Creating impactful internship or student work applications
Strategising an effective job search tailored to creative fields
Boosting confidence with expert interview coaching
Developing a personal brand and self-marketing strategy
Enhancing networking skills to forge meaningful industry connections
Utilising online networking platforms to showcase your work
Perfecting communication and presentation techniques
Maximising the potential of creative software tools and websites
Gaining insights on launching a career in the creative industries

Through customised career coaching, innovative training, and vibrant networking opportunities, we are committed to helping you turn your passion into a purpose-driven future.

Creative Career Workshops

Our Careers Service offers dynamic workshops tailored to students and graduates in the creative industries. Partnering with leading organisations, we provide the tools and insights you need to land your dream role and thrive in today’s competitive job market.

Through our workshops, you’ll gain the skills to:

Explore and apply independently for design roles, including internships, student jobs and graduate positions
Craft a compelling personal brand and showcase your talent using online platforms
Create a professional visual presence with a design CV and a professional work portfolio
Master the art of networking, ace interviews and negotiate opportunities with confidence
Navigate the local business culture and excel in the German environment
Discover tailored job and placement opportunities that align with your creative aspirations through JobTeaser

Creative Career Guidance

We understand that choosing your professional path in the creative industries can be challenging. That is why we provide personalised support to help you reach your career aspirations. Our support includes tailored guidance on crafting your job search strategy, refining your portfolio and creative CV, building or optimising your online networking profile or a personal website as well as issuing internship letters for prospective employers.

Perfect Your Design CV and Portfolio

Our career specialists are dedicated to helping you craft a standout CV that captures the attention of employers in the creative industries. An inventive and original design resume can be the key to securing interviews and turning your applications into opportunities. Work portfolios are paramount for showcasing your creative flair and individuality and the Careers Team will guide you extensively on how to design and structure one.

Interview Preparation

In order to give our students and alumni the best chance of success in the world of work, our expert advisors offer group workshops and one-to-one appointments dedicated to enhancing their interview and presentation skills. When a student, alumnus/alumna has an upcoming interview, either in person, online or on the telephone, they can practise in a mock one with the Careers Team to improve their technique, test their answers and better prepare for the big day.

Careers Portal

BSBI uses a leading recruitment platform, JobTeaser, which enables our students and alumni to:

Search its vast job vacancy, internship and work experience database
Book appointments with the Careers Service Team
Register for career workshops and on-campus employer events
Access learning materials and online courses
Upload their CVs and be directly headhunted by partner employers

To set up your free account register here with your BSBI email address and password.

Alumni network

In addition to the services above, students also benefit from becoming part of our alumni network. You will be joining a group of graduates and professionals from all over the world, available to offer you support and guidance when you need it. Join our Alumni Linkedin Group to stay up to date with BSBI news, network and learn about opportunities and upcoming events.

As an alumna/alumnus you also retain access to Careers Service and can book individual appointments with a Careers Advisor, attend career events on campus or continue to browse job and placement opportunities on the BSBI JobTeaser platform.

Learn more about Alumni benefits

Creative Industry Insights and Networking

Company Presentations

Company representatives from leading German and international firms are regularly invited to BSBI to present their work and organisations. The visits give students and alumni a chance to gain first-hand creative industry knowledge, learn about organisational values, find out about internship or graduate job application processes and about any open positions the companies currently recruit for.

Career Fairs

In cooperation with the University of Europe for Applied Sciences (UE) and the HTK Academy, BSBI holds an annual Altona Career Fair every May where students and alumni network with agencies and companies, attend presentations, discuss work opportunities with the recruiting teams. CV-check sessions and professional photoshoots are also regularly offered. Attendance at the Fair is free of charge to both students and alumni and the visiting employers.

Employer Services

At BSBI we work directly with you as an employer to support your junior-level role recruitment.

Students at BSBI undertake degree courses which are designed with employer expectations in mind. Successful graduates leave us with a set of practical and employability skills making them ready for the demanding and fast-shifting workplace.

Promote your vacancies free of charge and search for talent online

Connect with our talented students and graduates directly at no additional cost. The JobTeaser online platform allows you to register and promote your opportunities to hundreds of our students and recent graduates and to directly access a large database of their CVs.

Tailored service from the Careers Team

Your recruitment strategy matters to us. Help us get to know your business and we will support in targeting the right potential candidates.

Support available includes online vacancy promotion, recruitment and selection assistance, on-campus employer events such as individual company presentations, on-site interviews with BSBI applicants or the annual Altona Career Fair and support to source a student for a specific project, an internship or a graduate position. All these services are free of charge to employers.

Email us: careerservice@berlinsbi.com
Call us: +49 30 235 945 873