Tips for Applying to Partner Companies
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Application tips for your search for a partner company Naturally, we are familiar with the steps taken in the search for a partner company. And of course we are also aware of many of the questions from prospective students at the International University of Cooperative Education (IBA) regarding applications and the application process. So here on this page we would like to give you a few basic tips on how you can successfully secure a place with a partner company for your studies at the IBA. 1. Find as much as you can – and need! It goes without saying that you’ll want to find out all the important facts for studying at the IBA. Also, you’ll naturally try to find as many answers to your questions as possible, and gather as much information as you need.
To help you, you can refer to
The study advisors at your IBA study centre will be pleased to arrange a non-binding and in-depth individual consultation for you.
What about the questions or topics that might interest a potential partner company? Your study advisor is of course available if you need support and information for conversations with company decision makers. In this case, you can contact your study advisor any time and/or designate him/her your competent representative who will be happy to answer any questions from an interested company. Our tip: Make sure you gather not only “your” information, but also as many answers as possible to questions that a partner company might ask. This means you are not just comprehensively and sufficiently prepared for your first meeting with a company, but also best placed to write an application letter that is based on solid background knowledge and uses appropriate wording and terminology. A further point of consideration in this respect is the connection between the partner company and your chosen subject -- in other words, can the company be realistically considered for a placement in your subject area? For example, in the case of Business Administration with the specialisation Hotel and Tourism Management, obvious potential partner companies would include travel operators as well as hotels and tourism firms. But what about medium-sized providers of educational trips, or tourism associations? Therefore, make sure you think “outside the box” as much as possible when you are researching potential suitable partner companies. Furthermore, it is highly likely that, when sending your application to a large company, the HR department will be your first port of call. But who is responsible for the commercial professions or for the more technical professions? These could well be two separate areas of responsibility and, as such, involve different contact persons. In a medium sized company, who is responsible for personnel matters? The owner or his/her assistant? Here you can follow up your own research with a preliminary phone call and find out a lot of important information, for example:
2. What does the ideal application look like? You will find a lot of advice and many tips on the Internet or in bookshops. These can help you with the ideal wording of your personal application, in order to make certain it conforms to the correct layout and makes the right impression visually. Furthermore, you can always look through and discuss your application documents with your study advisor, so that you can receive objective and expert feedback.
We’d also like to refer you to some links (in German) that might be helpful for your initial steps in the application process: 3. Ensure your IBA application is accurate!
Make sure the title of your application is as specific as possible!
This begins with the subject heading. For example, when applying for dual study at the IBA, subject headings such as “Internship” or “Training” are clearly inadequate.
The IBA and your study advisors wish you every success with your application!
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