1. MERIT Me tabolic R eprogramming by I nduction of T ranscription Evaluation of CST 5 Career opportunities 01.10.-02.10.2014, Tübingen, Germany MERIT – Evaluation ST2, Sylvia Walter

2. CST 5 - Objectives  Exercise how to defend your science  Exercise how to sell you and your knowledge at the job market  Learn about job opportunities inside and outside academia  Practice interview skills  Image training MERIT – Evaluation ST2, Sylvia Walter

3. CST 5 - Content  “Defense talk”  “Job interview”  Image training (including lunch)  EU funding possibilities in Horizon 2020  Careers in the publishing sector  Employment Application Coaching – Fit for the international market  Patents – A powerful tool to science and economy  (From science to entrepreneurship) MERIT – Evaluation ST2, Sylvia Walter

4. Evaluation by the fellows (n = 9) MERIT – M3 4 Definitive not at all Mean 1.71 ± 0.95

5. General evaluation  course could have been a day longer  would have been nice to have more time for exercise (same for the practical)  Feedback was highly appreciated  Part about patents was overlapping with Bayer  Course was less important for academic careers, but anyway interesting MERIT – M3 5