The career fair herCAREER is also dedicated to women who want to become self-employed. On October 15 and 16, 2015, Germany's first and only trade fair that addresses all aspects of female career planning and family planning will take place at Munich's MTC. The trade fair concept is new, innovative, and unique.
herCAREER is a career fair with a difference. Natascha Hoffner is proud of the new and innovative concept, which she calls unique in Germany.We meet visitors where they are at the moment: at the job entry, promotion, re-entry or at the Founding your own company“, says the founder and managing director of the trade fair.
Topic of business start-up particularly in focus
The area of business start-ups as a career path is highlighted separately at herCAREERFor Natascha Hoffner, one of the fair's goals is to offer visitors a comprehensive range of services so they can directly tackle not only the planning but also the implementation of starting a business. This ranges from consulting services such as those offered by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Munich and Upper Bavaria or Social Business Women, to credit institutions such as Münchner Bank and Stadtsparkasse München, to support programs such as those offered by the Munich Employment Agency.
In the future, software programs for CRM and accounting, as well as SEO optimization, office space, and competitions will also be included.This year, however, the focus is on exchanging ideas with women who have already ventured into self-employment and are available as sparring partners, for example on the topics of starting a business with children, finding investors and mentoring, but also on how to build and use networks.“, says Hoffner.
herCAREER also wants to show that the startup scene is not a male domain at all. That's why top female entrepreneurs come together with aspiring entrepreneurs here. Trade fair organizer Hoffner: "It's important to us that successful female founders are visible, but also that there is a lively exchange, that questions are asked and follow-up questions are asked. And, of course, we also want visitors to expand their own networks.."
Networking at herCAREER@Night
Among those present will be Freya Oehle from spottster, the Women in E-Commerce initiative of the Händlerbund with Dr. Birte Gall, Managing Director of the Berlin School of Digital Business, and Franziska Karolin Majer, International Managing Director of Videdressing. Esther Eisenhardt, the founder of MomPreneurs, will be present with a lecture, at the Career MeetUp and as Table Captain at the networking event herCAREER@Night available for exchange.
Petra Jenner, the former CEO of Microsoft Switzerland, will also be participating as a table sponsor, as will Doris Albiez, Vice President and General Manager Germany at DELL GmbH, and Nicole Oberhofer, Managing Director and founder of Clevermess, who was recently visited by Ilse Aigner during her founder tour of Bavaria. Prof. Susanne Porsche, the well-known film and television producer, will deliver a keynote speech on starting a business, and many others will be available to support attendees in their career planning and offer advice.
Great support from politicians
The fair is under the Patronage of Ilse Aigner, Bavaria's Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister for Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology, Emilia Müller, Bavarian State Minister for Labour and Social Affairs, Family and Integration, and Peter Driessen, Managing Director of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Munich and Upper Bavaria. Federal Minister Sigmar Gabriel supports the fair: “The new herCAREER offers an innovative trade fair concept designed to showcase tailored career options specifically for women. The fair makes an important contribution to connecting female graduates, women in professional and leadership positions, and female entrepreneurs with networks, experts, and companies.“, writes Gabriel in his welcoming address and has sent the project “WOMEN in business” to Munich, through which successful female entrepreneurs are made visible.
Natascha Hoffner is sure to welcome many visitors.Among the visitors will be female founders, entrepreneurs as well as graduates, junior employees, specialists and managers, women returning to work, women 50+ and female founders of new businesses“, she says, and is also counting on the fact that there will be many men among the visitors who feel committed to the issue of balancing family and career.
