How do you ensure you stay in the same company after graduation with a permanent contract?

How do you ensure you stay in the same company with a permanent contract after graduating from Ausbildung?

1. Prove your commitment from day one
Companies evaluate trainees from the beginning. To make a strong impression:

• Be disciplined with time and work

• Show real interest in the field

• Don’t act like a student, but like a potential employee

Companies prefer people they can rely on without constant supervision.

2. Be clear about your intention: ask early about employment opportunities
In the second year or at the beginning of the third year, talk to your supervisor and say, for example:
“I feel very comfortable here and I would like to stay in the company after graduation. Is there a possibility for that?”
This sentence opens the way for you to be included in HR planning.

3. Take part in projects and tasks beyond the “minimum”

• Ask to take on small additional responsibilities

• Offer help with shared tasks

• Participate in internal meetings or professional internal events

This shows you as an active person ready for full integration into the team.

4. Be strong in vocational school (Berufsschule)
A good certificate means competence and readiness.

• Work hard in the final exams (Abschlussprüfung)

• Don’t be absent without a reason

• If you are good in theory and practice, the company sees you as a successful investment.

5. Ask for an official evaluation (Beurteilung) before graduation
In the last 3 months, ask your supervisor for a written evaluation of your performance. This is useful for:

• Supporting the decision to hire you

• Using it in other companies if you are not accepted internally

6. Submit an official request for a permanent contract
2–3 months before graduation:

• Submit an internal application (Bewerbung) to the HR department (HR)

• Write in the cover letter (Anschreiben) that you completed training with them and want to continue

Attachments:

• Updated CV

• Training certificate

• Recommendation letters (if available)

7. Learn additional skills needed in the same company
Ask yourself:

• Does the company work with specific systems? (SAP, AutoCAD, advanced Excel?)

• Is English important?

• Is customer communication necessary?
  Then develop yourself in them during training!

Important note:
Companies are not legally obliged to employ you after graduation, even if you are excellent. Therefore:
Prepare a “Plan B” too: apply for similar jobs in the same field elsewhere before the training ends.

Conclusion:
To increase your chances of staying in the same company after graduation:
Be professional, show enthusiasm, talk early, and start planning from the second year of training.

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