FAQ's - Applicant FAQ's

The most frequently asked questions from applicants

Before you discuss your career with us, no doubt you will have plenty of questions. Here are the answers to the most common ones prepared for you in advance.

• Which documents/attachments shall I use to apply for your vacancy?
  As a rule a short covering letter, a tabular CV, photo and your most important certificates are required. To get a better idea of your qualifications and experience, an overview in bullet-point form of your duties, skills and areas of responsibility to date is helpful, as certificates do not always show exact details. Also a tip from us: "Keep it simple". The easiest way is an application by e-mail. But if you do so this please do not include any complicated files (graphics, photos), which require long download times.
   
  
• I am looking for a new job. Can I send you a speculative application?
  In principle we are always interested in hearing from qualified candidates. Give us a call in advance and check with our consultants whether an application is worthwhile. If this is the case, send us an informative summary application (desired position, tabular CV, current salary). Assuming you agree, we will store this information in our database. We guarantee discretion and we match your qualifications on a regular basis with the search contracts we are currently processing. If a match is found we will automatically inform you.
   
  
• Before applying, I need coaching for a personal career assessment and professional orientation support. How can you help me?
  Congratulations on realising this! More and more executives are recognising that this is a very wise way of investing in their personal future. Find out under Career, how we can support you.  
  
  
• Which target group do you reach with your online job market XL-Jobs?
  The online job market of VON BONIN is to be understood as a platform for attractive career opportunities. It deliberately avoids "saturation coverage", presenting you instead with selected Top Jobs. To enable us to reach the largest possible set of candidates, XL-Jobs is linked to other important online job markets.
   
  The job vacancies are aimed at two important target groups:
  • Experienced executives and specialists at the top level
  • Young high achievers on the way up
  To allow rapid orientation for the applicant, positions with leadership responsibility are indicated with a star.
  
  If you are interested in one of the listed positions we recommend to first get in touch with the contact person responsible for the project. Clarify with him or her, whether your application makes sense.