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Job and Career Counseling

InBáze offers services to migrants in the Czech Republic that help strengthen their skills in finding work.

Looking for support? Contact us!

How to start a career in the Czech Republic?

Do you want to find a good job that will utilize your skills and align with your dreams? Formulated by a group of experts involved in the international Career Path Project, we have the following recommendations for you.

1. Map out and communicate your strengths.
Do you know your strengths, and how to use them? Can you find career alignment using your own values? Make a list of what is important to you and what you can offer to employers (talent, knowledge, skills, etc.)
2. Formulate your goal.
Can you set a goal and clearly lay out what you want to achieve and the time frame in order to achieve it? What is required? Who can help you? Finally, how will you recognize when you've reached it?
3. Professional Presentation.
Do you know how to efficiently and positively introduce yourself to a future employer? A well-prepared resume, interview practice, professional presentation, and communication can help with that!
4. What skills do you have?
Do you know your qualifications and their potential? Develop a plan to make the best use of your specific professional skills and explore how they can be applied in other fields. We'll help you figure out what work you're best suited for!
5. Develop your language skills.
What are your language skills? Use all available resources to improve your knowledge of the Czech language. Take advantage of course offerings, community activities, talk with friends, read books, and use the media. Additionally, InBáze provides language tutoring services!
6. Explore the job market.
Are you familiar with the current job market? Regularly find available positions and keep track of employers' requirements. Follow and become knowledgeable on the current trends in salary conditions of different areas.
7. Gain work experience.
Do you know how you can gain experience from other fields? Take advantage of all the job opportunities out there, including volunteering and internships. Reach out and ask for an interview with people who work in the field you're interested in, too.
8. Use professional resources
Do you know where to turn for professional advice? Make use of the services and support of non-profit organizations and other institutions. Receive help regarding your stay, further education, recognition of qualifications, and job opportunities.
9. Actively participate in community activities
Do you know what the local non-profit organizations offer? Get actively involved. Be active on social media. Share information about your plans; others can be a valuable source of information for you.

Our advisors

Světlana Studeňaková

Career and educational advisor

My motto: Professionally. Individually. With respect. I help people navigate a new environment and find their way to professional and personal stability.

I offer career and educational counseling with an emphasis on an individual approach and respect. For more than 8 years, I have been dedicated to supporting adults and adolescents who are building a new career path or going through an important life change in the Czech Republic. I specialize in career development, orientation on the Czech labor market, and educational counseling.

In my work, I combine professional knowledge with a sensitive and individual approach. My goal is to help clients define professional goals, strengthen self-confidence, and find concrete steps towards employment or further education.

What can I help you with?
  • Career counseling and orientation on the labor market in the Czech Republic
  • Job search support – creating a CV, cover letter, preparing for an interview
  • Consulting on the validation of foreign education (secondary and higher education)
  • Choosing a suitable field, retraining, further education
  • Choosing a high school or college and communicating with institutions
  • Basic labor law advice and orientation in agency employment
  • Professional and individual approach
  • Trust, respect and realistic support
  • Sensitivity to the client’s needs and life situation
  • Strengthening competencies and self-confidence
  • Higher pedagogical education
  • Courses and training in communication, crisis intervention and mediation
  • Psychosocial mini-training – a self-experience and training course that helped me develop key soft skills, strengthen psychological resilience, and better understand the needs of clients in challenging life situations.

📧 studenakova@inbaze.cz
 📞 +420 703 375 195

Xenie Hryharash

Career counselor and social worker

I hold a degree in Social Work and Special Education from the Higher Vocational School of Social and Legal Studies in Prague.

With over 8 years of experience in the non-profit sector, I specialize in supporting migrants and foreigners in their integration into Czech society and orientation on the labor market. During my practice, I have provided over 3,500 individual consultations and led career workshops in Czech, Russian, and English.

I am focusing on
  • creating CVs and motivation letters,
  • preparing for interviews,
  • consulting in the field of labor and social law
  • and assistance in communicating with authorities.

I have gained professional experience in several renowned organizations, including OPU, where I worked as a job coach on an EU-funded project; SIMI, where I served as a social worker and team leader for the SIMI Hotel Assistants program; and ICP, where I worked as a career counselor and workshop lecturer within a UNICEF project. I also spent time in human resources as a recruiter, which provided me with valuable insight into recruitment processes and enables me to offer clients practical, employer-based advice.

📧 hryharash@inbaze.cz
 📞 +420 776 251 714

Alice Müllerová

Career counselor

I offer counseling for students, graduates, and adults on the labor market who are looking for meaningful employment or a change in their lives.

I have been working as a social worker and career counselor at InBáze since the organization’s founding. In addition, I have gained experience in other non-profit organizations as a career counselor for both children and adults. My goal is to help clients find meaningful employment that aligns with their aspirations and needs while making the most of their potential.

What I offer
  • Clarification of professional goals, mapping of competencies
  • Orientation in information about the labor market and job search opportunities
  • Evaluation of acquired work experience to find suitable employment
  • Planning for further learning and development opportunities
  • Assistance with CV and cover letter preparation, job interview preparation

I focus on finding my clients’ own resources and qualities. Together, we have a conversation that draws on the experiences of both parties and encourages curiosity, knowledge, and understanding. As needed, I use imagination, mindfulness, card work, and other approaches focused on self-discovery and problem-solving.

  • University degree in social work
  • Psychotherapy training, Career Navigation course
  • Other courses in mentoring, counseling and psychotherapy

📧 mullerova@inbaze.cz

Valeriia Zinoveva

Kariérní poradkyně

I am a career advisor in the New Work and Business project.

I help with developing an individual career strategy, including the validation of diplomas and other steps necessary for employment on the Czech labor market.

Professional background

I have a university degree in psychology and andragogy and have completed training in an integrative approach in psychology.

I work as a psychologist in a pedagogical-psychological counseling center. I also have experience with career counseling, which I provide not only to adults but also to adolescents.

📧 zinoveva@inbaze.cz

Ivana Štěrbová, MBA

Kariérová poradkyně, personalistka, mentorka, lektorka a koučka
  • Do you want to get acquainted with the labor market in the Czech Republic?
  • Are you considering changing jobs and are you afraid to take that decisive step?
  • Are you deciding whether to stay employed or start your own business?
  • Are you looking for a job and the results are not coming?
  • Are you considering which direction to take in your career? Can’t figure it out or can’t decide?
  • Do you need someone to review your resume and provide helpful comments?
  • Do you want to try out a mock interview and get valuable feedback?

Don’t hesitate to contact me 😊

My approach
  • Expertise, humanity at the same time and an individual approach
  • Humor – with it, every life situation is easier to handle 😊
  • In my consulting work, I use coaching principles where appropriate.
  • I guide the client to realize what they really want and what it will bring them, thereby strengthening their inner motivation and internalizing their decisions. These principles multiply and deepen the effectiveness of any advice and recommendations.
  • I guide you to ensure that your decisions are truly YOURS and are permanent.
  • More than 15 years of experience in HR, recruitment, career counseling and teaching
  • I have been a freelancer for more than 10 years and I am always working on several projects in the field of recruitment, teaching, or career counseling.
  • I cooperate with Charles University – I provide career advice for students, I also work as a lecturer for Cardiff Academy, I recruit employees for 3 commercial companies and, last but not least, for the non-profit organization Zdravotní klaun.

📧 sterbova@inbaze.cz
 📞 +420 606 543 974

Are you looking for a job in the Czech Republic and do you have temporary proection?
We will help you!

Since August 2024, we at InBáz have been providing practical support to people from Ukraine who want to apply their skills and education in the Czech Republic. We are here to help you find stable employment and facilitate your integration into the Czech labor market.

What we have to offer you:

Job search advice
  • we will advise you where and how to look for work (portals, agencies, personal contact)
  • we will explain how to navigate the Czech labor market
  • basic labor law advice (type of contract, requirements, job description)
  • we will advise you on the validation of your high school and university diploma
  • we will explain the entire process and the necessary documents
  • we will help with filling out applications and communicating with authorities
  • help with finding retraining courses and assistance with filling out forms
  • we will create or edit a CV according to Czech standards
  • we will offer templates in Czech and Ukrainian
  • we will help you write a motivation letter that will attract attention
  • individual support plan and regular meetings with a career advisor
  • career change advice
  • assistance with career planning and personal development
  • assistance in filling out forms
  • accompaniment and interpretation during negotiations with authorities
  • focused on work topics and communication at work
  • Soft skills training (e.g. communication, presentation, self-confidence)
  • Other seminars and workshops to support integration and employment in the labor market

How does it work?

Reach out – we will discuss your situation together and suggest specific steps. Every person is different, so we approach each person individually.

Contact us to find out what we can do for you. Let us help guide you to a better future!

Contacts for employment counselors:

Xenia Hryharash 📧 hryharash@inbaze.cz 📞 +420 776 251 714

Svetlana Studeňakova 📧 studenakova@inbaze.cz 📞 +420 703 375 195

The project “The Path to Quality Work – Support for Professional Integration” (reg. no. CZ.12.01.02/00/24_020/0000059) is co-financed by the European Union and the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic.

Contact Information
  • Legerova 357/50, 120 00 Praha 2
  • info@inbaze.cz
  • +420 739 037 353 (po–čt)
  • IČO: 265 48 216
  • DIČ: CZ26548216
INBÁZE, z. s.

Our vision is to create a safe and open space where not only foreigners looking for a new home in the Czech Republic, but also Czechs who are interested in the life of foreigners in the Czech Republic or who are otherwise affected by the topic of integration, come for support and assistance.

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