Thorben Benz

Thorben Benz

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  • About me

    Aspiring Software Developer x MSc Psychologist

  • Education

    • Maastricht University

      2014 - 2017
      Bachelor of Science - BS Pschology and Neuroscience 8,45 GPA
    • Maastricht University

      2018 - 2019
      Master's degree (Hons.) Work and Organizational Psychology 8.47

      The focus of the program lies on human behavior at work and it combines theoretical knowledge about organisational psychology with practical applications that can be implemented in organizations.

    • 42 Vienna

      2023 -
      Computer Programming

      Project-based programming school with a peer-learning approach and no teachers.

    • Tallinn University

      2016 - 2017
      Bachelor's degree Psychology

      Part of a period abroad inluded in the Bachelor's program at Maastricht University.Courses:* New Trends of Psychology* Special Seminar: Consisted of Investigative Psychology and Sports & Exercise Psychology* Psychology of Social Influence* Family and Reproductive Behaviour* Social Learning

    • Leibniz Universität Hannover

      2011 - 2014
      Bachelor's degree Economics
    • Universidad de Sevilla

      2017 - 2018
      Máster Máster de Psicología de las Organizaciones y del Trabajo

      Part of the Double degree program in Work and Organisational Psychology offered at Maastricht University in collaboration with the University of Seville in Spain (first of two years)

  • Experience

    • Norddeutscher Rundfunk

      Jun 2008 - Jul 2008
      Internship

      Areas: • Editing room • Broadcasting center • Field work

    • Maastricht University EDLAB

      Sept 2015 - Jul 2016
      Bachelor's degree, Honours Program

      • additional projects and lectures along with the regular programme• the top 20 of the Bachelor's program get invited to take part in the program

    • Maastricht University

      Feb 2017 - Jul 2017
      Student Tutor

      The tutor is one of the most important elements in problem-based learning, the learning approch used at Maastricht University. Students discuss problems in small groups of 10 to 14 and the task of the tutor is to:Attend all meetings of the tutorial group (approx. 12 students) and supervise the group during the meetings by: • Monitoring subject-related progress; planning and organising working procedures • Promoting an active working climate Courses tutored: • Statistics II• Man and Machine Show less

    • Senior Staff Consultores

      Apr 2018 - Jul 2018
      Internship

      As part of the double degree program in Sevilla I did an internship at Senior Staff Consultores in Sevilla where, amongst others, I had the following responsibilities and tasks: • An investigation about new tools to analize the personality of job applicants and its comparison to standard tools used • Evaluation of a recruitment process• Creation of presentations

    • Maastricht University

      Jan 2019 - Mar 2019
      Professional Skills Course

      • Coaching• Selection• Interview and Training Design• Traintool • Negotiation Training • Organizational Needs Analysis

    • PREMIUM Excellence Programme Maastricht University

      Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
      Gemeente Maastricht

      • Taking part in an extracurricular honors program for high-performing, motivated master’s students • Main project with Gemeente Maastricht: Creating a vision for Maastricht as a Smart City• Attending workshops and personal professional development sessions in an individual competence

    • Pape Consulting Group AG Personalberatung

      Jul 2020 - Sept 2020
      Junior Project Consultant

      • Project work, mainly in Search (Direct Search, proactive search); • Reporting directly to one of the board members• Contacting candidates• Maintaining and improving the internal database and website

    • Stadt Innsbruck

      Oct 2020 - May 2021
      Administrative Assistant - Stadtmagistrat Innsbruck / Corona-Servicedienste

      • As one of three people responsible for creating and sending notices• Providing information to doctors and officials• Handling inquiries from other authorities and citizens

    • AufBauWerk

      May 2021 - Aug 2024
      Coach EDV/Service

      • Preparing disabled adolescents for the job market through on-the-job training• Sole responsibility for the IT department

    • 42 Vienna

      Sept 2023 - now
      Aspiring Software Developer

      Worked on projects, using the following technologies:- C- C++- Docker- Linux- Bash- VS Code- HTML- CSS- MariaDB- VMs- Git

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Psychology

    • DELF Diploma A2

    • NT2 Exam

    • Spanish B2

    • Multifunktionelle Fördertherapie nach Muchitsch

      Caritas Austria
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Football Coach F-Youth

      Issued by Wacker Neustadt
      Wacker NeustadtAssociated with Thorben Benz