Master's degree, starting your career, or starting over again ?
Your studies are just the beginning. We provide clarity for your next decisions and find the path that truly fits your personality.
Every journey begins with a different question.
The questions that arise between starting your studies and launching your career cannot be answered by rankings or job ads. These experiences show what changes when the answers truly align with your own personality.
Between university and your career, suddenly everything is up in the air again.
A degree broadens your horizons, brings new experiences and new opportunities, but also new doubts. The closer you get to starting your career, the bigger the questions become.
Why Struss & Claussen
Scientific potential assessment
Personality, potential, motives, and drivers are analyzed in detail using scientifically grounded methods. This creates a solid foundation for selection, development, and leadership.
Independent
Our recommendations are based solely on personality. We have no partnerships with universities, companies, or educational institutions, ensuring there are no commercial interests that could influence our advice.
Four eyes. One recommendation.
Every recommendation is developed using the four-eyes principle. Diverse perspectives reduce subjective bias and enhance the quality of our results.
Focused on the future
New scientific findings, regular professional development, peer supervision, and modern AI-supported workflows are continuously integrated into our methodology. The critical psychological assessments, recommendations, and conversations remain intentionally human.
Since 2003. Over 15,000 consultations.
More than two decades of experience and over 15,000 consultations form the basis of a methodology that is continuously refined through scientific research.
97% of our clients
find their consultation day helpful. 96% would recommend Struss & Claussen to others. A vote of confidence we are particularly proud of.
A degree alone is no longer enough today
AI makes knowledge cheap, and anyone can write the perfect application. Personality is becoming the decisive factor for success.
In-depth counseling for students and graduates
Clarity for your studies, career entry, and future career path.
Your CV shows where you have been. For your next steps, we focus on your personality. Based on scientific potential diagnostics and psychological discussions, we develop well-founded recommendations for starting your career, pursuing further studies (Master, MBA, LL.M., etc.) or changing your field of study, as well as identifying suitable industries, employers, professional roles, and the future skills needed for a changing world of work.
I received—and still receive—your evaluation, recommendations, and advice with equal parts positivity and amazement because everything was so remarkably accurate. That day relieved some of my fears and doubts and gave me greater confidence and a new direction.
51%
drop out because the course content doesn't match their interests.
The results now make it much easier to take action and develop concrete plans for the future.
Only 1 in 3
feel well-prepared for entering the workforce in Germany.
Highly personal guidance in a pleasant and trusting atmosphere.
41%
of students frequently feel stressed.
For the first time, I felt that I had arrived in the right place.
51%
drop out because the course content doesn't match their interests.
What occupies your mind during your studies
Answers to questions that arise before your consultation.
Do I already need to have an idea of what I want to do after graduating?
No. Most people come to us with precisely this question. Some are considering whether to pursue a master’s degree and, if so, which one, or whether to enter the workforce directly. Others are thinking about taking an entirely different direction. The recommendations are not based on existing plans or your CV, but on a sound understanding of your personality. Only then do we compare the results with your previous considerations.
What if I realize that my degree program is not right for me?
We encounter this concern very often. A degree is never “wasted.” It provides experience, specialist knowledge and skills that remain valuable on your future path. What matters is not whether your path so far has been perfect, but where you go from here and which possibilities can now grow from it. Together, we determine which direction is genuinely right for you in the long term.
Is it not too late to start again?
No, not at all. Many people make their first major educational decisions at a stage of life when they do not yet know themselves fully. Anyone who later recognizes which path is a better fit for their personality is not losing time, but gaining clarity for the decades ahead.
Master’s degree or starting work: how do I make the right decision?
There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question. For some, a master’s degree opens up new possibilities. For others, entering the workforce directly is the more sensible next step. It varies from person to person. That is why we examine your personality closely and develop suitable professional goals and development prospects. This leads to sound recommendations for specific next steps.
What if I have several interests and cannot decide?
Many of our clients are interested in a wide variety of topics. This is not a weakness, but rather an expression of a versatile personality. Together, we analyze which interests are professionally relevant, how to accommodate as many of them as possible, which working environments suit them and how a coherent career path can emerge. We also develop strategies for pursuing your other interests—sometimes even in areas of life beyond work.
How specific are the recommendations at the end?
Very specific! After the consultation, you know exactly what to do next. The results are summarized in a personalized dossier containing specific recommendations for your future career path: suitable professional fields, industries, employers, role profiles and working environments, postgraduate programs, changing degree programs or entering the workforce directly. It is supplemented by recommendations on future skills for the age of AI, suitable practical experience, application strategies and a personal development and action plan for the coming months and years.
Do grades play a major role in the consultation?
Grades can provide clues, but they say only so much because they depend on many factors beyond potential. The focus is therefore on individual talents, strengths, motives, values, temperament, ways of thinking, feeling and acting, individual approaches to challenges, working methods, development potential and much more. The list is long. Only the interplay of these factors enables a sound recommendation.
Should I wait until shortly before graduation to have the consultation?
No, not at all. Many important decisions are made during your studies—for example, choosing a focus, internships, semesters abroad, working-student positions, extracurricular activities, deciding whether to pursue further studies or preparing to enter the workforce. Those who make these decisions based on their own personality can approach their career development and planning with much greater clarity and benefit from it for many years.
What role does AI play in the recommendations?
AI supports us with research, market analysis and the assessment of current developments in the labor market. The interpretation of your personality, the psychological assessment and all recommendations are provided exclusively by experienced consultants.
What happens after the consultation day?
The consultation does not end with the presentation of the results. One year of follow-up consultation is already included in the service. This means that new questions, applications or decisions can also be discussed together in the months following the consultation.