zeb career blog: Articles and testimonials at a glance

zeb career blog

Welcome to our zeb career blog. Get to know the zeb team and gain exciting insights for your zeb career in financial services!

In the first category, Career Tip, you will find useful tips from the Talent Attraction team for your zeb career as well as inspiring information about doctorates at zeb.

In the categories Testimonials and Articles you can find out more about working life in consulting and the corporate culture at zeb. Get exciting insights from our advisors Carolin and Charlotte about the Bachelor Welcome Program and learn about our innovation and networking meetings.

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Testimonial

5 questions to ... Alexander about his parental leave at zeb

Alexander went on parental leave twice, i.e. after the birth of each of his two children. He tells us about his experiences and how he reconciles work and family now that he is no longer on parental leave.

Article

Back to the Future: 30 years of zeb consulting

In 2022, zeb celebrated its 30th anniversary. Learn more about zeb's growth and success story from its founders Prof. Dr. Henner Schierenbeck and Prof. Dr. Bernd Rolfes.

Article

When is a bank ready for change and transformation?

Various types of silos slow down structural change. Here, you will learn how to identify these silos and successfully counteract them at the management and team levels.

Article

Do consultants need an “I-brand” on social media?

This episode of our “Sound of Finance” podcast is about the relevance of personal branding in the consulting industry. zeb consultant Laura talks to Stephanie and Gaëtan, coaches for positioning and personal branding on social media.

Career tip

Your cover letter – what motivates you?

A cover letter serves as a kind of self-advertisement. You can use it to describe various stages of your career more comprehensively and back them up by adding relevant information such as your individual tasks or the success of your projects. You can also explain your personal motivation for applying to precisely this position.

Testimonial

"Working independently and with utmost precision and new methods is part of the daily routine of Embedded Research."

Eva completed a three-month internship in the Embedded Research team to gain practical experience alongside her university studies in economics. Find out more about the day-to-day work of a research intern and about the application process at zeb.

Career tip

Your CV – what is your life about?

Your CV serves as a showcase for your career. In your CV, you should list all your relevant experience – ranging from your education, internships and student jobs to permanent positions. Job-related voluntary work and social commitment may also be included.

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Testimonial

Five questions for: Hannah on case studies and job interviews

Case studies are an essential part of job interviews. In this testimonial, Hannah, Senior Consultant at zeb, explains how they also help with real project work and how to prepare for job interviews.

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Testimonial

"I help to ensure that we at zeb stay up-to-date and can keep up with the latest industry developments."

Matilda works as a student assistant in Research. In her testimonial, she tells us about the tasks she takes on and what she particularly appreciates about working at zeb.

Article

Joining a consultancy straight after a Bachelor's degree – how does that work?

Join a consultancy directly after your bachelor's degree – the Analyst program makes it possible. Find out more about joining us here.

Article

zeb.Uni 2022: 30 years of zeb are just the beginning

There was something very special to celebrate at this year's zeb.Uni: zeb turns 30. Founded in 1992 in Münster, the company has grown rapidly over the past 30 years. Today, zeb is the professional home of almost 1,000 employees.

Interview

The zeb.referral program: Jan and Philipp

The zeb.referral program allows employees to recommend acquaintances, friends and family members – this is also the route that led Philipp to his position in online marketing, having been recommended by his school friend Jan. Read more about how the two got to know each other, how Jan convinced Philipp to apply at zeb and how the latter experienced starting out with us.

Testimonial

"Embedded Research provides opportunities for personal growth and development."

Embedded Research offers a great variety in the team's daily work – in addition to classic consulting topics, they are involved in a wide range of research and scientific projects. Learn more from Madita about what she does and how the Embedded Research team works together.

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Interview

The zeb.referral program: Fabian and Lasse

Employees can recommend friends and family members to zeb via the zeb.referral program. That way, Fabian brought Lasse, a friend he had known for years, into the company. Here you can read more about how the two of them first met, why Fabian recruited Lasse and why Lasse decided to join zeb.

Testimonial

“As a product owner at zeb.applied, you’re kind of like the Swiss Army knife of digital product development.”

Paul has been working as a product owner at zeb.applied since last year. Learn more about his first impressions at zeb.applied here: in this blog post, he tells us more about the application process at zeb.applied, the onboarding and zeb.start program as well as details about his responsibilities as a product owner.

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Testimonial

"Being involved in different projects made me realize that no two days are the same in the Research department."

As an intern in the Research department, Antonie learned much about client projects, data processing and evaluation processes. Find out more about her time at zeb, the team and the daily work of our researchers!

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Interview

The zeb.referral program: Theresa and Lukas

Employees can refer friends and family members via the zeb.referral program. Lukas also recommended his former fellow student Theresa. Learn more about how Theresa decided to join zeb, why Lukas wanted to support the program and what it’s like to work together.

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Testimonial

"We always strive to share knowledge within our team."

At findic, a subsidiary of zeb, Anne-Sophie works on topics related to system integration or application lifecycle management on a daily basis. But IT consulting wasn't her preferred choice at the start of her career: in her testimonial, she describes how she went from studying mathematics to working at findic.

Testimonial

"I wish I had joined zeb right after graduation."

Alexandra has been working in IT at zeb since 2020 – before joining us, she had already explored the consulting business from a variety of angles. Read on to find out about her most exciting projects and why she chose her current job.