Initiative application as a graduate

zeb

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Amsterdam, Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Kiev, London, Luxembourg, Milan, Munich, Münster, Oslo, Stockholm, Warsaw, Vienna, Zurich

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Step 1: Click on “Apply now” and upload your CV.
Step 2: We’ll review your CV. If we have a suitable position, we will send you a link to the appropriate job by e-mail – and look forward to receiving your complete application.

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Lina Wittag

Recruiting

Thinking bigger. Breaking through boundaries. At zeb, you have all the opportunities to do so.

zeb is one of the leading strategy, management and IT consultancies specializing in financial services in Europe. We support banks, insurance companies and (tech) service providers in dealing with all the challenges and opportunities arising from transformation in the industry. As an employer, we rely on people who like to try new things, take responsibility and inspire others through their actions

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Tips for your application

If you are currently going through the application phase and regard zeb as an interesting employer, you surely have many questions: How should I structure my resume? How do I write a good cover letter? How do I behave in a job interview?

Dos: Before your application

Dos: Your documents

Dos: Your interview

Don'ts: Before your application

Don'ts: Your documents

Don'ts: Your interview

Our application process

Are you wondering what the application process is like at zeb and do you want to know what you can expect from us? Then this is the place for you.

Online application

Basically, it all begins with a look at our career website. So you’ve already started.

Screening

After you have uploaded all of your application documents via the portal, you will receive an automatic confirmation of receipt from us.

(Telephone) interview

If your application generally aligns with the advertised position, you will receive an e-mail from us, in which we try to arrange an appointment with you.

Decision

After the interviews, the interviewers exchange their views and make a decision. One of them will then give you feedback by phone within the next two weeks.

Contract offer

If you were able to convince the job interviewers, we will prepare a contract offer and you will have 14 days to review it. If any questions arise, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Signing the contract

With the contract offer the application process is almost finished. We have decided to get you on board. If you have also decided to become part of the zeb team, sign the contract and send it back to us.

You work in Embedded Research. What does that mean in concrete terms?

On the one hand, we support client acquisitions and projects in the same way as classic consultants do; on the other hand, we are the zeb unit responsible for creating and further developing various market models and studies.

Madita

Consulting | Senior Consultant

What makes zeb special?

Every individual is seen as a capable team member that can have a tangible impact from the start of their experience with the company.

Michal

Consulting | Senior Consultant

Kollegin von zeb lächelt vor grünem Hintergrund seitlich in die Kamera

Were your expectations of the bachelor welcome program at zeb fulfilled?

My expectations of the program were met completely. During my time as an Analyst, I was able to gain valuable insights into everyday consulting work and knowledge of the banking industry. I was treated as a colleague from the very beginning and was quickly assigned responsibility. These experiences help me considerably during my Master’s studies.

Carolin

Consulting | Former Analyst

Kollege von zeb lächelt seitlich in die Kamera

What do you like most about your job?

What I like most about my job in ORG/IT is that the work is very varied and each project brings its own challenges, which allows you to gather lots of insights and ensures that no two days are the same.

Jan-Nick

ORG/IT | Professional

Why did you decide to join zeb directly as an analyst?

My Bachelor’s degree was very theoretical, and I always wanted more practical relevance and career orientation. After my last exam it was immediately clear: first work, then study some more. The Analyst program offers an ideal link-up between a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree as well as education and career.

Jil

Consulting | Former Analyst

Kollege von zeb im Anzug lächelt in die Kamera

How would you describe the atmosphere at zeb?

I really enjoy working work at zeb. The working atmosphere is a good mix of professional work for clients and open, friendly communication in the zeb team. As part of the application process, great importance is attached to finding people who fit in—and it really shows!

Alexander

Consulting | Senior Consultant

What surprised you most about zeb?

The programming language Scala that we use in our project. Because I didn’t know it before. Scala is very much based on category-theoretical structures, which particularly appeals to me as a trained theoretical mathematician.

Marius

Software Solutions | Senior Consultant

What was the most exciting task in your internship?

My most exciting task during my internship at zeb was definitely the chance to go directly to an event and represent zeb there. I spent some really exciting days with great colleagues and was able to take a lot with me personally while networking.

Mariela

Recruiting | Expert

What do you like most about your role as a software developer?

I particularly enjoy the independent way of working and the variety of challenging technical and banking-related tasks. I also like the appreciative and collegial environment.

Tim

Software Solutions | Senior Consultant

What do you like most about your job at zeb? 

Having studied German literature and linguistics, I didn’t originally have a background in business administration. But with the fantastic support of my colleagues at zeb, I have been able to familiarize myself with this field very quickly and can now do exactly what I enjoy, and that is working with texts.

Eugenia

Language Services | Senior Professional

How would you describe the atmosphere at zeb?

Relaxed, family-like, open and friendly.

Quynh

Consulting | Senior Consultant

What do you like most about the cooperation with zeb?

At zeb, I not only learned how to deal with lots of new technologies, but I also got the opportunity to grow in fields where I already felt confident. The team has extremely strong know-how, and thanks to the straightforward communication channels, all colleagues can benefit from it.

Christoph

Software Development | Analyst

What was the most exciting task/project so far and why?

My current project. We are designing an application that evaluates the sustainability of commercial borrowers in the three dimensions of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG).
I enjoy dealing with the topic of sustainability, which is becoming increasingly important. The same goes for the collaboration with colleagues (also external ones) and the client.

Jonas

Software Solutions | Consultant

Kollege von zeb im Anzug schaut in die Kamera

What do you like most about your role as a cloud operations engineer?

The work in the SaaS team is incredibly varied! In addition to technical tasks and the optimization of the AWS Cloud, topics such as the design of processes and the expansion of our IT Ops are on the agenda, but also the need to acquire new knowledge and deal with the latest technologies. The system monitoring and problem analysis are hands-on and give you the possibility to implement your own ideas to automate the operation in a professional way and for the long term. I get to use modern DevOps tools and provide input for the further development of the infrastructure.

Philip

Cloud Operations Engineer | Senior Consultant

What makes zeb special?

Every day I have the opportunity to learn from the best experts and get the latest insights.

Anna

Consulting |former intern

What makes zeb special?

Working culture at zeb is a unique mix of corporate professionalism and expertise combined with entrepreneurial spirit, agility and collaboration.

Adam

Consulting | Manager

What were your first weeks like and what were your impressions of zeb?

I spent my first weeks at zeb as an intern. From the very first day, I experienced a very appreciative and respectful atmosphere among colleagues, which was also characterized by a high level of subject-matter expertise. There were no boring, “typical intern tasks”, which meant that I never felt like a “fifth wheel on the wagon”.

Frederic

Software Solutions | Consultant

Kollege von zeb im Anzug lächelt seitlich in die Kamera

What do you like most about your job as Manager?

I like the fact that my experience as a software architect in the field of data management is valued and that I enjoy a great deal of freedom for architectural and development decisions.

Thomas

Software Solutions | Manager

Kollegin von zeb lächelt seitlich in die Kamera

Why did you decide to continue working for zeb as a student assistant after your internship?

I really liked the wonderful and highly professional team, but also the freedom with regard to working hours and the way you tackle tasks. For me, being able to stay on as a student assistant meant gaining even deeper insights into the daily work of the Talent Attraction team.

Laura

Talent Attraction | Student Assistant

): What were your first weeks like and what were your impressions of zeb?

At zeb, I was able to build my own network very quickly – my colleagues, but also various onboarding events, contributed to this. Therefore I felt very comfortable right from the start, and after just a few weeks I had the impression that I had been part of the team for much longer.

Franca

Internal Communications | Senior Professional

What is it that makes zeb special

The special thing about zeb is that, despite the large number of employees, there is an enormous sense of flexibility. Individual strengths and career plans are taken into account, rather than forcing everyone to fit into the same strictly defined structure.

Mira

Software Development | Dual Student

What is it that makes zeb special?

For me, the way my colleagues and I interact and communicate is very special, in particular the informal way we address each other and the fact that we all can learn from one another, regardless of our respective positions in the company. At company-wide events such as the zeb.Uni or the Christmas party, you always get to know colleagues from other European office locations whom you would otherwise probably not come into contact with, as an apprentice.

Nelli

Apprentice

What do you like most about your apprenticeship?

I particularly like the variety it offers. As an apprentice, you get insights into many different internal departments, such as Recruiting, Finance, Research, Design & Languages, and various secretaries offices. I particularly enjoy the administrative tasks in those departments.

Linda

Apprentice

What surprised you most about zeb?

In fact, zeb has a very high level of technical expertise in addition to its specialist business knowledge. Along with developing long-lasting software as a product, zeb allows you to experience and participate in shaping current cloud topics and to work on ever-changing tasks in the project business.

Dominik

Software Development | Manager

What’s your typical day like?

My working days are structured by meetings in which my colleagues and I show clients the zeb.control software or discuss aspects of software implementation with them. In between the meetings, I’m in charge of proposal processes, which can involve an onslaught of information.

Toni

Software Solutions, IT Strategy & Digital Transformation | Senior Manager

Kollege von zeb im Anzug schaut seitlich in die Kamera

What has been your most exciting task so far?

One of my most exciting tasks was helping to shape a software partnership with a foreign core banking system provider. This involved combining two different software products to form a new product. The project provided new perspectives, content and contacts at international clients.

Lars

Software Solutions, Regional Banks - Finance & Risk | Manager

What do you like most about your position at zeb?

I enjoy working in the zeb team, whether on projects or in topic development. I especially appreciate the friendly colleagues, the challenging tasks and the great events.

Antje

Consulting | Manager

What was the most exciting task during your student work?

Each of my tasks was extremely interesting in its own way. It is always the most exciting when I can contribute my own suggestions and ideas and these are always taken seriously and appreciated. This component gives each individual task a conglomeration of responsibility, creativity and exciting content.

Marcel

Software Development | Student Assistant

What surprised you most about zeb?

The trust placed in me by my colleagues from the very beginning.

Nikola

Software Development | Dual Student

What do you like most about working at zeb?

That I can work largely independently and autonomously, organizing my time myself. Overall, zeb as an employer offers me a great deal of freedom.

Raphael

Accounting | Manager

What did your typical week at zeb look like?

My week was a typical consultant week: packing my suitcase on Sunday evening, traveling to the client’s by train on Monday morning and working there until Thursday. On Thursday evening, I returned home and Friday was my office day

Christoph

Consulting | former intern

What do you particularly appreciate about your work at zeb?

Reasoning is key—it’s not about where you come from, what position you are in or what background you have!

Marion

Consulting | Senior Manager

What are your responsibilities in the corporate functions?

As a graphic designer in the Design team, I am responsible for a variety of tasks, such as creating animations and social media posts, designing the layout and coordinating the printing of studies, or planning and organizing photo shoots. Every day is a little different and often brings new challenges that require creative solutions.

Verena

Design & Languages | Senior Professional

What have you learned at zeb so far?

During my apprenticeship at zeb, I learned that – no matter which professional position you are in – “reasoning beats hierarchy”.

Lena

Apprentice

Initiative application as a graduate

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You work in Embedded Research. What does that mean in concrete terms?

On the one hand, we support client acquisitions and projects in the same way as classic consultants do; on the other hand, we are the zeb unit responsible for creating and further developing various market models and studies.

What makes zeb special?

Every individual is seen as a capable team member that can have a tangible impact from the start of their experience with the company.

Were your expectations of the bachelor welcome program at zeb fulfilled?

What do you like most about your job?

What I like most about my job in ORG/IT is that the work is very varied and each project brings its own challenges, which allows you to gather lots of insights and ensures that no two days are the same.

Why did you decide to join zeb directly as an analyst?

How would you describe the atmosphere at zeb?

I really enjoy working work at zeb. The working atmosphere is a good mix of professional work for clients and open, friendly communication in the zeb team. As part of the application process, great importance is attached to finding people who fit in—and it really shows!

What surprised you most about zeb?

The programming language Scala that we use in our project. Because I didn’t know it before. Scala is very much based on category-theoretical structures, which particularly appeals to me as a trained theoretical mathematician.

What was the most exciting task in your internship?

My most exciting task during my internship at zeb was definitely the chance to go directly to an event and represent zeb there. I spent some really exciting days with great colleagues and was able to take a lot with me personally while networking.

What do you like most about your role as a software developer?

I particularly enjoy the independent way of working and the variety of challenging technical and banking-related tasks. I also like the appreciative and collegial environment.

What do you like most about your job at zeb?

How would you describe the atmosphere at zeb?

Relaxed, family-like, open and friendly.

What do you like most about the cooperation with zeb?

At zeb, I not only learned how to deal with lots of new technologies, but I also got the opportunity to grow in fields where I already felt confident. The team has extremely strong know-how, and thanks to the straightforward communication channels, all colleagues can benefit from it.

What was the most exciting task/project so far and why?

What do you like most about your role as a cloud operations engineer?

What makes zeb special?

Every day I have the opportunity to learn from the best experts and get the latest insights.

What makes zeb special?

Working culture at zeb is a unique mix of corporate professionalism and expertise combined with entrepreneurial spirit, agility and collaboration.

What were your first weeks like and what were your impressions of zeb?

What do you like most about your job as Manager?

I like the fact that my experience as a software architect in the field of data management is valued and that I enjoy a great deal of freedom for architectural and development decisions.

Why did you decide to continue working for zeb as a student assistant after your internship?

I really liked the wonderful and highly professional team, but also the freedom with regard to working hours and the way you tackle tasks. For me, being able to stay on as a student assistant meant gaining even deeper insights into the daily work of the Talent Attraction team.

): What were your first weeks like and what were your impressions of zeb?

At zeb, I was able to build my own network very quickly – my colleagues, but also various onboarding events, contributed to this. Therefore I felt very comfortable right from the start, and after just a few weeks I had the impression that I had been part of the team for much longer.

What is it that makes zeb special

The special thing about zeb is that, despite the large number of employees, there is an enormous sense of flexibility. Individual strengths and career plans are taken into account, rather than forcing everyone to fit into the same strictly defined structure.

What is it that makes zeb special?

What do you like most about your apprenticeship?

I particularly like the variety it offers. As an apprentice, you get insights into many different internal departments, such as Recruiting, Finance, Research, Design & Languages, and various secretaries offices. I particularly enjoy the administrative tasks in those departments.

What surprised you most about zeb?

What’s your typical day like?

My working days are structured by meetings in which my colleagues and I show clients the zeb.control software or discuss aspects of software implementation with them. In between the meetings, I’m in charge of proposal processes, which can involve an onslaught of information.

What has been your most exciting task so far?

One of my most exciting tasks was helping to shape a software partnership with a foreign core banking system provider. This involved combining two different software products to form a new product. The project provided new perspectives, content and contacts at international clients.

What do you like most about your position at zeb?

I enjoy working in the zeb team, whether on projects or in topic development. I especially appreciate the friendly colleagues, the challenging tasks and the great events.

What was the most exciting task during your student work?

What surprised you most about zeb?

The trust placed in me by my colleagues from the very beginning.

What do you like most about working at zeb?

That I can work largely independently and autonomously, organizing my time myself. Overall, zeb as an employer offers me a great deal of freedom.

What did your typical week at zeb look like?

My week was a typical consultant week: packing my suitcase on Sunday evening, traveling to the client’s by train on Monday morning and working there until Thursday. On Thursday evening, I returned home and Friday was my office day

What do you particularly appreciate about your work at zeb?

Reasoning is key—it’s not about where you come from, what position you are in or what background you have!

What are your responsibilities in the corporate functions?

What have you learned at zeb so far?

During my apprenticeship at zeb, I learned that – no matter which professional position you are in – “reasoning beats hierarchy”.

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