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We want someone like you
Do you agree with us that the personality of the consultant is critical to the success of his or her work? And that the best consultants contribute the best strategies and are able to implement them accordingly? Would you like to develop into a consultant like this? We look forward to receiving your application!
Your qualifications
Your qualifications: nothing wrong with Champions League
We are certain that you have completed your university degree well. You speak English so well that you didn't think it was necessary to put "fluent" on your application. Your stay abroad has opened up new ways of seeing things for you. You have worked strategically and analytically in challenging internships. You explore your environment with empathy and without prejudice. And your ambition does not stop you from working well within a team. "It's character that creates impact!" – can you identify with this? Then you've come to the right place!
Your studies
Your personality
Your personality: always wide-awake and curious
Profound know-how, inspiring creativity and the ability to form compelling arguments are the basis for top-notch consulting. You are therefore not arriving when you start working at Roland Berger, but taking off. We support you in your career in every way, yet the person most crucial for your personal development is you. Your intellectual curiosity is immense. You have a clear view of the key political, economic and social contexts and can analyze and evaluate them. They take every opportunity to find out about new topics and exchange ideas with colleagues, experts and clients. You know very well: only a wide-awake consultant is a good consultant.
Your passion
Your passion: what type are you?
People who work at Roland Berger are people who approach their consulting tasks with complete enthusiasm: individuals who strive to be the best in their business. This is because their profession is a vocation. But it doesn't take over their entire lives: they also have abilities and interests that have nothing to do with their jobs. Often these are hobbies and passions you'd never expect from a consultant. Once again, this is typical Roland Berger.
FRIGYES SCHANNEN
Budapest Office
After finishing university, Frigyes decided to study for a private pilot's license. Starting with a Zlin-142, a very old, single-engine aircraft, he was fascinated right away. "Flying a plane demands extraordinary concentration, excellence, confidence and prompt decision-making, especially in unexpected situations. These are skills that are important in my job as a consultant as well," explains Frigyes. He also flies a lot for business, but of course this is not comparable to flying on your own. "The approach to a new airport is always a challenge," says Frigyes. "You know what to do and how, but the situation is becoming transparent only step by step, and you reach full clearance only after taxiing. This is similar to our project work. We have information about the company and the task, but the whole picture becomes clear just by working on the project."
Xavier Aymonod
Paris Office
“A talented pianist, Xavier Aymonod started to study music at the age of eight. Dedicated to contemporary music, he was a finalist in the Radio France International Competition for Outstanding Piano Amateurs in Paris, and a semi-finalist in the professional International Piano Competition in Orleans. "What I find very exciting in both music performance and strategy consulting is the adrenalin you experience during a concert or a presentation to key stakeholders. It encourages you to strive for excellence and perfection." Xavier studies musical writing while working as a consultant and is now trying to take the plunge into composition. "These disciplines fit in well with a consultant's schedule and frequent business trips. They require creativity, analytics and synthesis: managing the lines of a polyphonic work is similar to organizing and building the streams of a strategic study. And in both fields, at the beginning you have only a rough idea of the final objective."
Dries Steijnen
Brussels Office
Dries Steijnen started playing ice hockey at the age of five. His sporting career soon took off and for the past eight years he has played with the Belgian national team, which participates in the World Championships every year. "Ice hockey gives you the opportunity to release all your energy when you're on the ice," says Dries. The sport taught him how to focus and helped him develop the right mindset and will to win. "Above all, ice hockey is a team sport. Individual talent is worthless without teamwork," he explains. This attitude also helps him in his work as a consultant.
