Marie's employer must have a purpose – something she's been sure of since she was a university student. "Each of us has some kind of purpose for existence – and the same goes for companies too. And it has to be the right one so I can give it my all every day," she says.
So she started her search after she completed her Master in International Business at the Wiesbaden Business School. The company she was looking for had to be the right fit. As a practical economist, she has a broad base: from marketing to sales, she feels comfortable in all areas. Instead of checking impersonal job portals and job offers promising anything and everything, she browsed websites of companies that had piqued her interest.
"Social engagement, foundation company and exciting products – when I reached 'Z' in my list, I knew: this is where I want to give my best every day." And this is what she was able to do. In the Global Graduate Program (GGP), the trainee program at ZEISS.