We are looking for outstanding German-speaking university students of all fields who will receive their bachelor's degree by mid-2025 at the latest, and plan to take up a master's course in the following year.

Feel free to submit your documents in either German or English.

Selection days will be virtual events with two parts:

1. On the evening before, all companies will present themselves and provide special insights.
2. On the day itself, there will be three individual interviews.

Our goal is to get an impression on what your motivation for the gap year program is, what you expect to get out of it, what relevant experience you have gathered so far, and also what drives you in your personal life. We'll also discuss case studies from our projects with you, which will help us assess your problem-structuring and  solving skills as well as your creativity. To prepare for the interviews, click Interview Preparation to find helpful tips and case examples. Another valuable source is our case interview community PrepLounge, where you can solve case studies in an interactive process.

During the selection process, all partners in this cooperation – Allianz SE, Bain & Company, FC Bayern München e.V., and Deutsche Telekom AG – will have access to your documents. By uploading your application, you agree to allowing said partner companies and their associated companies to view your application file and store it for the purposes of the gap year candidate selection.

In what sectors or functions will I do my internships?

During your gap year, you will complete a total of four internships at four international companies. All the functions you'll get to know in the course of your internship will have a strategic focus.

• At Allianz, you’ll work in units that are steering the organizational and business transformation of the company, such as the Chief Transformation Office or Global HR Strategy. Here you will deal with current transformation topics such as agility, skills development, the use of AI and process mining for the core business or generational diversity in the organization.
• As part of a consulting team, you will take responsibility for individually defined sub-projects at Bain. For instance, you may learn about identifying attractive merger targets in a due-diligence process, research relevant market information for a consumer goods supplier, analyze an automotive company's competition in Europe, conduct expert interviews at a pharmaceuticals group, or do comparative analysis of a utility company's competitive standing. 
  Your focus will be defined individually, in terms of both content and industry, and we'll try to accommodate your personal preferences.
• Working at FC Bayern Munich's international strategy division, you'll be involved in implementing the company's broader corporate strategy, which goes far beyond the soccer club as such. Activities can range from a quantitative and qualitative evaluation of sustainability partnerships for international sports clubs and associations all the way to working on dedicated workshops on social sustainability at FC Bayern.
• Telekom offers you an opportunity to get to know their in-house consulting function. You'll be involved in developing exciting and multifaceted transformation project for the company's top management, Sustainability issues are particularly popular. Here, one past project dealt with developing a governance model for Deutsche Telekom's ESG activities.

 Are you passionate about the environment, social issues, and governance? Let us know, so we can guarantee at least one of your four internships will have your preferred focus.

We offer you the following locations for your internships:

• Allianz: Munich
• Bain: Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna, or Zurich
• Deutsche Telekom: Bonn
• FC Bayern: Munich

The choice of location(s) is all yours. Just let us know your preferences during the application process.

All internships will be paid, with the compensation depending on the individual partner company.

 Absolutely. We look forward to receiving your application anytime.

If you have further questions please contact: 

Karolin Bednorz - Coordinator, Recruiting

• E-mail: thepowerof4@bain.com
  Phone: +49 89 51231991