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Students

Working students and internship

Creating prospects together. As a student at ERGO.

ERGO. Grow together.

Let's grow together. At ERGO, we are happy to prepare you for the start of your career.

Practical experience

Various opportunities at ERGO

Are you still studying or about to graduate and keen to take your first step towards gaining practical experience? As a student employee or intern, you can deepen your knowledge, gain experience and make your first contacts. Your final thesis can also be a successful start at ERGO.

Working Students

Requirements: You are matriculated at a university
Duration: 3-6 months
Location: Hybrid at our locations in Germany: Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Cologne, Nürnberg and Munich
Salary: The amount depends on the level of study (bachelor's/master's degree)
Working hours: up to 20 h / week during the semester, 38 h / week during the semester break (flexible in flexitime)

Internship

Requirements: You are matriculated at a university.
Types of internship: Mandatory internship, voluntary internship
Duration: 3-6 months
Location: Hybrid, locations in Germany: Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Cologne, Nürnberg and Munich
Salary: Yes, according to legal standards
Working hours: 38 h / week (flexible in flexitime)

All current openings for internships and working students, along with a link to the online application, can be found on our job portal. We recommend that you apply three to six months before you would like to start.

Jobs

Profiles at ERGO

Your role

  • You will provide support in the areas of our operations department and take on administrative tasks.
  • You will carefully compile documents from our administrative systems, check and correct data, transfer content into templates or create simple standardised correspondence. 
  • During your studies, you will work up to 20 hours a week at our Cologne office. You will have a large degree of flexibility in organising your working hours. Depending on the specific tasks, partial mobile working is also possible by agreement.

Your profile

  • If you are studying for a degree with a focus on business administration, law or health economics, you already have a good basis.
  • Are you also interested in the insurance/healthcare sector and are you experienced in using MS Office applications? Then you fulfil important requirements.
  • In addition, the following qualities are important to us: your strong ability to work in a team, a high degree of integrity and reliability, as well as your structured and independent way of working.

Our offer

  • With us, you will find a wide range of topics in which you can contribute your expertise and freely develop your potential. We offer a dynamic environment and challenging tasks in a wide range of projects.
  • You can look forward to an open working atmosphere and an appreciative culture of cooperation in an international environment.
  • Grow with us. Modern technology and flexible mobile working give you the individual freedom to combine your studies with practical experience. You can organise your working hours flexibly; what is important is the result.

Your role

Risk management support

  • You will provide professional support to the risk management team at ERGO Technology & Services Management (ETSM). ETSM is the internal service provider for the ERGO Group.
  • Your main tasks: Creating, processing and updating analysis results Presentations on various aspects of risk management.
  • Implementation of various risk management instruments at the tech/service hubs in Germany, Poland and India. This includes topics such as the internal control system, outsourcing, IT and information risks, projects, business continuity and corporate governance.

Your profile

Committed team player with an interest in risk management

  • You are studying business administration, with a focus on risk and security management or information technology (IT)
  • You find it easy to create presentations and reports in English and have a very good knowledge of English.
  • Personally, you are a committed team player who works in a structured, independent and careful manner.

Our offer

  • With us, you will find a wide range of topics in which you can apply your expertise and develop your potential freely. With us, you can expect a dynamic environment and challenging tasks in a wide range of projects.
  • You can look forward to an open working atmosphere and an appreciative culture of cooperation in an international environment.
  • Grow with us. Modern technology and flexible mobile working give you the individual freedom to combine your studies with practical experience. You can organise your working hours flexibly; what is important is the result.

Your role

Help shape strategy and transformation in the area of operations

  • You will take on exciting project tasks and actively participate in the design of strategic projects.
  • You will independently create analyses and concepts and derive initial recommendations for action.
  • With us, you will take on your own communication formats, create articles and prepare results as presentations.

Your profile

  • You are studying economics, humanities or social sciences or a comparable course of study. Ideally, you have already completed your bachelor's degree and have experience from previous internships or initial work experience.
  • You are interested in transformation, digitalisation and cultural change, enjoy taking on responsibility and are keen to implement new ideas.
  • You take a solution-oriented approach to challenges, impress with your analytical thinking skills, have a passion for communication and enjoy working with people. You are experienced in using Excel and PowerPoint.

Our offer

  • A role with a challenging learning curve and the opportunity to really make a difference.
  • A motivated and diverse team full of ideas and drive, an open working atmosphere and an appreciative culture of collaboration.
  • Flexibility and individual freedom through New Work and mobile working.
  • Short distances and a good infrastructure at our centrally located office in Düsseldorf.

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Our team is happy to answer any questions you may have about your career opportunities at ERGO! Find your personal point of contact here!

Working at ERGO

A typical working day

Jamina Grum, trainee at Operations

Talent Management and Leadership Programme

Find out what a typical working day of a trainee at ERGO might look like.

Trainee at ERGO
Daily routine
  1. 7:30 to 8:00 a.m.
  2. 08:30 a.m.
  3. 10:00 a.m.
  4. 10:30 a.m.
  5. 12:30 p.m.
  6. 13:30 p.m.
  7. 15:00 p.m.
  8. 16:30-17:00 p.m.
Arrival at the office
  • First exchange with the team.
  • Checking e-mails and structuring the day.
Trainee at ERGO
First tasks to be completed
  • Analysis of a topic.
  • Brainstorming & research on possible solutions.
  • Collaboration within the team.
Networking
  • Networking within ERGO – exchanging ideas with colleagues.
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 PC work
  • Preparation and processing of (executive board) documents/presentations.
Lunch break
  • Lunch together in the ERGO Food Court, followed by a visit to our Café Central. Here we will continue our exchange over a hot chocolate or coffee together.
Trainee at ERGO
Jour fixe
  • Regular jour fixe that takes place twice a month.
  • Status update and discussion of important topics and/or new methods/processes.
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Organisation and follow-up work
  • Planning further trainee phases (exchange, establishing contacts, making arrangements).
  • Follow-up and/or preparation of conferences and workshops.
End of work
  • The end of the working day, the journey home, time for sport, friends and family.
Trainee at ERGO

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What exactly do we do at ERGO? What opportunities are there for students? Find the answers to your questions in a personal conversation with us. Visit us at a career fair and get to know us. 

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ERGO. Grow together.