Since 2008, Bertelsmann has invited international students to its premises in the German capital where they worked on exciting case studies within interdisciplinary teams, and cooperated with experienced entrepreneurs on key business challenges.
For the first time, the event had to be canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic and for 2021, we invited students from all over Europe to take part in a digital career event. In 2022 we were finally back in Berlin for three days of networking, workshops and community events! Hundreds of talents applied to be part of our extraordinary experience and we invited 50 students with innovative mindsets.
Our six teams found impressive and innovative ideas and solutions for challenging and real case studies from the Bertelsmann world.
The team tackling the workshop topic “Fintech” created an IT solution that enabled companies to record the CO2 emissions generated by their employees’ commutes. Congrats to our winners, by the way!
The team working on the “Advertising” case study found new approaches to measuring, using and monetizing online interactions in the “cookie-free” era that begins next year.
The group that worked on new solutions for the “Learning” case developed a plan for integrating an online community into the nurse.com online platform.
Another workshop topic circled around “Global IP” and the question of how content can reach new audiences to accelerate growth.
Team “Metaverse” took iconic music catalogs to the metaverse whilst the group that worked on the “Journalism” case study built hyper-personal content experiences with the help of AI.
Would you like to find out more about the experiences and contacts former participants have made? Are you still wondering what TMB is all about?
Creative assignments, challenging workshops, inspiring presentations and unforgettable parties – we have collected some impressions from previous TMB events for you.
Discover the highlights of our international event and let them inspire you to become part of the next TMB event!
After the event, all participants become part of the exclusive and international Talent Meets Bertelsmann community, which includes close to 800 outstanding members and grows every year. It allows our talents to stay in touch with Bertelsmann and other TMB alumni via regular communication, a yearly alumni reunion in Berlin as well as regional meet-ups throughout the year.
You must be a currently-enrolled Bachelor, Master or MBA student, or a Ph. D. candidate in the field of data science, business or humanities. You should be residing in Europe at the time of the event. You need to provide proof of your proficiency in English, as the event will be held in English. You should also be enthusiastic about the media industry, entrepreneurial ideas and data.
No. You are eligible to participate whether you are just beginning, in the middle or about to graduate. MBAs with some work experience are also welcome.
Unfortunately, the application phase for Talent Meets Bertelsmann 2022 is already closed. Register for our reminder at the top of the page.
We will be reviewing the applications and selecting participants during the entire application phase. Next step of the process will be an asynchronous video interview held in English. Those selected for participating in a video interview will be notified via e-mail. After having completed your interview, you will find out if you have been selected about two weeks before the event.
The asynchronous video interview is a virtual form of interview in which you, the applicant, are guided through a structured process, and you can choose when you want to start the interview. During the interview, you answer (text-based) questions in front of your webcam while being recorded. It is asynchronous because you complete the interview independently, at a time and place of your choice, without an interviewer asking the questions.
A phone interview can only give a small glimpse into your skills and personality. You benefit greatly from the fact that we can get a more complete impression. Another advantage is your independence regarding time and place. For an asynchronous video interview, there is no need to spend a lot of time coordinating schedules for an initial appointment because it can be carried out when you and we are available, independently of each other.
Of course, you can still opt to perform a telephone interview instead.
The security of your personal data is guaranteed at every point of the selection process. The software for the asynchronous video interviews meets the highest technical and organizational security standards.
Access to the password-protected software is available only to relevant contact persons. Your data and your interview are protected from unauthorized access at all times.
In order to make TMB as safe as possible for all who join, everyone attending will be required to present proof of vaccination against OR proof of recovery from COVID-19 according to the German Ordinance on Coronavirus Entry Regulations at the time of and during the event. In addition, we will require an official negative test for each day you participate in the event.
Do you have further questions? Get in touch with Niki Kalkanova.
talentmeetsbertelsmann@bertelsmann.de
Please note that we do not consider applications submitted by mail, fax or e-mail.
