FAQ

We don’t live the typical competitive culture of a management consultancy, but rather an entrepreneurial culture with regard for the human factor. Our employees share in the success of the company and are living out the ideas of entrepreneurship and empowerment. We are more than consultants: in the Stern Stewart Institute we promote within the frame of the Annual Summit the dialogue between thinkers and movers in the business circuit. And with our foreign aid projects within the frame of the Stern Stewart Foundation, we are trying to help create value not only in an economic sense, but also in a social one. 

Stern Stewart & Co. typically consults the main players in European business scene, like DAX-30 businesses, mainly focussing however from our Munich office on the German speaking area. 

As a consultant with Stern Stewart & Co. you can also expect a broad range of off-the-job training opportunities. In addition to basic training for new employees, we conduct regularly scheduled internal training sessions and discussion forums on the most important topics of our consulting business. Further trainings will provide you with a wide variety of know-how regarding soft skills. 

Yes, next to graduates, we are also hiring professionals. Depending on their professional experience, activities and responsibilities, we offer them a tailored entry into our company. 

Graduates with bachelor degrees enter Stern Stewart & Co. as analysts. From the first day they are part of a project team. Due to the small size of our teams at the client, they will very quickly have client contact and have the responsibility for sub-projects. If performance was good, then after a year we will either support master courses after which they can come back to Stern Stewart or they can directly be promoted to the level of consultant. For analysts that displayed an exceptional performance, they have the opportunity to waive the master program and after a year as a consultant follow an MBA program.

We also hire professionals. Depending on the level of your experience, your activities and responsibilities, Stern Stewart & Co. will offer you a tailored entry into our company.

Our customers appreciate our excellent methodical competencies and our team-oriented way of work, which ensures a high degree of know-how transfer. This is why it is important to us that our employees display a very high level of awareness for the specific demands and circumstances of the various company cultures and a high level of problem solving competency.

No, unfortunately we don't offer support for diploma thesis. 

In principle, following requirements apply for our interns: Studies of Business Administration, graduation from stage studies, experience in foreign countries and commitment outside the university. Internships in industry or other consultancies are a plus.

Generally, we unfortunately cannot offer graduates internships.

In order to make the internship as successful as possible for Stern Stewart & Co. and for yourself, it should last at least ten weeks. Undergraduates in this situation cannot be offered a position.

An intern works principally 40 hours a week, though this can vary depending on the level of work on each project. 

In the case of excellent performance and high dedication, an intern can recommend him- or herself for a permanent position upon finishing his/her studies.

Stern Stewart has no fixed application dates or timeframes. You can apply at anytime, preferably three months before the aimed entry date.  

Trainees and consultants are deployed as generalists in our company depending on personal preferences and the staffing demands of the various projects. 

Yes, due to efficiency considerations we prefer an application via Email. 

Within three working days you should receive a confirmation and within three weeks you should get feedback on your application. Otherwise please contact Julia Obinger and dial +49 89 242071 421.

We try to have the interviews as closely as possible to the invitation. When fixing the date, we naturally take your preferences into account.

You will start with a couple of one-on-one interviews with experienced consultants. If you are successful, then you will have to make a presentation to a small group of consultants. The presentation is a short case, which you will receive from us. A preparation beforehand is thus not possible. You will also not need any auxiliary equipment. If the presentation was good enough, a final interview will follow.

The presentation is a short case, which you will receive directly from us. A preparation is therefore not possible. You do not need a laptop for working on the case.

You will have no travel expenses. We will either make the bookings for you, or we will reimburse your travel expenses afterwards. 

You can re-apply with us at a later point in time, if you have gathered in the meantime some relevant experience in consulting or in some other industry.