HHL - Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Graduates of HHL’s MBA program find themselves privy to a great number of career opportunities. Many land employment with a myriad of prominent international con- sulting, commercial, industrial, and financial firms. A large range of companies regularly recruit at HHL for both internships and permanent positions. Impressively, 100 percent of German students, and 95 percent of international students find employment within three months of graduation. The Career Services Department facilitates this process by providing a variety of resources to their MBA candidates. Students can attend company presentations, interview trainings, and CV and cover letter writing workshops. They can also take assessment tests and receive assistance with career path modeling. There are also a handful of on-campus recruiting events, along with career fairs.

Employers that frequently hire HHL Leipzig graduates include Allianz AG, Amazon, Henkel KgaA, KPMG, Porsche, Roland Berger, eBay, adidas, Schott, Vorwerk, Kienbaum Management Consultants, PUMA, Carl Zeiss, Deloitte, Infosys, Robert Bosch, Deutsche Bank, A.T. Kearney, Rehau, Samsung, Intel, Triumph, Bertelsmann, Capgemini, and RWE.

MBA students at HHL are generally fairly impressed with their classmates. Although they can be “competitive,” they show a high level of “intellectual curiosity” and are “eager to contribute to team work.” Not surprisingly, the school manages to net a “diverse” student body and one that is “open to different people and cultures.” Additionally, students define their peers as “motivated” and “flexible” and people who “seek a challenge.” The program yields a wide age range, and students are generally anywhere from twenty-four to forty years old. However, the average age is twenty-nine, and most have around five years of work experience. Despite the diversity, most agree that a “family environment” permeates the campus.

Academics at HHL are demanding, and students “spend many hours at school.” If they aren’t in class, students can often be found attending “lectures, networking in the cafe- teria, or slaving over group work.” Of course, even these industrious souls need to kick back every now and again, and many classmates frequently “gather to have some drinks and share thoughts on business, economics, and politics.”

Beautiful Leipzig also provides great distractions from business theory. A mere hour from Berlin by train, Leipzig is a cosmopolitan city in its own right. Considering that Bach, Mendelssohn, Wagner, and Goethe all lived there, it’s no surprise that there is still a thriving arts scene. The city is home to the Gewandhaus Orchestra; the world famous St. Thomas Choir; and a variety of museums, cafes, restaurants, and nightclubs. And with more than 40,000 students, it’s no wonder that this is a great place to study.