Become a consultant for three weeks!

Deutsche Post DHL, the No. 1 international logistics provider with more than 500,000 employees around the world, offers challenging and fascinating careers. Inhouse Consulting cooperates with the company's top management on strategic issues facing the Group. As part of the case study competition, you will dissect a specific problem about the product and service portfolio of Deutsche Post DHL.

You will come up with a solution to the problem in a team of 4 to 5 university students. We will put together the teams based on the suitability of the applicants. You will get to know your team members with the assignment of the problem that you and your team will solve. Your team then will have three weeks to complete the task. You should submit a presentation in English no longer than 10 slides.

We will assess the presentations based on six criteria:

•     Structure
•     Consistency
•     Creativity
•     Plausibility
•     Layout
•     Effective use of sources

Certainly you will receive extensive feedback from our experienced consultants.

If you are passionate about your university studies, are interested in and enjoy business topics, and are aiming for an international career in management consulting, the case study competition offers a great chance for your future.

You should have completed at least the intermediate diploma (Vordiplom) certificate or the first two years of your bachelor‘s degree with very good grades.

Other requirements are: excellent knowledge of written and spoken English, team play, organizational skills and confidence in your consulting ability.

The three winning teams will be invited for two days to Bonn to present their findings – your journey, accommodation and meals will be covered by DPDHL. Besides a consulting training seminar and a tour through DHL’s Innovation center and the Post Tower, you can win attractive cash prizes.

Of course, you will be able to see how we work and you will receive first-hand information from our experienced consultants. By successfully participating in the competition, you also will gain valuable business experience that will complement your studies. As a result, you will lay the foundation for a future career in consulting. Participation will definitely pay off for you!

Competition in the past

"What globalization challenges do Deutsche Post DHL's customers face today and which products can Deutsche Post DHL offer as an answer?" In the recent Case Study Competition organized by Deutsche Post DHL Inhouse Consulting, 50 students were given this assignment. The result of the three-week marathon: intensive contact with teammates, with experienced consultants, and many interesting business ideas.

While working to solve the problem, the students were supposed to make sure that their suggestions were creative, viable and, naturally, promising. The team "Warehousing" with Eugene Aw, Florian Ehinger, Mathias Kell and Arryn Dwi Zalsa presented the most convincing ideas for logistics in the pharmaceutical sector.

The four students from Singapore, Germany and Romania proposed a customizable supply chain for clinical trials and a direct-to-customer distribution model for pharmaceuticals.

The participants had another hurdle to surmount in addition to the demanding assignment. The teams, made up of three to four students each, had never seen each other before and were distributed over a number of different locations in Europe. Thus, the entire process of collaboration had to occur by telephone or E-mail. This flexible and mobile kind of cooperation belongs to the day-to-day business of Inhouse Consulting, but was, in contrast, new to many of the students.

The 50 participants were previously chosen from a multitude of applicants. The case study competition proved itself, without exception, to be an international and interdisciplinary event. As expected, business students above all others were interested in the competition, but also Sinology and Law wanted to test their consulting skills.

Join the Case Study Competition sponsored by Inhouse Consulting andshow just what kind of creativity, team spirit and analytical thinkingyou have going for you! Put your consulting skills to the test in arealistic setting. We will give you a tough nut to crack: During theCase Study Competition, you will tackle a specific issue dealing withthe product and service portfolio of Deutsche Post DHL. Interested?

The closing date for applications is the 1st of October 2010. During the following three weeks you and your team will have time to work on the case-study problem which is delivered by Inhouse Consulting.

Join the Case Study Competition 2010 from Inhouse Consulting and submit your application today.
Upload your application here!

If you have any questions regarding your application please send an email to:
Susanne Keller
Contact-europe@exciting-challenges.com

Please note: An online application is mandatory.