Tips for your start as a student @Horváth

Students have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the Horváth consulting world as part of an internship or a working student position and to get to know our way of working in consulting or in one of our Corporate Functions. We also invite applications for theses.

You can find an overview of our current job offers for students here:
Student positions in Consulting
Student positions in our Corporate Functions

In Germany, we offer internships on an ongoing basis and there are no standardized entry dates. In Switzerland, internships usually start in January and July, each lasting six months. In Austria, an internship can be started at the beginning of each quarter.  You will also find information on the intended starting date in each of our job advertisements.

In principle, we offer internships at all our locations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. However, depending on which consulting area or Corporate Function you are interested in, the selection of possible locations may vary. We have marked the locations where the respective student assignments are possible in our job postings for you. You can find our current vacant positions here:

Student positions in Consulting
Student positions in our Corporate Functions

For an internship at one of our German locations, you should have at least two to three months to spare. In Switzerland, the desired internship duration is six months, in Austria three months.

In contrast to a working student position, enrollment is not mandatory for an internship. For example, you can also complete an internship with us between your bachelor's and master's studies or after graduation for orientation purposes.

Yes. We welcome applications for voluntary internships as well as for mandatory internships.

A student collaboration is flexibly possible at our German locations as well as in Austria by arrangement. You can find our current vacancies here:

Student positions in Consulting
Student positions in our Corporate Functions

It is possible to write a thesis in consultation with your mentor following an internship completed with us with appropriate performance. If required, we also advertise theses via our careers site – so it's worth keeping an eye on our vacancies. We also accept unsolicited applications at any time.

You can submit your application at any time via our online application tool. Just click on the button "Apply now", which you will find at the end of each of our job postings. Please keep in mind that only complete applications with cover letter, resume and references can be processed. You can upload all your documents in the "Resume" field of the application screen. To take a look at our open positions, click here.

To be able to carry out a detailed check, we ask you to provide us with the following documents:

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Relevant references (such as university and high school diplomas as well as job references)

You are welcome to apply in German or English.

We recommend that you apply three to six months before your desired start date.

If you are interested in more than one job offer, a single online application is still sufficient. We automatically match every incoming application with the job requirements in other areas. Also, we have a general job posting “Praktikum als Fellow Consultant (w/m/d)”, where you can state your preferences regarding our functional and industry competence centers during the application.

The respective contact person is listed at the end of our job postings. You are welcome to address your application accordingly to the person mentioned.

If your application for an internship or working student position has sparked our interest and your profile fits our current vacancies, we will invite you to a virtual interview. Here we would like to get to know you better and gain an impression of your previous professional experience. Of course, we will also give you insights into what you can expect at Horváth! 

Our motto is: "Come as your client is." That's why we recommend you go for the business look for the interview. You don’t need to wear a tie; we have already set that aside in our offices. In the office, we go for a casual business look, in the project, the respective dress code of our clients applies.

We'll get back to you by phone after each interview. Together we will review the conversation and are eager to hear your opinion! We appreciate your time and effort, so we'll give you feedback on how we felt about the appointment. We will then also discuss the next steps together.

A new application is of course possible even after a rejection.