Career Services

The Alumni Club is dedicated to supporting you throughout your academic journey and beyond. By facilitating connections with industry professionals, we aim to enhance your experience as a TUM School of Management student, graduate and alumnus/alumna. You can be part of an enriching journey where the relationships you build can develop into lasting friendships and propel your career forward.

Explore exciting opportunities with our Event & Career Center

Alumni Club members have access to a variety of jobs and events hosted by us and our prestigious corporate partners at the Event & Career Center. In addition, consider becoming part of our talent pool to further expand your professional network and advance your career.

Mentoring

At TUM Mentoring, alumni are available to answer your questions and share valuable experiences as sparring partners. You can learn how to make goal-oriented decisions and set the right course for the future – professionally and privately.

The Student Council represents all students currently enrolled at the TUM School of Management in matters involving the university. 
The student council is a team of voluntary TUM School of Management students committed to ensuring the best interest of their fellow students regarding their university experience. 

The Student Council of the TUM School of Management offers various services for students to help them during their studies and advance their careers. These include: 

• Job Board

• Company visits and career events

TUM supports students, alumni, and doctoral candidates throughout their lives in terms of job search, career entry, and career development in Germany and worldwide. 

Unsure which career path is right for you? Or do you not yet know how to make your application successful? 

You can find support with comprehensive career services like: 
 

• Webinars & Workshops
• Career Days
• Career Guide
• CV-Check & Counselling
• Working in Germany
• TUM Job Portal
• Career and Promotion 
• Career Podcast

Career fairs and events are an excellent opportunity to get in touch with potential employers, learn about career paths and build valuable networks. Various organisers of fairs and events such as the Alumni Club, the individual campuses or TUM-wide organised platforms offer opportunities specially tailored to our management students. 

For TUM School of Management students:
 

• Meet@TUM (please check https://tum-management-alumni.de/events/ regularly for announcements concerning this event)
• Munich Management Colloquium

Overall TUM events:
 

• TUM Career Day
• Career Factory Heilbronn
• IKOM & IKOM Start-up
• 1000+ project week
• Entrepreneurship Day 
• Sustainability Day

Student initiatives: 

You can find out more about TUM student initiatives here.

German is a prerequisite for many job vacancies, facilitates communication in the workplace, enables access to higher positions, and enhances international competitiveness. German courses offer numerous advantages for international students in Germany and are an important investment in their personal and professional future. By improving their German language skills, they can optimise their academic performance, significantly increase their job opportunities, and better integrate into German society. 

The first and most important point of contact for Heilbronn students regarding German courses is the Student Service Point. There you will always find up-to-date information on the courses currently on offer.

Whether you want to improve your German for your studies, future career or everyday life, we can help you:

• AIM Heilbronn
• Babbel App
  • 50% discount on subscription for Plus members of TUM Alumni Club
• TUM Language Center

Empowering top talent students to reach their full potential. Our top talent programs are designed to identify, nurture, and promote our most exceptional students. 

If you are a high-achieving student who is passionate about making a difference, we encourage you to explore the following programs: 

• Dean’s List (by invitation only)

• TUM Select (by application)

Fireside Chats and Buddy Program

At our bi-weekly Fireside Chats, you can connect with others, meet inspiring guests, discuss a variety of topics, and share ideas and insights. Our “Buddy Program” matches you with older students who can help you navigate campus life. 
 

Career Factory  

Our Career Factory helps you understand the German job market and get in touch with local employers.  We can help you find a German language class, a workout course, or sports team, and direct you to events in arts & culture. Do you need advice or counselling? We are here for you. 
 

Heilbronn Wissensstadt, WoMent Mentoring Program

WoMent - Crossmentoring for Women offers female students at Heilbronn universities the opportunity to gain an insight into the everyday working life of a manager in business or science and to benefit from the experience of someone with professional experience. WoMent is a co-operation project of Wissensstadt Heilbronn e.V., Heilbronn University and DHBW Heilbronn and is sponsored by the Dieter Schwarz Foundation. It is open to female students from all Heilbronn universities. 
 

Bundesagentur für Arbeit: Career counseling, application check 

The Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Agency) offers free, comprehensive support in finding the right job and in optimising your application documents.
 

Welcome Center of the Franconia region

The Franconia Region Welcome Center also provides general information about starting a career and specific information about employers in the region.

TUM Campus Heilbronn Alumni

The first graduates of our TUM Campus Heilbronn report about their experiences at the Heilbronn Campus and their careers here.

Campus Founders

Campus Founders gGmbH is an entrepreneurship and innovation center, which was launched on the Bildungscampus in 2018. Its main goal is to inspire students to think like entrepreneurs and to awaken their desire to start their own business. The center's services range from cross-university teaching and training programs to coaching for founders and the provision of its own premises. This is followed by growth programs and cooperation with regional companies. Campus Founders gGmbH thus pursues a holistic approach, which is developed and implemented in close cooperation with UnternehmerTUM gGmbH (Munich).

TUM Venture Labs

The vision of TUM Venture Labs is to leverage the unique research power of TU Munich and increase the quality and quantity of scalable technology spin-offs and ventures in the region by a factor of ten. To reach this ambitious goal, they bundle and expand the existing activities and expertise in start-up support by TUM and UnternehmerTUM with complementary offerings. One of the TUM Venture Labs is located in Heilbronn, specializing in Software & AI. At TUM Venture Labs Software & AI, they are committed to empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs. From students to researchers, they offer the resources, knowledge, and community needed to turn your innovative ideas into reality.