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Risk trainee programme

Industry experts wanted

Would you like to observe market and corporate developments, evaluate and analyse annual financial statements and create company ratings? Then our risk trainee programme is perfect for you.

How your trainee programme is designed

We place you in various departments during your 15-month trainee period to give you a good idea of what your future field of activity will entail.

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What we expect of you:

You have completed a degree in an economics-related subject focusing on banking or financing.
Ideally, you already have practical experience in banking or a related branch of industry.
You have already acquired experience abroad.
You have a sound knowledge of German and English.
You enjoy working in a team.
You have intercultural skills.
You are enthusiastic and can infect others with your enthusiasm.
You have a strong sense of initiative – you find solutions where others see problems.

Is KfW IPEX-Bank's risk trainee programme perfect for you? Then look at our Job openings (in German language only) to find out what trainee vacancies we have at present.

A diverse credit analysis trainee programme

I started my trainee programme at KfW IPEX-Bank in June 2013. During an initial meeting with the HR department, key contacts, annual leave policy and similar aspects were the very first things we discussed, but we also broached the issue of where I would be employed over the coming months.

Shortly after I had been in my first post, in Central Analysis, I was allowed to prepare complete corporate ratings for a variety of enterprises all on my own. As KfW IPEX-Bank caters to the needs of major international customers, I became familiar with and analysed a whole host of internationally renowned companies. When I was just starting out, I found that I really benefited from having a tutor working alongside me, whom I could go to if I had any comprehension issues. What's more, KfW IPEX-Bank offers subject-specific training courses, where you're taught how to use the bank's various systems too. This concept of receiving personal support in the workplace, undergoing organised further training and being systematically rotated around the bank's different departments only confirmed to me that I had made the right choice in opting for the KfW IPEX-Bank trainee programme. Spending time in other departments, such as Risk Management, Treasury or Structuring & Acquisition, particularly gave me an insight into how the bank is structured and how it operates. It also allowed me to establish a growing network of former team colleagues, who are often indispensable to me in the various KfW IPEX-Bank interfaces, within a very short space of time.

The range of events that KfW offers, such as summer parties, Christmas parties, the Inter-Division Football Cup or corporate sporting activities, mean that employees have plenty of opportunity to get to know their colleagues better in a more private context. On that note, I'll end my experience report before it's time for me to head off to the trainees' cinema evening once we've all clocked off for the day. I would like to wish all interested applicants the very best of luck with their application. I look forward to meeting you at one of the round table meetings or the next summer party!