Career at thyssenkrupp | thyssenkrupp worldwide | Knowing what you want to do after graduation is not always easy. It is equally difficult to find the right start. For this reason, thyssenkrupp's Egypt business has decided, as part of the ProGirls initiative, to give pupils an exclusive insight into their future dream professions.

Apprenticeship at thyssenkrupp | Career at thyssenkrupp | People at thyssenkrupp | After his holidays, Kjetil always really looks forward to going back to work. “Finally breathing in that smell of iron again is always nice,” says the 18-year-old who is in the second year of his apprenticeship to become a construction mechanic, specializing in welding, and works for thyssenkrupp at its Kiel shipyard.

Engineering | People at thyssenkrupp | Smart factory | All over the world, our colleagues at thyssenkrupp are working to safeguard the future of our company by making it more flexible, more efficient and more high-performance. In our new strategy #newtk, we are putting performance center stage. For example, when ambitious female engineers like Qingyan Wu put their all into significantly reducing the scrap rate in our Chinese forging shop in Changzhou – and helping our tools find more “quality time.”

Company | Corporate culture | When it comes to health in the workplace, Dr. Anja Berkenfeld is the first point of contact. The specialist for internal medicine and occupational medicine has been working for thyssenkrupp in the field of occupational safety and health protection for 18 years. However, she does not only encounter running noses and cuts – mental illnesses are also becoming an increasing challenge for her team.

Apprenticeship at thyssenkrupp | Career at thyssenkrupp | People at thyssenkrupp | First safe, then good, then fast: That’s the simple motto Paulina was taught right at the start of her apprenticeship.

Corporate culture | Engagement | People at thyssenkrupp | thyssenkrupp worldwide | His grandpa is a great role model for Scott Longmire, a real hero. Also, because he was strong for his family despite his moving story. At the age of eight, Grandpa Tom lost both parents. Suddenly he was homeless. He was saved by the youth home "Mercy Home" in Chicago. What would Grandpa Tom's life have been like without the sanctuary? Would he have given birth to Scott's mother? For Scott it's clear that he too owes his life to Mercy Home. Now he's running the Chicago Marathon to raise money for the youth home.