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.

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.

Apprenticeship at thyssenkrupp | Automotive-sector | Career at thyssenkrupp | People at thyssenkrupp | Over 55 years’ experience and expertise in steering systems: the many faces of thyssenkrupp Presta Mülheim GmbH.

Apprenticeship at thyssenkrupp | Career at thyssenkrupp | Company | People at thyssenkrupp | Bitten by the firefighting bug – like his father and three brothers – Siegfried joined the voluntary fire service at his home in Kropp, eighty kilometers from Kiel, in 2001.

Apprenticeship at thyssenkrupp | Engagement | People at thyssenkrupp | In 2016, Amadou Bah started an internship at thyssenkrupp. Three years later, he is about to complete his apprenticeship. Heinz-Joachim Klose, Head of Training in Siegen, has nothing but praise for his mentee, who once came to Germany as a refugee from Guinea. Today, Amadou Bah pulls the strings for a successful future himself.

Apprenticeship at thyssenkrupp | Career at thyssenkrupp | Corporate culture | Engineering | People at thyssenkrupp | To this day, women are underrepresented in many fields – also at industrial companies such as thyssenkrupp. For the International Women's Day, we talked to Tanneshia Kirby. As Executive Vice President of Quality at the elevator business unit in Atlanta, she now heads a large team of employees. Here, she explains why networks play a decisive role – and why various teams are an asset for corporations.