Naturally, when prompted with the word „career in Jena“, one thinks of the big prominent companies first: Zeiss, JENOPTIK, SCHOTT, JenaPharm, Intershop. They are consistently striving to hire qualified employees for various working fields. “Our employees are our greatest resource”, is the word among HR departments. That’s why they not only offer new potential employees a great position. They also consider opportunities for advancement, refer to offers of arranging family and career together and contemplate about further education.

Aside from the well-known companies there are also numerous less-renowned firms that nonetheless belong to the big players of their industries. Those “quit” leading-edge enterprises often operate in the high-tech-sector and offer skilled employees very interesting positions. Programmers, for example, are spoilt for choice in Jena. Many software firms which have settled at the location Jena, especially in the area of E-Commerce, are constantly looking to enlarge their teams.

Working for these companies, skilled personnel get to know flat hierarchies, modern company structures, committed colleagues and most of all challenging tasks and senses of achievements. The cooperation with national and international partners is part of the business. Partners may be the great names of the German automotive industry, or partners from Australia or Asia or the American brands one only knows through television – they can all be found in Jena.

Last not least, the research institutions of the city provide a pool of employment opportunities for researchers, but other qualifications as well. The two Jena universities and the numerous research institutions are consistently looking for qualified and motivated employees.