"Do not sit around, try to take as many opportunities as possible and never give up on something you really want and are passionate about. It took me more than 25 applications to finally end up at a company which has been my biggest aim for the past 3 years."
I am an intern in BMW AG.
My main responsibilities entail monitoring of customer satisfaction with the BMW vehicles and making sure that the requirements of customers are met and are taken into account for the future and current production of BMW vehicles. This allows keeping our customers’ loyalty on a very high level.
From the first day that I came to Munich I knew I wanted to work at BMW. The automotive industry has been a passion of mine for the most of my life and living in Germany and especially in Munich, the heart of BMW, increased my dedication and motivation to become a part of this automotive giant. The product, the atmosphere and knowing that you are a part of something huge inspires me to do my best at my current position and aim for more exciting opportunities.
Our field of studies opens a wide range of opportunities and exciting paths, so the first semesters were still giving me a bit of anxiety as to where I am going to end, what is my calling and what will make me happy. However, as I mentioned before, I have always been passionate about automotive, therefore, I set my goal pretty fast and was sure that the automotive industry is going to become the milestone of my career.
Our teachers give us the closest as possible look into the way businesses function in the modern world. Completing the projects provided us with the real experience of working with clients. This got hard from time to time, but gave us a very clear understanding of what to expect once you start your career and once you dive in into the real business and working environment.
I am completing my internship now at BMW. So far, it’s been a very exciting experience.
I met a lot of dedicated and motivated people in the university. Working and communicating with them also helped me to establish my goals and visions more clearly. Yes, I am still in a very close contact with some and hope this contact will last for many more years.
Classes with the professors who knew each of us and knew our strongest and weakest points and helped us work on them and motivated us.
The last couple of months showed that our normal way of living can be influenced by numerous factors that we are unable to control. Therefore, it is important to always be open, expect the most unexpected and adapt, or even better to become part of these changes. Since changes are the main accelerators of progress.
I have a vague imagination of my life in 10 years, but you never know what happens so I think for now I will first focus on a shorter timeframe and see where it takes me.