After your successful online application, you can expect two personal interviews: with the relevant contact persons in the HR department and in your future department. We are looking forward to getting to know you!

It is important that your CV is well-structured and fully reflects your experience. What was your school career like? What internships have you completed? Have you been involved in any voluntary work outside of school? In addition, we would also like to know something about your personality. You can be creative with your CV, but please mention your hobbies or favourite subjects and tell us about your projects. First and foremost, make it possible for us to understand what motivates you to pursue your chosen field.

No. You do not need a cover letter to apply for a dual study programme with us. Instead, we will ask you some questions about your motivation during the application process. This gives you the chance to describe your qualities and motivations for your dual study programme at Tchibo. Of course, we are particularly interested in your motivation for your chosen field of study and career.

Your application should primarily include your most recent school report (final report or the last two half-year reports) and references from any internships you have completed. If you have also obtained additional qualifications or certificates, you are welcome to attach copies of these to your application. If you have already completed an apprenticeship, these certificates and performance overviews will form part of your application.

The duration of the application process may vary, depending on the position applied for and the number of applicants we receive. However, we will do our best to provide you with feedback on the status of your application as quickly as possible and will keep you informed about the process at all times.

No. Please apply exclusively via our online portal for the position that interests you. This is the fastest way for us to view and evaluate your documents. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the person listed for your desired position.

Unfortunately, once posted you are not able to revise your application itself. However, you can update the personal data in your Tchibo applicant profile and upload new documents. These would be included if you make a further application. However, if you urgently need to change something in your submitted application or if you have forgotten an important document, please send us an e-mail to Recruiting@tchibo.de, stating the job title and your full name.

The application period for apprenticeships generally starts about one year before the apprenticeship is due to begin, usually in August or September.

German is our company language and there are only a few teams that (exclusively) speak English. Therefore, we only consider applicants with German language skills at level B2 or higher, unless otherwise stated in the job advertisement. If German is not your native language, please attach a certificate of German proficiency with your application. 

To qualify for a Tchibo apprenticeship, you will need a first or intermediate school leaving certificate. You can find out which school-leaving qualification is actually required in the relevant job advertisement on our careers page.

Our colleague Julia Gerlach will look after you during your apprenticeship at the Tchibo headquarters in Hamburg. In addition, you will be assigned a specialist contact person from the operations team at each of the various training stations, who will accompany and support you. In the stores, our store and area managers will be there to support you. Of course, you are always free to contact your team leaders at any time.

Feedback meetings are held on a regular basis. As an apprentice at the company headquarters, you have a feedback meeting after each departmental assignment, usually every four to twelve weeks, depending on the length of the assignment per department.

At present it is not possible for you to complete your apprenticeship abroad.

We offer you various seminars for further training. At the Tchibo headquarters in Hamburg, for example, you can take part in workshops on project management, IT, presentation, communication or corporate responsibility. As a trainee in a store, there are also exciting opportunities for further training. A sales seminar or a basic commercial seminar will certainly help you to hit the ground running in your day-to-day work.

After a successful apprenticeship with us, there are a wide variety of career paths. After a commercial apprenticeship, some go on to start the trainee programme to become a store manager and subsequently take over their own store. At the company headquarters, many also opt for direct entry to their respective specialist area.

The chances of being taken on after your apprenticeship are extremely high! It is always important to us that we inspire our trainees for the long term.

During industrial and commercial apprenticeships at the Tchibo headquarters in Hamburg, you will receive the following salary:

1st year: €925

2nd year: € 1,025

3rd year: €1,125

Commercial apprenticeships take longer and are paid €1,225 in the 4th year.

As an apprentice in our stores, you will receive between €700 and €1,200 per month, depending on the year of your apprenticeship and location.

As an apprentice at our company headquarters, you have the advantage of being able to use both our staff restaurant and our in-house leisure centre. You also get a 30 percent discount in the restaurant! The leisure centre can be used for only two euros per month. In addition, you will also receive a subsidy for an HVV travel pass.

For all apprentices, regardless of whether you work in the store or in the head office, there is an employee discount on all Tchibo products and one kilogramme of coffee free every month.

You are welcome to get a taste of the work our teams do in our stores, as part of an official student internship. However, we do not offer student internships or career orientation at the Tchibo headquarters in Hamburg.