YOUR PATH TO JOINING US
What it´s like to work at 4C.
At 4C, people come first - because consulting is built on collaboration, trust, and strong relationships. You'll work in small teams with flat hierarchies, take on responsibility early, and collaborate closely with experienced colleagues. This creates a steep learning curve and gives you the opportunity to contribute from day one.
Open communication and transparency are part of our everyday culture, giving you the freedom to actively shape change. Working closely with clients and collaborating across teams allows you to gain valuable experience, grow quickly, and make a real impact.
We think long term - for our clients and for our people. That's why we offer flexible career paths, continuous development opportunities, and working models that support both professional growth and work-life balance.
OUR VALUES
Our four values shape how we think, work, and grow together
- they are what drives us all.
COMPETENT
COMPETENT
We are experienced specialists and work in small, effective teams. We provide independent and objective advice in an appreciative manner and on an equal footing. With a clear point of view and the ability to find the best route.
CREATIVE
CREATIVE
Every expedition requires perfect preparation, tailored precisely to individual needs. Our customers trust in our cross-industry thinking and judgment, as well as our understanding of their business.
CHANGE DRIVEN
CHANGE DRIVEN
We act on inner drive, fully committed to our customers' goals. We implement and change with passion, entrepreneurial responsibility, and a vision that only experienced co-pilots know.
CUSTOMER FOCUSED
CUSTOMER FOCUSED
Being a passenger requires commitment. We are true characters with integrity, committed only to our customers and our values, with an unconditional will to succeed. Always able to maintain high motivation in any situation.
Our 4C DNA
We don't just carry our values in our hearts-we carry them in our very name. But our 4C culture is far more than a promise: it's our DNA.
This 4C DNA is constantly evolving and growing. It stems from the diverse personalities that come together here-from our TRUE CHARACTERS, our hands-on approach, and our sense of togetherness.
BENEFITS
What makes working at 4C special.
Benefits and working conditions that support you on the job and beyond.
Your career at 4C is shaped by your strengths, ambitions, and personal development - not by rigid career models or "up-or-out" structures. As part of the 4C Academy, you'll develop your consulting skills step by step in small learning groups, combining technical expertise, methodology, and hands-on project experience. Over the course of six trimesters, you'll build the foundation to take on responsibility early and grow into a Senior Consultant role.
- Development Reviews: Quarterly feedback and development discussions support your next career step.
- 4C Basic Training: Practical formats ensure knowledge transfer across all key topics.
- Learning on the Job: Early responsibility, small teams, and close collaboration with experienced colleagues ensure a steep learning curve.
The goal is to provide you with a solid foundation on your path to becoming a Senior Consultant.
Your Impact Beyond Projects
We consciously create spaces for dialogue, initiative, and responsibility.
Whether in networks like Women@4C, Students@4C, or the AI Café, through peer exchanges, or in our Competence Centers: You contribute your ideas, share knowledge, and help develop topics-across locations and roles. Social responsibility is also part of this. Through our 4C FOOTSTEPS Foundation, we support early childhood education projects-both financially and through personal engagement. In concrete terms, this means: You're not just part of the company-you help shape it.
By the way: Our women's network, Women@4C, also gave rise to KARRIERE INSIGHTS-a book full of valuable tips that we're particularly proud of.
Diversity isn't a goal - it's an advantage
Different perspectives are part of how we work every day - professionally, culturally, and personally. We believe better solutions emerge when diverse viewpoints come together, challenge each other, and inspire new ways of thinking.
What matters to us is not where you come from, but the ideas, perspectives, and ambition you bring to the table.
„In our projects, the best ideas are often the ones shaped by different perspectives."
- Corinna Schmitt, Senior Consultant bei 4C
RESPONSIBILITY
Think economically. Act responsibly.
Sustainability, integrity, and social commitment are integral to everything we do.
INTEGRITY
Responsibility starts in everyday actions.
Our Code of Conduct defines the values and standards that guide our collaboration - both internally and externally.
SUSTAINABILITY
Making sustainability measurable.
The EcoVadis rating reflects our commitment to sustainable and responsible business practices.
Thinking responsibility beyond business.
Through the 4C FOOTSTEPS Foundation, we have been supporting social projects in the field of early childhood education since 2011 - financially and through the personal commitment of our employees.
GLOBAL COMPACT
Part of a global initiative.
Since 2014, 4C GROUP has supported the principles of the UN Global Compact and is committed to human rights, fair labor standards, and sustainable business practices.
AWARDS
Recognized not only for what we do -
but also for how we work together.
CAREER AT 4C
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FAQS
Frequently asked questions about joining, applying and finding your path at 4C at a glance.
TRUE CHARACTERS
Rather a real character than a typical consultant. But what is behind this slogan that describes the core of our brand so well?
CAREER @ 4C
More than a job: At 4C, you contribute your own ideas, grow alongside experienced colleagues and find your path in real projects with responsibility.
4C GROUP
Management consulting for CxOs. We focus our consulting on the intersection of strategy, steering and transformation.
