Matching world-class interns with great startups in Germany and beyond
Generalyst: the career accelerator for those who don't want to specialize (yet).
Introducing: the Generalyst Internship Program.
Apply once. Receive interview request from top startups. Find your next internship. At no cost to you.
The Generalyst Internship Program for Candidates
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Apply to be featured in the database
Apply in 5 minutes to become part of the database. If we like your profile, you'll be invited to another assessment. ~5% of candidates make it.
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Startups
request
to interview you
Flip the application process: top startups from Germany constantly scan the database, on the hunt for their next all-star intern. If they feel you might be a fit, they reach out to you.
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Begin
your next internship
Start building your career in the startup world as Founder's Associate Intern, Venture Development Intern, or similar.
Looking for a full-time job instead? Check out the Generalyst Flagship Program.
Is the Generalyst Internship Program right for me?
Our program is for early career generalists. If you ..- don’t want to specialize in anything particular
- don't know where to specialize just yet
- want to build your own startup at some point in the future
- want to get a broad overview of what working in a startup is like... then this program is for you!
Relevant backgrounds include:
High Potential Recent Graduates – You just finished university (ideally business school or something techy), but aren't sure where to specialize yet, so you'd like to do another internship.Currently Enrolled Students – You're currently studying and either want to do an internship to build your experience, or have a mandatory internship from your university.
But most importantly, we care about your potential to succeed in a startup. Tell us about anything entrepreneurial that you’ve done so far, your failures and successes, and any cool achievements! High potential generalists often make the best founders later on.Average salaries: 1.000 € - 2.000 € / month
Fast-track your career in a generalist role.
Diversify your skillset. Be involved in all areas of a startup.
Take on one of the following roles:
Founder's Associate Intern
Founder’s Associates are generalists that work directly with a company’s founder (usually the CEO) on strategic initiatives, marketing, operations, sales, fundraising, and more. This role is a fantastic opportunity to get to know the ins-and-outs of startup building. You’ll get an overview of a variety of business areas, allowing you to go deeper in fields that you’re curious about.
Growth Intern
A Growth Associate executes growth strategies to expand a company’s customer base. This role involves a mix of strategic thinking, creativity, and hardcore execution. You might be optimizing marketing campaigns, working with the product team to increase growth, tinker with sales processes or even plan and execute your own growth initiatives.
Venture Development Intern
Venture Developers (or Entrepreneurs in Residence, EiR) ideate, test, and execute new strategic initiatives in a scale-up. This role tends to have a lot of freedom to try things and see what sticks, work directly with the founders, and gain holistic experience in building a business from zero to one.EiRs often progress to then found their own company, or take on a management role in the division they’ve helped launch.
Business Development Intern
Business Development Internships generally have a stricter go-to-market focus. These might be for you if you thrive when interacting with other people, enjoy building strategic partnerships, or enjoy the thrill of closing a sale.Everybody defines Business Development differently, but it's a great place to start your generalist career.
How It Works
1. Application & Assessment
1. Apply with your CV in ~3 minutes.2. We’ll review your application within a day or two, and if we believe you might be a great fit, we’ll send you a link to additional assessments.3. Once you've completed the assessments, we make a decision to feature you in our database.
2. Become part of the Generalyst Internship Program
1. We feature you in our database that constantly being scanned by top startups.2. Every now and then, we send out an email with currently open positions that you can apply to.3. We support you with free materials to develop yourself while hunting for an internship.
3. Founders request to interview you
1. Founders that like your profile request to interview you.2. You do – and obviously, rock – the interview.3. If you're unsure, we're happy to help you nail the interview.
4. Begin your internship ASAP
1. Once you’ve received your offer and signed your contract, you'll embark on your next internship.2. Upon successful completion of the internship, you can re-activate your profile in case you'd like to find another one.3. Or, if you want to transition into a full-time position, you will automatically be admitted to the Generalyst Flagship Program for full-time business generalists.
About Generalyst Recruiting
Dominik Nitsch
Founder & CEO
After graduating from university, I had no idea what I wanted to do: all the jobs available were asking me to specialize, but I didn’t want to - I wanted to do a variety of things. Now, I’m building the program that I wish I would’ve had as a graduate.I believe that the future belongs to generalists. The world is changing at an ever faster pace, and specializations relevant today might not be relevant tomorrow. Generalist skills like problem solving, critical thinking, communications, and selling on the other hand, will become more relevant than ever.Accelerating your career as a generalist by becoming a Founder’s Associate (or similar) is one of the best things you can do to future-proof your career.Besides building Generalyst Recruiting, I also write a newsletter about generalist careers, host an online course about productivity, play Lacrosse at an international level, and enjoy lifting weights and drinking beers. In the past, I’ve built a recruiting agency that brings medical professionals from Italy & Brazil to Germany (while teaching them German at lightspeed), participated in the Entrepreneur First program, and most recently built up the international business from the ground up for a German EdTech scale-up.
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Introducing: the Generalyst Internship Program.
Get instant access to our database of interns looking for an internship right now. Interview as many as you'd like. Pay only if you hire.
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Get access to our database of interns
Candidates looking for an internship apply to be featured in our database. We select the best of them based on CV + assessments.
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Interview as many candidates as you'd like
Use filters to find the right candidate for your company. Profiles are anonymous, but you can request their contact data to interview them.
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Hire your next intern ASAP – over and over again
If you make a hire, you pay a small fee of 99€ / month of the internship. And once that internship is over, just do it again.
Looking for a full-time hire instead? Check out the Generalyst Flagship Program.
About Generalyst Recruiting
Dominik Nitsch
Founder & CEO
After graduating from university, I had no idea what I wanted to do: all the jobs available were asking me to specialize, but I didn’t want to - I wanted to do a variety of things. Now, I’m building the program that I wish I would’ve had as a graduate.I believe that the future belongs to generalists. The world is changing at an ever faster pace, and specializations relevant today might not be relevant tomorrow. Generalist skills like problem solving, critical thinking, communications, and selling on the other hand, will become more relevant than ever.Accelerating your career as a generalist by becoming a Founder’s Associate (or similar) is one of the best things you can do to future-proof your career.Besides building Generalyst Recruiting, I also write a newsletter about generalist careers, host an online course about productivity, play Lacrosse at an international level, and enjoy lifting weights and drinking beers. In the past, I’ve built a recruiting agency that brings medical professionals from Italy & Brazil to Germany (while teaching them German at lightspeed), participated in the Entrepreneur First program, and most recently built up the international business from the ground up for a German EdTech scale-up.
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