Benjamin Schmidt

| Conducting research on international communities in the Netherlands | Independently building partnerships and driving internationalization processes

| Implementation of a Customer Resource Management system | Analysing the firm’s market position per country in terms of market share, and determining the corresponding sales’ potential growth | Market research on recovered paper in South America

My internship at GUSCO Handel G. Schürfeld + Co GmbH functioned as a preparation for the internship at CMPC. I got insights into the company’s business processes and gained insights into the global paper, pulp and wood industry.

| Supporting coordination of idea development and production processes | Creation of market and competitor analyses and definition of target groups as basis for market positioning and communication strategies | Analysis and processing of customer relevant societal trends | Quantitative analysis and processing of market research data | Conducting interviews with pedestrians and creating trend videos

| Preparing and conducting English and Sports classes | Cultivating and enhance existing partnerships between areas in Hamburg and Tanzania

Selective, small-scale and intensive, interdisciplinary program in a highly diverse setting. I learned to reflect on various complex, societal issues from different stand-points and angles. This strengthened my creative problem solving abilities and flexible thinking.