Online Carrer Talk: Insights into the Symrise AG

Career Talk for Young Researchers and Master Students

A networking event hosted by Promotion plus of the Graduate Academy in cooperation with the Graduate School GRANAT

Insights into the Symrise AG:

Symrise develops, produces, and sells fragrance, flavouring and food ingredients, cosmetic active ingredients, and raw materials as well as functional ingredients and solutions that enhance the sensory properties and nutrition of various products. Their flavours, substances, perfume oils and sensory solutions are often central functional components for the customers’ end products. These customers include manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics and foods, the pharmaceutical industry and producers of nutritional supplements, pet food and baby food. Today, Symrise has over 11,000 employees working at more than 100 sites around the world who serve over 6,000 customers in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Holzminden, Symrise is operating further sites in Braunschweig (Lower Saxony) and Noerdlingen (Bavaria). Outside of Germany, the Group is represented by more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the United States and Latin America. Be part of this online event and talk to experts from the Symrise AG to learn more about an exciting employer and associated career opportunities.

Participating experts from the Symrise AG:

• Michael Drozdek, Head of Global Talent Acquisition, Group Human Resources
• Dr. Edison Diaz, Director Applied Research EAME, Fragrance Division
• further experts from Symrise

Foundation set for upcoming projects

The career talk started with a short introduction about the company. After insights into Symrise AG, the participants received information about required expertise and experience and the related career paths. Symrise offers clear career paths and the opportunity to develop and train within the company based on one's own performance. The presentation was concluded by four employees who shared their personal experiences and varied career paths.

The networking event was attended with great interest: A total of 34 participants were present, 19 of them from the faculty's own departments of chemistry, microbiology, cell biology, plant sciences as well as 11 from the Medical School and four from the Alfred Wegener Institute. The GRANAT and Graduate Academy team would like to thank all participants for the great demand and participation through exciting questions. Due to the great interest of the DAX company and the participants, it will be examined whether an excursion to Symrise AG in Holzminden can be realised in 2023 as the next cooperation event between the Graduate Academy and GRANAT for interested doctoral students, postdocs and Master's graduates.