Internship in Frankfurt — Continental Europe's financial capital
Frankfurt is the financial heart of the eurozone — home to the European Central Bank, Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, DZ Bank and 200+ international banks. It also hosts the world's largest internet exchange (DE-CIX) and Germany's busiest airport.
Why intern in Frankfurt
If you study finance, economics, accounting, fintech or law, no other continental European city offers comparable institutional density. Frankfurt's skyline is unmistakably banking, and the ECB sets monetary policy for 350 million Europeans from here. English is the working language at most international firms.
Sectors hiring interns in Frankfurt
Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, DZ Bank, ECB, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan EU HQ.
N26 office, Trade Republic, Deutsche Börse, Clearstream.
Big Four (PwC, KPMG, EY, Deloitte) Germany HQs, Clifford Chance, Linklaters.
DE-CIX, Equinix data centres, DHL global air hub at FRA.
Sanofi, Bayer, Clariant — Industriepark Höchst.
Life as an intern in Frankfurt
- 01Live in Sachsenhausen, Bornheim, Nordend or Bockenheim — central, walkable, near rivers.
- 02RMV Deutschlandticket: U-Bahn, S-Bahn, tram and bus for €49/month.
- 03Apfelwein taverns in Sachsenhausen, weekends in the Taunus or wine country (Rheingau).
- 04Most international city per capita in Germany — 30% foreign-born population.
"I interned at the ECB. Nowhere else can a 22-year-old draft briefings seen by 27 finance ministers."
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