The New Kid on the Block: Johannes

This week it’s Johannes, our new Manager Business Intelligence:

Johannes (Product & Engineering): Before starting at XING six weeks ago, I was working as a consultant in the field of Business Intelligence – at a management consultancy firm. Although it was actually Sociology I studied at university, which is where I first became interested in analyzing social networks. This was a major factor involved in my decision to apply for the open position at XING. I was ideally looking for a job that unites both Business Intelligence and Social Networking – and now I’ve found one that really fits the bill exactly! In my eyes, XING is the top address when it comes to networks, and I’m really pleased to have been accepted for the position. What is it I particularly like about my new job? I enjoy the fact that I’m a part of something that is continuously evolving and being enhanced into something new. That’s so much more interesting than working, say, in the BI department at a company based around systems that haven’t changed for the past 20 years. I’m also glad that I was fully integrated into the team from day 1, rather than treated like an intern. I’m an outsider in one sense though: The only “Werder Bremen” fan in a team otherwise full of “HSV” fans! This hasn’t stopped me joining the XING football team though; the first training session is next week.

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