Hello Holger!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n What did you study and how did you end up dropping out?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I started studying computer science in 2002. I did well in my studies, but in the end I put off writing my thesis for years without even starting. At the end of 2015, I had myself de-registered. On the one hand, I could no longer afford to study, but much more important was the realisation that even if I somehow continued to study, I would still just keep putting off the thesis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How did you come to CIB?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n While on unemployment benefits, you have to write a set number of applications per month. At the end of the month, I noticed that I was missing one more application. So I sent a standard application to CIB. CIB itself didn\u2019t tell me anything at all and I didn\u2019t assume I would be invited. At that point, I had already been looking for a year and had quickly realised that no one was willing to give dropouts a chance. But then the interview really surprised me, and I can say with full conviction that it was the best I had all year. For one thing, they had really read my cover letter, i.e. they didn\u2019t ask me any questions about knowledge that I had already ruled out in my cover letter. Secondly, they made the effort to understand why I hadn\u2019t finished my studies. Unlike with other employers, I didn\u2019t have the feeling that I was constantly being asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In which department did you start and how did you get started?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I started in software development, where I developed a small tool. Even though I was largely able to decide on the implementation myself, I still sat directly with the other developers, who helped me with any problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n