Our Team
Interlake, the team behind it.
The CVs of our colleagues are as diverse as the topics we work on at Interlake. But despite all individuality, the feeling of togetherness is at the top of our list. What we particularly appreciate is the trusting working atmosphere and the uncomplicated cooperation.*
* Result of the employee survey from September 2020
The CVs of our colleagues are as diverse as the topics we work on at Interlake. But despite all individuality, the feeling of togetherness is at the top of our list. What we particularly appreciate is the trusting working atmosphere and the uncomplicated cooperation.*
* Result of the employee survey from September 2020
Interesting Fact…
There are almost as many women as men working at Interlake and the average age is a young 33.
What our colleagues say…
Why is Interlake the right place for you?
Why me? I can’t answer that so easily. I am a career changer, like many of us. With a lot of empathy and also strategic thinking, it was easy for me to master the challenges within my area of responsibility. At some point, I had enough breathing room to put out feelers in other areas and expand my scope of activities. That’s how I grew into the HR field and fill it with a large portion of experience, a lot of gut feeling and a continued thirst for knowledge.
Why this job?
Because nothing else comes into question for me except HR. There are so many challenges and opportunities in working with people. It can not be boring at all. Every day is different and thus remains varied, because every employee is different and has different questions with which he/she comes to me. I also like to see myself as a problem solver, advisor, supporter or simply lend an open ear.
What makes your job so exciting and why do you like going to work on Mondays?
Especially the change of the working world towards NewWork changed my attitude towards work and the structuring of people within an organization permanently. NewWork enables us to create space for creativity and the development of our own personality. Through this and with the help of positive thinking & resilience, we build our foundation for successful change in the job market. My goal: To provide employees with the best possible support during change processes.
What was your special Interlake moment?
During my 2nd child’s parental leave, I continued to work for 1 day a week. My husband always worked only half a day on that day. Until he came home from work to take the child, I was allowed to bring my daughter to the office. Meanwhile, babysitting was partly taken over by my colleagues and went on big walks with the office dog & child. Or maybe she just slept in the stroller in my office.
What drives you to do your best?
For me, it has always been: it can be even better! Whether with entrenched structures, processes or the design of work. Looking back to noticing how I can help reduce hurdles and resistance always gives me new power for optimization. This is where I see my mission: to raise awareness of the Growth Mindset through various methods in order to give employees confidence and self-assurance in their actions and to actively support them during change processes.
Why is Interlake the right place for you?
After completing my master’s degree, I was looking for an employer where I could use my e-learning skills and where it was also possible to work remotely. With some detours, I ended up at Interlake and got both: Working from my home and putting my e-learning skills to use.
Why this job?
My job combines 3 things I love doing: supporting people (training and support), creating digital learning content (production in Storyline), trying new things (with my Employee Empowerment team). All of this requires me to keep brushing up on what I’ve learned in college while keeping my eyes open for what’s new.
What makes your job so exciting and why do you like going to work on Mondays?
I have developed incredibly since I started working here. Be it that I am now also a trainer or that I have sharpened and expanded my profile. This also boosted my self-confidence. Working with clients from a wide variety of industries, every client contact involves new insights into the world.
But what motivates me the most is our team. We support each other, develop together and challenge each other. Grandiose!
What was your special Interlake moment?
Onboarding, or the first visit to the office, was super relaxed. Everything I needed was there. And the warm welcome into the team was a terrific start. Our team events are always fun, too. The most beautiful: Besides the work, we all have in common that we like to eat. In addition, openness to trial and error runs deep in the Interlake DNA. My favorite trial example: the didactics training, which I was allowed to try out. In the meantime, it has become an integral part of our portfolio.
What drives you to do your best?
Two things drive me in particular: The team and our customers. As a team, we support and push each other to achieve our best performance. However, according to my nature, I also love to support others – especially our customers. Finding the right solutions to challenging questions and “problems” gives me, and ultimately the customer, a lot of pleasure.
Why is Interlake the right place for you?
With my curiosity and my interest in always developing myself further, I keep my finger on the pulse of the times and can help drive new things or topics forward. Interlake supports this. In addition, my structured way of working is just right for project work in the e-learning field. I maintain an overall view of current work status on projects (both internal and external) and coordinate deadlines and communication with our clients.
Why this job?
Teamwork is important and should be a prerequisite in project management. Because of the great collaboration with my colleagues, it is fun to orchestrate “product and people” a new in every project.
What makes your job so exciting and why do you like going to work on Mondays?
What makes my job so exciting is that every project is different. You have to constantly adapt to new requirements and conditions – what’s coming, what’s happening, how do I solve the tasks.
I like going to work on Mondays because I know that great colleagues are waiting for me, with whom I can also tackle difficult tasks together. We always support each other.
What was your special Interlake moment?
Our corporate events provide for recurring special moments. There is a good atmosphere and we spend a fantastic time together. Whether cooking together, making movies or jumping into the 20’s, these are the moments that remain unforgettable. Even in times when we couldn’t meet, the switch to digital wasn’t hard and we still had a great time together.
What drives you to do your best?
What drives me every day is the diversity of collaboration in my job. I work with different teams. Together we find the best solutions for the most diverse challenges. I bear a lot of responsibility for my area of responsibility and that always spurs me on.
Why is Interlake the right place for you?
Today I can give participants the training that I would have liked to receive myself. This pleases me immensely, because I know that it is a great help to be able to implement Articulate projects with fun and efficiency. Our mission at Interlake is to facilitate people’s digital transformation through the right tools and guidance, and I can make a good contribution to that with our trainings.
Why this job?
I love imparting knowledge, getting to know people and inspiring them. And my curiosity drives me to try out as much as possible for myself. This helps me to solve problems pragmatically and to shout “Yay!” loudly when the solution works. I get to bring my creativity and passion to many projects and as we all know, when you are passionate about something, it usually turns out well.
What makes your job so exciting and why do you like going to work on Mondays?
Exciting due to always new projects with new customers, trainings with participants from all industries. Tension also due to the commitment of my team to get a little better every day and to support each other. I like going to work on Mondays because I have a great team that I look forward to working with, I really enjoy my job, and I’m always happy and proud when good results come out. And let’s not forget the feedback from participants and customers, which always provides an additional motivational boost.
What was your special Interlake moment?
The moment I met my team for the first time in “3D” at the team event after 10 months of virtual collaboration. Even though we already knew each other so well and have mastered quite a bit together, I was a bit excited and anxious, just like on a first date, what it would be like to now be face to face with these dear people. The good thing: my colleagues are just as great and nice to have around in presence as they are virtually, and the day we spent together was a great day with lots of great team moments.
What drives you to do your best?
The feeling at the end of a project to have accomplished something good and to be proud of what I have done. For me, this includes trying out what I’ve learned from previous projects/procedures and how to do it better. I’m also particularly driven by the fact that I can achieve success together with my colleagues as a team, and by the feeling that everyone is fully committed.
Why is Interlake the right place for you?
With the areas of digital learning and cloud technology, Interlake serves two relatively crisis-proof industries. There is a lot going on here – new developments and innovations are added almost daily. That makes my work very exciting. In addition, I am very happy about the flexible work options, working hours and the possibility to work from home as well as in the office. This allows me to balance my work and my private life.
Why this job?
I really enjoy working with people and am happy to be able to advise and accompany extremely pleasant clients on their way. At Interlake, I fit in well with the team and the company in general. The experiences of the other colleagues and the general mindset are simply right. These are the reasons I enjoy my job.
What makes your job so exciting and why do you like going to work on Mondays?
The variety and diversity make my job so exciting. I enjoy the interaction between large and small customers or customers from medium-sized companies or large corporations. Again and again I meet interesting contacts with whom I can work on creating synergies and partnerships. Why I like coming to work on Mondays is clearly the collegial cohesion in my team and the entire Interlake. You can simply rely on each other.
What was your special Interlake moment?
There is basically no such moment (I also have a hard time with superlatives). But generally special, and that rounds off ‘my special Interlake moment’ summa summarum, is the possibility to contribute here according to one’s own ideas and to advance topics or ideas. At the same time, however, not everything is always beery and together we also celebrate our successes.
What drives you to do your best?
These are actually my colleagues and the team spirit and cohesion at Interlake. In addition, I am driven by the knowledge that we are advancing innovative projects and new state-of-the-art forms of learning for our customers – this is how we break new ground and create standards in the field of digital learning.
Why is Interlake the right place for you?
At Interlake, I get the opportunity to get to know interesting activities that will also be relevant to me in the future and to grow into my tasks. Of course, I also benefit greatly from the flexible schedule and the ability to work from home. So I can combine my work perfectly with my studies.
Why this job?
My area of responsibility at Interlake is HR and recruiting. As a student majoring in human resources management, I can supplement and deepen my theoretical knowledge with the practical experience I have gained here and pursue my interests in these areas. I think it’s great to be able to follow the application process from initial application to hiring.
What makes your job so exciting and why do you like going to work on Mondays?
Due to my studies, I have not yet been able to gain as much professional experience and appreciate the challenges as well as the diverse subject areas that I encounter in my daily work. I enjoy the look behind the scenes in recruiting and HR management and use this opportunity to develop myself further as well as gain new experience.
What was your special Interlake moment?
My special Interlake moment was when I was able to meet and get to know many of my colleagues better in person for the first time at our summer festival, ILQ. We spent the morning being creative in groups to finish our project on this year’s ILQ theme. In the evening we ended the day in a relaxed atmosphere. All in all, we had a lot of fun and a great time at our office in Potsdam.
What drives you to do your best?
I’m driven by the feeling I get when I’ve mastered situations that initially challenged me. The fact that there is always a good atmosphere at Interlake and that every employee is given the feeling of being an important part of the team from the very beginning also contributes greatly to the fact that I look forward to my work.
Why is Interlake the right place for you?
I am given the freedom to organize my work flexibly and thus be able to master my professional and private everyday life. Even if life doesn’t go according to plan, you can rely on your colleagues and there is a solution for everything.
Why this job?
There’s no getting around the IT business in the cloud these days, so I always have my finger on the pulse.
What makes your job so exciting and why do you like going to work on Mondays?
In order to better understand the background of the so-called cloud, it helps enormously to know the normal operation of a data center. I have both at the Interlake. Being greeted in a friendly manner by colleagues (even virtually) every morning and starting the day in a relaxed manner is simply fun.
What was your special Interlake moment?
The annual, joint events like ILQ, our summer party or the Christmas party are great. Apart from that, especially the smaller, also cross-team meetings of interest groups are strong, like watching series or movies together.
What drives you to do your best?
When the customers and colleagues are happy and give positive feedback on my work.
Why is Interlake the right place for you?
I had the privilege of starting my career at Interlake as part of the “Workforce of the Future” initiative. This is a very modern employer, which is always oriented to the pulse of time. In order to ensure this, personal training, as well as the personal development, of each individual, plays a major role. I think that anyone who can work well together in a great team and wants to continuously expand their knowledge base is a great fit for Interlake.
Why this job?
I am a trained IT specialist in the field of system integration and professionally IT has always been my ambition. Thus, the direction of my professional career was already clear to me at an early stage. As an Azure Cloud Architect, I can develop freely within my subject area.
What makes your job so exciting and why do you like going to work on Mondays?
The individuality of the individual projects as well as the broadly spread field of tasks ensure a great diversity within the individual tasks. The variety also accounts for the complexity as well as the need to quickly learn new complex issues. In addition, the work within the team gives great pleasure as well as a lively exchange.
What was your special Interlake moment?
My special Interlake moment was my very first day at the office in Potsdam, before I even started my first day of work. Already in advance I was invited to the summer party of Interlake. The program for the morning consisted, after a joint breakfast, of a creative group task. Already here I could hear how strong the team cohesion is within the company. I did not know this in this way before.
What drives you to do your best?
The fact that any situation, no matter how difficult, can be overcome is something I have already been able to see in my short time at Interlake. If the problem can not be solved alone, then together in the team as well as the feeling that is associated with solving the situation. This drives me to keep pushing my personal limits, not only for myself, but for the entire team.
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