Career Insights at Local Middle Schools with FORUM MEDIA GROUP
What kinds of career training programs does an international media company offer? What do its Media, Professional Information, and Solutions business areas do? And what makes a job application stand out? Students explored these questions and more during Career Information Week at the middle schools in Merching and Kissing on October 22, 2026. FORUM MEDIA GROUP took part for the first time. The locally rooted company was represented by Isabella Fetzer, Head of People & Culture, and Jasmin Platzer, HR Specialist.
The two HR experts first visited Merching Middle School, followed by Kissing Middle School. They spent about an hour at each school introducing the global media group, which is headquartered in Merching, and talking with students.
They also explained popular careers in IT and business in practical terms. What do application development and systems integration specialists do? How does the work of a media business specialist for digital and print differ from that of an e-commerce specialist? And what interests and skills are useful in these roles? The students learned not only about the range of career training programs, but also what day-to-day work is like at a modern media company.
Job applications were another key topic. Isabella Fetzer explained how to organize a résumé and cover letter, what information to include, and what can make an application persuasive. She also talked about the value of school internships. They give young people a chance to experience a career firsthand and find out whether a company is a good fit for them. The students were very interested and asked some great questions.
“We were delighted to be invited to Career Information Week at the middle schools in Merching and Kissing. Connecting with local schools is especially important to us. We want to help young people prepare as well as possible for their future working lives,” Fetzer said at the end of the information day.
A school internship can be a great next step, as became clear soon afterward: two students from Kissing Middle School signed up for internships in FORUM MEDIA GROUP’s IT department and successfully completed them.
Cover image: Isabella Fetzer gave students valuable insights into the world of work.