Our awards
The VNR Group is regularly recognized for its outstanding corporate culture and excellent training. Awards such as “Excellent Training Company” and “Top Company” highlight our commitment to an appreciative working environment and high-quality training. The VNR Group has also been honored as a “Family-Friendly Employer” and “Best Place to Learn” for its initiatives that promote work-life balance and exceptional employee development.
Talent development
Award-winning training company
The development of young talent is a top priority in our publishing group. Many of our former trainees have since taken on management positions within the company. That’s why we set high standards to ensure excellent quality in all our training programs.
Compatibility of family and career
Family-friendly employer
Reconciling family and career is not always easy, yet it is incredibly important. We provide our employees with the best possible support and create a family-friendly environment through flexible working hours, parent-child offices and other measures.
kununu
Top Company
We have been recognized as both a “Top Company” and an “Open Company” on the renowned employer review platform kununu.
Top trainer
Best place to learn
We offer our trainees excellent training opportunities to help our young talents gain a successful start within the publishing group. Since 2016, we have been recognized as a “Best Place to Learn” for our outstanding commitment to vocational training.
What our employees say about the VNR Group as an employer
Event Manager
Isabell Graf-Pavlin
“I can honestly say: I’ve found my dream job! As an Event Manager at the VNR Group, it’s never boring. No two days are alike; I can let my creativity run wild, contribute my own ideas, and really help shape things. And all of this with a great team—working with them isn’t just fun, but achieving our goals together is incredibly enjoyable! Another thing I really love: With our professional development budget, I have the opportunity to keep growing personally as well. For me, it’s simply the perfect mix of variety, personal responsibility, team spirit, and a lot of joy in what I do!”
Head of Website Marketing
David Gerginov
"What I appreciate most about the VNR Group as an employer is the high degree of creative freedom and the opportunity to make things happen. Thanks to the training salary, exciting tasks, and diverse projects, I’ve always had the chance to grow both personally and professionally."
Junior Performance Marketing Manager
Julian Reinecke
“I applied for the trainee program in the spring of 2025; I felt completely confident throughout the application process, and every day since then I’ve become more and more convinced that I made the right decision. With every team and every colleague I’ve had the chance to get to know at the publishing group, my connection to the company grows stronger, and at the same time, I learn something new every week. There are no limits to my personal development, so I can—and should—always seek out fresh inspiration alongside my day-to-day tasks. Above all, the trainee program is a great way to bring together my own interests and skills, and it has prepared me perfectly for my future path within the company. And all of this comes with the necessary sense of personal responsibility, plenty of room to learn, and a great team spirit!”
Our partnerships
The VNR Group maintains close partnerships with renowned institutions and organizations to continuously enhance both the quality of training and the professional development of its employees. Collaborations with universities such as Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences and Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, as well as with industry associations like the German Association of Personnel Managers (BPM) and the German Call Center Association (CCV), strengthen networking and knowledge exchange within the industry. The VNR Group is also involved in programs that promote technology and science in schools and works with other educational institutions, such as Friedrich-List-Berufskolleg and FOM University of Applied Sciences, to support and nurture talented young professionals.
Gain practical experience
Bonn University Club
With one of the oldest and most prestigious universities right on our doorstep, the University of Bonn is an attractive cooperation partner. We offer students and graduates the opportunity to gain practical experience with us—whether as working students or through direct entry positions. For this reason, we have also actively supported the Bonn University Club for several years.
Exchange & training standards
Federal Association of Personnel Managers
The Federal Association of Personnel Managers is the leading professional association for HR managers and personnel professionals from companies, associations, and other organizations. Together with its members, BPM develops a mission statement for the profession and contributes to its professionalization, qualification, and internationalization.
The association is committed to recognized training standards and helps to promote exchange within the profession.
Health promotion
Barmer
BARMER has been the official health partner of the VNR Group since 2021. Around nine million policyholders rely on BARMER’s expertise. As one of the largest statutory health insurers in Germany, BARMER provides high-quality and innovative medical care. Together with the VNR Group, BARMER organizes innovative and sustainable on-site health programs for all employees several times a year.
Industry association
Call Center Association Germany e. V.
The Call Center Association Germany is the voice of the German call and contact center industry and its service providers. As the largest association in the sector, it represents industry interests in the media and politics and serves as a recognized platform for the exchange of specialist knowledge. As a training organization for “dialog marketing clerks,” the association provides an extensive network and access to top industry contacts.
Promotion of young talent
Cologne/Bonn. TuWas!
As a sponsor of TuWas! Cologne/Bonn, the VNR Group facilitates research-based learning in the classroom for pupils in grades 1 to 6 and supports schools in getting young people interested in technology and science.
Support for students
Cologne. Fresenius University of Applied Sciences
The VNR Group has been a partner of Fresenius University of Applied Sciences (Cologne campus) since late 2014. The publishing house actively participates in the university’s events and works closely with its Career Center. Students are offered internships, and student projects are regularly advertised.
Dual study program
Bonn. University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management
To ensure maximum integration of theory and practice, VNR Verlag collaborates with FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management in Bonn, among others. Together, we offer the dual study program (B.A.) in Marketing and Digital Media in cooperation with FOM.
Vocational training
Bonn. Friedrich List Vocational College
As part of its dual vocational training program, the VNR Publishing Group collaborates with the Friedrich-List-Berufskolleg in Bonn, the Joseph-DuMont-Berufskolleg in Cologne, and the Berufskolleg des Rhein-Sieg-Kreises in Bonn. In addition to regular participation in the “Application Day,” we maintain ongoing exchanges, for example through guest lectures.
Gain practical experience
Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences
Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences is located in close proximity to the publishing group. We offer students and graduates attractive opportunities to gain practical experience or to join us directly after completing their studies.