From Würzburg to the World

What do graduates of Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) do for a living? In order to introduce students to different perspectives, Michaela Thiel, Managing Director of the central alumni network, interviewed selected alumni. This time, Jan-Markus Momberg answered her questions.

Mr Momberg, how would you describe your job to a layperson? I started out in 2016 as a Personal Assistant to the Board of Directors at the Würzburg-Schweinfurt Chamber of Industry and Commerce. I was able to contribute my legal expertise to many topics straight away. In addition, I was already involved in bringing business and politics in the region closer together. Since 2020, I have been in charge of the legal, political and volunteer coordination department. We organise the committee meetings of the elected IHK volunteers, such as the IHK General Assembly, the "Parliament of the Main-Franconian Economy". We also coordinate the political representation of the interests of companies in Main-Franconia that are members of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce towards regional, state and federal politics, for example by preparing position papers.

What do you particularly like about your work? What I really appreciate about my work is that it is extremely varied and that you have to constantly develop personally in order to be able to meet the many challenges of everyday working life. I also enjoy being in constant dialogue with our member companies and other stakeholders.

What would you recommend to students who want to follow a similar career path? I was already very interested in legal, economic and political topics when I was at school and, partly due to my family background, I decided to study law rather than politics or economics and have never regretted it. The law degree programme offers good opportunities to gain impressions of different legal professions and potential employers through the compulsory internships that have to be completed. You should definitely take advantage of this opportunity to explore other career options for your later professional life in addition to the "traditional" profession of judge or lawyer.

What is your favourite student memory? The largely carefree nature of student life. The fond memories of my studies live on to this day thanks to good networks and friendships from my student days.

Thank you very much for the interview.

Are you not yet a member of the university's alumni network? Then you are cordially invited to register at the network's website! There you will also find the previously published interviews with JMU alumni and alumnae.