Eva Brückner is a headhunter for the armaments industry. It used to be difficult: Who wants to work for a tank builder when you can also have a job at BMW. And today? Insights into a scene that has long been closed.
Interviewed by
Thomas Fromm
A gray February day, outside a light drizzle is falling on the Theresienwiese, which actually doesn’t have that much to do with a meadow. When the annual Oktoberfest takes place here, the smell of baked apples and grilled sausages wafts up to her office, says Eva Brückner. From here, the 45-year-old is looking for Heinrich & Coll. for new talent. Not for any industry: Your customers build tanks, warships, sensors for weapon systems. And they have become more self-confident since war has started again in Europe.