Struss & Claussen Personal Development

We are capable of more. Let’s find out what.

Personality diagnostics, potential development, and strategic career planning for success and fulfillment.

Our approach

Personality is too complex for simple answers.

Using tried and tested personality diagnostics, we show the conditions under which individual potential can fully unfold. From this, we develop strategic recommendations for your career and life path, because alignment and fulfillment are the foundation of lasting success.

Using sound personality diagnostics, we show the conditions under which individual potential can fully unfold.

From this, we derive strategic recommendations for your career and life path.

Because alignment and fulfillment are the foundation of sustainable success.

Who we help

What comes next should be a perfect fit for your personality.

For individuals seeking clarity on their next steps, and for companies looking to identify and develop potential with precision.

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Students

What comes after graduation?

University, vocational training, a gap year, or something completely different? We analyze your personality, uncover your potential, and give you concrete recommendations for your studies, career, and next steps.

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University students

Chosen your degree or just finished it? What now?

We analyze your personality, talents, and strengths to help you see which academic paths suit you and how to launch your career with confidence.

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Young professionals

The first few years of your career set the course.

We analyze your personality and potential to show you which roles, jobs, and environments will best leverage your strengths, and which career decisions will lead to long-term success and fulfillment.

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Experienced professionals

Experience is valuable. Alignment is everything.

Looking to climb the ladder, pivot, or actively reshape your current role? We analyze your personality, potential, and professional history to determine which role and environment will lead to your future success and fulfillment.

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Executives

The greater the responsibility, the more important the clarity.

We precisely assess personality, potential, leadership behavior, and track record, giving you the clarity you need for complex decisions, effective leadership, and personal and professional growth.

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Services

Unlocking potential requires the right format.

Choose between one-day intensive analytical consulting and multi-week online coaching, depending on your goals and how you like to work.

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Intensive Analytical Consulting

A full day dedicated to the core questions regarding personality, potential, career, and life design.

Personality assessments, biographical reflection, and in-depth conversations lead to clear answers and concrete recommendations for education and training, career fields, roles, work environments, and next steps.

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For companies

Identify potential. Fill roles effectively. Develop people with purpose.

Potential diagnostics, coaching, workshops, and digital programs for high-quality personnel decisions, leadership, collaboration, and job crafting.

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Why Struss & Claussen

Everyone has strengths. Do you know yours?

Our strength lies in understanding people in depth, precisely identifying potential, and deriving clear recommendations from complex information. Expertise shaped by more than 20 years of consultations.

Independent

No ties to universities, employers, or other institutions. The only thing that matters for our recommendations is the personal fit.

The whole person

Talents, motives, values, biography, interests, performance, and environment only form a complete picture when viewed together.

Four eyes. One recommendation.

Every consultation is reflected upon within the team. A second experienced perspective sharpens our assessment and ensures the quality of our recommendations.

Keeping an eye on the future

New research, job profiles, labor market trends, and AI are continuously integrated into our methodology. The psychological interpretation remains human.

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15,000+ consultations

Over 15,000 consultations have shaped our understanding of what makes people tick, where their potential lies, and the conditions under which success and fulfillment thrive.

Enthusiasm in numbers

97% find our consulting helpful, and 96% would recommend us to others. Our online coaching courses achieve a sensational NPS of 71.

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Insights

What your own perspective might overlook.

A free, well-founded insight into personal characteristics, talents, and potentials with individual evaluation.

Personal strengths and traits

Individual potentials and tendencies

Job-related competencies and needs

Testimonials

A few of over 15,000 stories

Our clients share how a clear perspective can change everything.

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Testimonials

A few of over 15,000 stories

Our clients share what a clear perspective can change.

Good to know

Questions? Good idea.

The most important answers for anyone getting to know Struss & Claussen.

What kinds of questions can Struss & Claussen help with?

Whenever personality, potential, career questions, job fit, and personal growth are involved: choosing a degree or career, entering the workforce, changing direction, job crafting, career development, leadership, or important personnel decisions within a company. You don't even need a clear question to get started.

Do I need to be facing a specific problem or decision already?

No. Some people come with a specific decision they need to make; others have a sense that more should be possible or want a sound assessment of where they stand. Especially when the real issue is still unclear, taking a close look at personality and potential can reveal new perspectives and paths that may never have been considered before.

How does Struss & Claussen differ from traditional career counseling or coaching?

Our work begins with a deep psychological understanding of your personality. Scientific diagnostics, systematic analysis, intensive conversations and biographical context form the basis for specific recommendations on career, development and life design. This often reveals perspectives that had not previously been considered.

Which service is suitable for which concern?

The intensive consultation is suitable for a comprehensive, individualized assessment and specific recommendations in a one-to-one setting. Online coaching courses support personal development processes over several weeks. A free introductory call can help determine which format is right for your current situation.

Is a consultation worthwhile even if everything is actually going well professionally?

Yes. Personal development does not begin only when there is a problem. Many clients want to understand whether they are already making the best use of their strengths, which potential remains untapped or what the next stage of their personal and professional development might look like.

How specific are the recommendations?

Very specific. Depending on the question, they may cover degree programs, vocational and further training, specific educational institutions, career fields, roles and work environments, types of organizations, leadership questions, personal development, and concrete next steps. The recommendations are based directly on your personality, potential, and life situation and turned into a clear plan with practical steps.

What services are available for companies?

Struss & Claussen supports companies with potential assessments, candidate selection, executive coaching, job crafting, team communication, and other areas that support individual and team development and effective collaboration. Each format is tailored to your needs, challenges, goals, the people involved, and your company context. A no-obligation introductory call helps determine the best way to work together.

What role does AI play at Struss & Claussen?

AI supports research, market analysis, current developments and selected reflection processes. The interpretation of personality, psychological assessment and personal recommendations remain human and under the responsibility of experienced consultants.

Curious about your own personality?

The free mini potential analysis provides an initial, well-founded insight into personal traits, talents, and potential.

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Let's get to know each other

We look forward to speaking with you and learning more about what you're looking for.

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The consultation day “woke me up” and motivated me to continue pursuing a career change. (...) It was fascinating how you saw through me and worked out the individual facets of my personality. The day was definitely a worthwhile investment.

Nicole Meyer

94%

are generally open to a career change.

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The consultation exceeded my expectations in its outcome (...). It went far beyond advice on career reorientation, and at that moment it was exactly what I needed—without having known it beforehand.

Anonymous

48%

have already worked in a field completely different from the one they originally trained for.

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After the orientation process, it is much easier to know what I want. With this newfound clarity, my decisions and the path I’ve chosen are much more aligned with my true self, bringing a great sense of satisfaction. […] An absolute booster for a better quality of life!

Anonymous

75%

of career changers are satisfied with their new job.

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The way I see myself has completely changed.

Anonymous

61%

put themselves under so much pressure that it causes stress.

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Deconstructed and rebuilt better—in eight hours.

Mathias
Management consultant

70%

say self-reflection helps them make better decisions.

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Being here was an absolute highlight!

Jill Weiberg

1.1 points (on a scale from 1 to 10)

Job satisfaction increases by an average of 1.1 points after changing jobs.

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He wants to change direction professionally, and his biggest takeaway was seeing his strengths clearly identified.

Chrstian

48%

have already worked in a field completely different from the one they originally trained for.

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Experienced professionals

Three years ago, I came to you for a consultation. After many dark years, that conversation put me back on the right path and gave me the courage to believe in myself and dare to try something new.

Miriam Schmidt
Now a speech therapist

40%

of 15-year-olds still don't have a clear career aspiration.

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I often think back to that day and our conversations whenever I doubt myself or my path. I am grateful that, with your help after finishing school, I built a solid basis and framework for making decisions.

Kathrin Renschler

46%

of high school students want more support with career guidance.

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Thanks to the consultation, I now have a clear and motivating goal in sight. I realize that I can begin my final school exams with full energy.

Anonymous

Only 1 in 3

feel well-informed when choosing a career.

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I now know what I want to study.

Anonymous

22,426

degree programs are now available in Germany alone.

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An insight I certainly would not have gained without Struss & Claussen!

Alex John
Now a psychology student

51%

find it difficult to navigate the wealth of career guidance information.

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The consultation really helped me find a degree program that suits me. While my own interests and preferences were part of the focus, the core of the process was a personality analysis.

Anonymous

21%

have not yet aligned their career aspirations with their educational path.

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It is a great way not only to learn more about degree programs but also about yourself.

Anonymous

51%

find it difficult to navigate the wealth of career guidance information.

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I still find the university you recommended an inspiring and wonderful place. You could hardly have given me a better recommendation—thank you!

Lilian Evertz

22,426

degree programs are now available in Germany alone.

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The transition after school no longer gives her headaches. She now looks forward with drive and curiosity to what we can create from the targeted information she has gained.

Catrin Beckmann
Célia’s mother

15%

drop out because they want more practical experience.

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It opened my eyes. I now have a concrete plan for what I want to do after finishing school.

Sophie

39%

don't yet know which profession they want to pursue at age 15.

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Martha can wholeheartedly recommend the consultation.

Martha

Only 1 in 3

feel well-informed when choosing a career.

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It was one thousand percent accurate.

Lavinia Schulz

51%

find it difficult to navigate the wealth of career guidance information.

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The result was fulfilling and helped me.

Carla von Matuschka

21%

have not yet aligned their career aspirations with their educational path.

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Ben wants to find out where he would like to go professionally.

Benedikt Genz

39%

don't yet know which profession they want to pursue at age 15.

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Anton would definitely recommend the consultation.

Anton

Only 1 in 3

feel well-informed when choosing a career.

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Alexander was looking for greater direction and feels very inspired after the consultation.

Alexander Schaefer

46%

of high school students want more support with career guidance.

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She had no idea what she wanted to study. She would definitely recommend the consultation.

Nora

39%

don't yet know which profession they want to pursue at age 15.

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Kaya feels greatly encouraged after the consultation.

Kaya Perschke

46%

of high school students want more support with career guidance.

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Five years later, Lene still remembers her consultation...

Lene

1 in 5

reconsider their choice of degree within the first three semesters.

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Students

I received—and still receive—your evaluation, recommendations, and advice with equal parts positivity and amazement because everything was so remarkably accurate. That day relieved some of my fears and doubts and gave me greater confidence and a new direction.

Albert L.

51%

drop out because the course content doesn't match their interests.

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The results now make it much easier to take action and develop concrete plans for the future.

Anonymous

Only 1 in 3

feel well-prepared for entering the workforce in Germany.

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Highly personal guidance in a pleasant and trusting atmosphere.

Anonymous

41%

of students frequently feel stressed.

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For the first time, I felt that I had arrived in the right place.

Magdalena
Midwifery student

51%

drop out because the course content doesn't match their interests.

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University students

The consultation opened many new paths for me, gave a powerful voice to my inner wishes, and made me courageous enough to try new things. Since then, a great deal has changed for the better. I now approach my future with full energy.

Josefine S.

94%

are generally open to a career change.

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I am truly very impressed. You effectively sorted the “pieces of my life’s puzzle” by color and assembled the outer edge. You supported me not only professionally but also helped me make significant emotional progress!

Luna W.

89%

of Gen Z say meaning at work is important for satisfaction and well-being.

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A holistic overview and insight into your own personality structure, identifying personal priorities and providing clear recommendations for future action—all in a very open, transparent, and appreciative atmosphere.

Anonymous

58%

of employers particularly value learning and adaptability in early-career hires.

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If you are unsure who you are or where your strengths lie, this is the right place to discover them. A meticulous personality analysis combined with clear job recommendations finally provides certainty and direction for your career.

Anonymous

Only 28%

believe they will enter their desired profession directly after graduating.

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The recommendations regarding potential career paths, curated professional-development suggestions, and the professional personality analysis are extremely valuable.

Anonymous

58%

of employers particularly value learning and adaptability in early-career hires.

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I feel stronger and more courageous.

Anonymous

75%

of career changers are satisfied with their new job.

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The information helped me greatly in understanding what I want and provided valuable support when writing applications.

Marie v. D.

56%

of early-career professionals find the job search difficult.

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Young professionals

After 20 years in the workforce, we often become set in our ways and forget to look beyond the everyday. The methodology for identifying individual and personality-based horizons for the next career stage was well worth our time and investment.

Jochen Berbuer
Chief Innovation Officer

39%

of executives are considering changing jobs next year.

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The consultation had an enormous impact on me, and the outcome went far beyond the professional clarity I had hoped for. That is why I believe it would be extremely valuable for others to experience it as well.

Anonymous

50%

of executives feel lonely at work.

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Executives

A much clearer understanding of what I am not particularly good at due to my strengths, and which job settings I should avoid. Every concern is addressed very personally, which surprised me. Thank you so much for the journey! It was a lot of fun.

Antonia
Engagement Director Transformation, Inner Voice

48%

have already worked in a field completely different from the one they originally trained for.

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Your course is genuine deep work: intensive, demanding, and profound. That is exactly what makes it so valuable.

Ulrike Zecher
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I learned more about myself and other people than I had in the previous thirty years. It was truly eye-opening and has already helped me make significant progress in everyday life.

Anonymous
Job Crafting
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Because of its depth and carefully structured progression, the course made me clearly aware of my own strengths and needs and gave me the courage to voice them. The whole package is exceptionally well designed.

Anonymous
Inner Voice
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