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Germany job search |
| Message Name: |
My Previous Experience |
| Date Posted: |
08/31/2005 |
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G'day all.
I'm a student who will be finishing my degree in IT(Software Engineering & Data Comms) in Brisbane, Australia, this November - 2004 (touch wood)! Does anyone have any tips on what I should do to find a job in Germany. I know this is particularly difficult, but any tips would be appreciated (i.e. recruiters, people I should talk to etc...). Mein Deutsch ist nicht sehr gut (My German is not very good), so that is definitely something to keep in mind, although I'm learning quickly! My first preference would be around the Munich area as my g/f lives in Augsburg (30 or so minutes from Munich).
If Germany is a no go, then I would also like information on recruiters etc... and the best way for me to look for a job here in Australia.
Thanks to all who reply.
...DJVege... |
| Message: |
I am a dual citizen in the US and Germany which helped tremendously when I looked for a job in Germany during 1999. Dual citizenship is something that has become particularly fashionable since the EU was created some years ago. It's also becoming easier to gain dual citizenship later in life if you can show the proper ancestory. If you have a European parent or grandparent it may be something worth looking into.
I moved to Germany in 1999 for the same reason you are currently considering it. I got my start with Enterprise Rent a Car because they were much more lenient in their hiring practices than most German companies. If moving to Germany is really important to you then you might have to look outside of IT to find a job. Some American companies seem to be much more willing to give people with diverse backgrounds a shot. At Enterprise I worked with some people at American Management Systems (AMS) who came from many different countries and some spoke almost no German.
It's going to be an uphill battle for you but if you stick with it long enough and really grind out a whole bunch of different angles you can be successful. However you might have to start out in a career field outside of what you would really like to be doing to get your foot into the German marketplace.
It took me about 5 months of grinding it out every day but it eventually worked.
Good luck
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