Marketing – Chancen und Herausforderungen für die BA EURES Germany Ina Rosenow Living and Working in Germany

Marketing – Chancen und Herausforderungen für die BA

EURES Germany

Ina Rosenow

Living and Working in Germany


Index

Facts about Germany

Labour Market

Social Security

Taxes

Job Searching Strategies

Applying for a position

When you have found a position

General Information


Facts about Germany

Surface Area: 357.000 km²

Population: 82.6 Million

Capital: Berlin with 4.3 million inhabitants

16 Federal States (Bundesländer)


Labour Market

Unemployment Rate 7,4 %West Germany: ~ 6 %East Germany: ~ 12 %

about 3,1 Million unemployed persons

Employed: 38,2 Million

About 1.000.000 job vacancies

The current number of unemployed persons is further decreasing.


Labour Market

Where are the jobs? – For University Graduates:

Economic engineers

Electrical engineers

Mechanical engineers

Specialized Doctors

Chemists

Specialists in Marketing and Sales


Labour Market

Where are the jobs? – Skilled Workers:

Technicians (Chemistry Mechanics, …)

Skilled Metal Workers

Nurses

Cooks

Sales-Employees


Labour Market

The following jobs are hard to find – University Graduates:

Architects and Civil engineers

Masters of Arts and Social Sciences

Geographists and Geologists

Biologists

Journalists

Lawyers

Teachers

Assistant physicians


Labour Market

The following jobs are hard to find – Skilled Workers:

Construction Workers

Skilled Workers in the Textile Industry

Agricultural Professions

Unskilled Workers


Social Security

5 branches of the Social Security System:

Health Insurance

Unemployment Insurance

Pension

Care Insurance

Accident Insurance

Please find detailed information in English and French as well on

www.deutsche-sozialversicherung.de


Social Security

Social Insurance Rates:

Employer – Employee = 50 : 50

Health Insurance 15,5% (1st of January 2009)

Unemployment Insurance 2,8 % (1st of January 2009)

Pension 19,5 %

Care Insurance 1,7 %

Accident Insurance employer 100 %


Taxes

P. A. Y. E. (Pay As You Earn)

Automatically deducted from employee’s salary:

Income tax 16 % - 45 %

Church tax 8 % - 10 % of income tax

Solidarity tax 5,5 % of income tax


Finding a Job in Germany

Job Searching Methods:

Internet

Eures - network

Private agencies

Temporary employment agencies

Job fairs

Direct contact with employer

Newspapers

Yellow pages


Finding a Job in Germany

Useful Internet Addresses

www.arbeitsagentur.de ( German employment service)

www.meinestadt.de (All about the German cities)

www.careergardens.de (Career fairs)

www.gelbeseiten.de (Yellow pages)

www.branchenbuch.de (Information about companies)

http://eures.europa.eu (EU-Commission/EURES)

www.ba-auslandsvermittlung.de


Applying for a Position

What do German employers expect from you?

Very good German skills

Sometimes English skills

Professional experience in the relevant sector

Motivation

Assertiveness

Able to work in a team



Basic-Rules:

1. Application materials should be short and precise

2. Documents should indicate a differentiated picture of the applicant

3. Letter of application should be unique to the employer and the position

4. No mistakes should appear in the application (grammer/spelling)



In a DIN A 4 folder (usually plastic) you should send the following:

1. Cover letter (typed)

2. CV/Resume (tabular)

3. Passport-Photo! (nice and serious looking picture)

4. Copies of School, University diplomas and any professional training

5. Copies of testimonials and letters of references (Only mentioning names is not enough!)



The CV/Resume should be written in the following order:

Name / Address / Date of birth / Marital status

Schooling

Training / University

Practical training

Work experience

Others (Ex. Military Service, voluntary work)

Languages

Other Skills (Ex. Computer, Hobbies)

Location, Date, Signature

not more than 2 pages!


When you have found a position:

When you have found a job ...

... the employee:

Receives an income tax card from the local authorities and gives it to the employer

Registers with a health insurance institution and informs the employer

Receives a social insurance number and card (through the employer)

Registers the new employee with the social insurance institutions (public or private). Health insurance, Pension insurance and unemployment insurance


General Information

Money Matters

In addition to your travel costs you will need enough money to cover your housing, food and other expenses until you receive your first payment from your employer

Even if you find a job immediately, you can expect to wait up to a month for your first payment


General Information

Do not forget…

Leaving your family & friends behind to find work in another country is a big step

Before deciding to move to another country, you could carefully consider all aspects of working in another country with your local EURES-Adviser

http://eures.europa.eu EURES-Adviser-Search


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