27-year old Shyam M. Ramaprasad from Mysore, India, is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management at the Kühne Logistics University (KLU) in Hamburg. In this interview, he shares how he prepped and how he applied for studying in Germany. Employland: Shyam, thank you for taking the time to give us an […]
Category: Interviews
Guest Commentary: How I successfully led a multicultural team
“First: Motivate! Second: Read the environment! Third: Find common ground!”: In his Guest Commentary Vinicius Andriolo (32) from Vitória/ES (Brazil) shares his experiences about leading a multicultural team in a German company in New Zealand. Andriolo holds a Bachelor in International Relations, another in Law , an EMBA in Logistics Management and the same in Project […]
Typical German Versus Typical Kazakh: A Kazakh’s Findings
Kalima was born and raised in Kazakhstan and earned her law degree in China, but she left all of that behind her when she married her German husband and moved to Hamburg. She has been living in Germany since March 2015, works in the Gastronomy and plans to pursue a Masters. She shares her findings […]
Interview: Goethe-Zentrum teacher gives advice for life in Germany
Don’t ask your boss’s marital status, and survive on a new bread every day (be warned, though, German bread is addictive). For the last nine years, Padma PVL has been a German teacher and language department manager at the Goethe-Zentrum in Hyderabad, India. She sat down with Employland for an interview about her students, teaching […]
I knew I’d like it: My life in Germany – A Brazilian’s Story
Darlan came to Hamburg this year to pursue a job in a German E-commerce company. In his last posts, he described how he got this job and the steps he had to take in order to obtain a German work permit. In this guest commentary, Darlan tells us what he did after reaching Germany, how […]
An Indian engineer in Germany: Being a specialist and culture-mediator
An Indian engineer who has been living in Germany for 11 years sat down with Employland for an interview. It has been 11 years since Shyam Machiraju left India to pursue a Masters in Germany. Today he plays an important role as engineer and project manager in an international company: He not only serves as […]