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 […]
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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 […]
Darlan’s work permit: My way to Germany – A Brazilian’s Story
Darlan (25) left his home in Brazil behind him in April of this year to pursue a career in Germany. He described his route to Germany in his last post. Here you will learn what steps Darlan had to take to obtain a work permit, how long the process took, and how the uncertainty felt. […]
Back in Germany, but not for long: No work visa for an American
Megan Lester planned to live and work in Germany. She found a job but was not given the work visa. The 23-year-old from Portland, Oregon (USA) shares her experiences. Guest Commentary. At the end of June of this year, I was sure I would be returning to Hamburg to start a new career and stay in […]
Interview: Studying Engineering – An Indian’s life in Germany
A renowned faculty for Engineering, an extensive job application process, and living the Indian way in Eastern Germany: Dinesh Kumar Kodavali, a 27-year-old from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh (India), shares his experiences of living and studying in Germany the past three years. Employland: Dinesh, you left your home country India behind in 2013 in order to pursue […]
Surprises in Germany: An American’s Findings
Naked greetings in the sauna, a bakery on every corner, and – ha – German buses do run late! Megan Lester, a 23-year-old from Portland, Oregon (USA), shares her experiences from spending the past 7 months as an English teaching assistant with the Fulbright program in Germany. Since August 2015, she has lived in Hamburg, working as […]