Living and Working in Germany

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1 International Placement Services (ZAV) of the German Federal Employment Agency Living and Working in Germany European Jobdays in Porto October 29th / 30th 2013 Marketing Chancen und Herausforderungen für die BA

2 What do we do? ZAV Incoming Hamburg Rostock Bremen Berlin Magdeburg Dortmund Bonn Frankfurt Trier Erfurt Dresden Placement for jobseekers from abroad recruitment events countries across Europe Stuttgart Nürnberg Placement for foreign graduates of German universities Information and advice about the German labour market and employment opportunities

3 the German Labour Market mercado de trabalho September 2013 Unemployed People: Unemployment rate: 6.6 % Western Germany: 5,7 % Eastern Germany: 8,5 % (according to statistics of the federal employment agency)

4 Labour Market mercado de trabalho Where are the jobs? For University Graduates: Mechanical engineers (e.g. automotive industry, engine building etc.) Economic engineers (e.g. controller, human ressources, financial accounting) Electrical engineers (with knowledge in CAD and SPS S/6 and S/7 control technologies of industrial machines) Specialized Doctors (from all faculties) Specialists in Marketing and Sales

5 Labour Market mercado de trabalho Where are the jobs? Skilled Workers: Technicians (e.g. maintainance and attandance of industrial machines) Skilled Metal Workers (e.g. welders, CNC-turners) Nurses (mostly for the care of the elderly) Cooks Skilled personnel in the hotel sector Sales-Employees Truck drivers (for national and international transport)

6 Labour Market mercado de trabalho 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

7 Labour Market mercado de trabalho The following jobs are hard to find Skilled workers Construction Workers in the Textile Industry Agricultural Professions as well as Unskilled Workers

8 Social Security seguro social 5 branches of the Social Security System: Health Insurance Unemployment Insurance Pension Care Insurance Accident Insurance de saúde de desemprego de pensão de cuidado de acidentes Please find detailed information in English as well as in French on

9 Social Security seguro social Social Insurance Rates: (of your income) 50% 50% Employer Employee Health Insurance % (average rate) Unemployment Insurance 3.3 % Pension 19.9 % Care Insurance 1.95 % Accident Insurance employer 100 %) Social security rate for an employee: approx. 19.5% of income

10 Income salário General information: There are substantial differences between Western and Eastern Germany. In the eastern part workers earn one third less on average! There is no statutory minimum wage in Germany!! The relevance of collective wage agreements decreases more and more. Most wages have to be negotiated directly with the employer! Therefore applicants are often called on by the employers to tell their idea about the income they would like to have.

11 Taxes impostos de salário P. A. Y. E. (Pay As You Earn) All deductions - contributions and taxes to be paid - will be made automatically from your salary monthly by the employer Free amount with no taxation: 7,664 per year Income tax 15 % - 45 % Church tax 8 % - 10 % of income tax (if member of a church) Solidarity tax 5,5 % of income tax

12 Example Total income per year: 30,000 (single, 30 years old, no children, no member of a church) tax: ,74 social security: ,75 duties total: (approx. 30%) income after deductions: 21, (in 2008)

13 Gross Income (round figures) per month Doctor / medical specialist Mechanical engineer Teacher 3200 Business economist Nurse Metall worker Maintainance worker Electrician 1740 Educator 1780 Waiter 1320 Cook 1360 Truck driver 1730 Car mechanic

14 Costs of living custos da vida Most common is it to rent an unfurnished appartement. Rents for appartements: between 5 (per square metre) up to 11 - not including costs for: heating, electricity, gas, water supply, sewages, internet, telephone Caution money has to be prepaid (ammount: mostly twice of the monthly appartement rent without extra costs) e.g. Magdeburg: 75 m² - approx.: 580 /month (incl. extra costs) same flat in Munich: /month.

15 Costs of living and more custos da vida Bread - 3,00 (1 kg) Beer (bar/restaurant) - 2,80 (0.5 l) Cup of coffee - 1,50 2,50 Coffee (package) - 5,00 (500 gr.) Bananas - 0,70 (1 kg) Cinema ticket - 4,50 8,00 (3-D-Cinema > 13 ) Petrol - 1,50 per liter / 95 octane Big Mac - 2,65 Cigarettes - 5,00- (1 box with 17 cigarettes) Bottle of wine - 2,20 (0.75 l) Public transport ticket - 2,00 Daily newspaper - 0,85

16 Finding a Job in Germany métodos da busca Job Searching Methods: Internet EURES adviser Private agencies Temporary employment agencies Job fairs Direct contact with employer Newspapers Yellow pages

17 Finding a job and more métodos da busca (biggest German job portal) (Yellow pages) (EU-Commission/EURES) (living & working abroad) (Facts about Germany - available in many languages, e.g. English, French, Spanish, Portuguese etc.) (all about living & working in Germany and also in Austria, Italy, Spain and Poland) (practical things about Germany finding a job, finding accommodation etc. also in Portuguese, English, ) (income in Germany for several branches only in German) (register of online-portals of many German daily newspapers) (support for the recognition of degrees all over Europe) (career, education & lifestyle guide) (Official portal about German social security also in English and French)

18 Applying for a Position aplicação What do German employers expect from you? Good German skills (!) Often English skills Professional experience in the relevant sector Motivation Assertiveness/ Authority Ability to work in a team

19 Applying for a Position aplicação 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)

20 Your application should include: CV and cover letter photo (optional) Use the Europass CV for your application! online application training werbungstraining online application training for academics _bewerbungstraining/index.htm

21 Applying for a Position aplicação 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!)

22 When you have found a position: When you have found a job... the employee: Registers herself/himself at the local authorities and receives a german tax card, which has to be given to the employer Registers at a health insurance institution and informs the employer about it Receives after registration a social insurance number and card (by the employer) Employer registers the new employee at the social insurance institutions (public or private). Health insurance, Pension insurance and unemployment insurance

23 Good to know - perhaps In Germany you - should be mostly on time have to deal with lots of regulations should be and work reliable should not telephone too loud in public rooms football match - can do a lot of things in your leisure (concerts, pubs/bars, discos, cinemas, theme parks etc.). if you speak and undestand German

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