German people...rührt euch!!

[veronicavonn 7]

While I really do appreciate your input, the following are the reasons why I cannot do those jobs.

A: US Military - Unfortunately they will not hire me because I hold a German Residence Permit and therefore, I am "Ordinarily Resident." Every German citizen living in Germany can work on an Air Force/Army base, but I cannot.

B: American Companies - This is what I search for pretty much daily. Unfortunately, the only American company located some-what close to me is Siemens - in which case they either want me to be a doctor or an engineer. (I am not, by the way. Dang!) I do, however, continue to check daily..

C: English Tutor - You have to be able to speak German to explain why certain things are or are not spoken/written in English. My German is not nearly good enough for that.

And it's okay to be "Negative Nancy" because I am the same way when it comes to my job prospects. lol

I guess I was just hoping some Germans out there could give me some tipps or something..

[Anna C. 4]

Hm the tutoring is still valid, cause in high school we were not allowed to use German whatsoever. Only an English-english dictionary and all explanations in English... So you should be fine there!

[Nina+Matt 0]

oh oh, ich werd mein roc nach der mittagspause zur post bringen.... bin irgendwie richtig nervoes und hoffe ich hab alles im packet was vorgeschrieben ist!! und das obwohl ich die checklist schon fast auswendig kann und hoffentlich gehts nicht in der post verloren... oder oder oder

dann geht ja jetzt das warten wieder los...

[Stefanie 1]

@Veronica: What types of jobs did you hold in the US? Do you have a degree? I don't know how long you will stay in Germany but you could also start a "Ausbildung" (Apprenticeship) which doesn't pay very well for the first few years but at least you could get some German training and improve your German language skills. After that you would receive a German certificate for a certain job. Your German would probably be a lot better by then. The medical field would be good - Nursing, CNAs at retirement homes etc. The university in Nuremberg is well known for nursing and they pay quite a bit during the "Ausbildung". My best friend works there as an ICU nurse. Just giving you an idea here.

@Nina: Viel Glueck mit dem Removal!!!!

Edited November 19, 2009 by Stefanie

[chnst 6]

@Steffi: Was fuer eine Saubande!!! Ich hoffe, dass du ueber die Profs vielleicht doch noch reinkommst. Dein GPA ist doch ziemlich gut oder... da wuerde ich dort mal antanzen und schauen, was sie fuer dich machen koennen.

yay ich glaub ich habs geschafft! Die waren erst super unfreundlich aber die eine Frau Prof hat mich dann sogar noch im KH auf Arbeit zurueckgerufen um mir zu sagen dass sie mich in der monday lecture reinquetscht. Oh Mann, wat fuer ne Woche!! Yup mein GPA im letzten Semester war ein 4.0, sie hat sich meine transcripts angeschaut und meinte ich waer wohl keine Buerde wenn sie mich noch dazunehmen wird.

Danke fuer die aufmunternden Worte und Ratschlaege!

@Veronica: I would also suggest a "Ausbildung" or "Studium". But please do not go into Nursing unless you really absolutely want to be unemployed, underpaid and live by 6 months contracts, no night dif, no holiday pay etc... The only places that hire right now are home care nurses and the reason behind that is that no one wants to work there. I worked at a children's hospital in Berlin and I had to fight for the renewal of my contract every 6 months and was making way less money than the older nurses while working more hours.

Have you been to the "Arbeitsamt"? I know they are a pain but being a native english speaker is a plus. What did you do in the US? What kind of schooling have you done here and what are your interests? Do you have a US embassy nearby?

The german job market is tough, you need to have excellent skills, preferrably experience etc to get a good job. Good luck! Keep us posted!

@Nina: Mensch Du bist ja flott, wann laeuft Deine GC ab? Ich muss immernoch Kopien machen, bei mir dauert es noch ein paar Tage und meine laeuft in 7 Wochen ab....

[Nina+Matt 0]

@steffi mensch ist ja super das sie dich streber noch in die klasse gelassen hat! zeig den amis mal wos langgeht

meine gc laeuft mitte februar ab montag war der 90 tage marker.... aber ich hab ja auch kein kleines kind und studier nebenbei noch! sag doch chuck was er alles kopiere soll, schliesslich will er ja auch das du hier bleibst

[Susanne 0]

@Steffi YESSS, Ich freu mich ganz doll fuer Dich, dass es nu doch noch geklappt hat. kannst Du denn jetzt alles on time fertig machen? Oder musst Du trotzdem noch ein Semester dranhaengen? Wenn Du mal wieder etwas Luft holen kannst, muessen wir mal was ausmachen , dass ihr uns mal besuchen kommt Wenn Schnee liegt koennen wir Snowtubing gehen. Und ich teil dann auch meine Kinder Country

Ich musste sie gestern erstmal im Schrank verstecken, sonst haett ich die jeden tag gegessen

@Veronica I do agree with what everybody else said before. College would definately be good. Sometimes they have majors that are in both languages. My husband studied in Germany for his masters and that program was in both languages. He did not speak a word of german when he started. The first semester he had only classes in english and the other semesters he had both. Maybe that would be something for you. He did learn german quickly once I stopped speaking english with him all together.

Edited November 20, 2009 by Susanne

[veronicavonn 7]

Thank you everybody for the helpful replies.

Unfortunately, I do not hold a degree. Prior to moving to Germany, I was a Legal Secretary for my local County Counsel. I feel that my job was well respected as not all people could do it. I thought this would be sufficient enough to find me a decent job here, but boy was I wrong!

Many times I have considered doing an Ausbildung, however, my husband and I wanted to move back to California "yesterday" and most all ausbildungs are 3 years or more. I still continue to think about it - trying to find a local company that will give me a chance to do an ausbildung even tho my German is bad.

I have been looking into trying to go back to school, which has been my plan all along. I would like to obtain a degree in Criminal Justice. I just have to get the ball rolling.. ie: Pick a college "local" to my old neighborhood in California, copy of my old transcripts from when I DID go to college, find suitable online courses, etc..

[Nina+Matt 0]

yeah thats germany for you, if you want to have a decent job you need to have a "ausbildung" in that field..... sorry!

who long are going to be in germany? starting a "ausbildung" is only worth it if you stay in germany for at least 4-5 years! i wouldnt recommend not going in the medical field though, youre just going to have severe problems getting the "ausbildung" accepted in the states, most health jobs require a us certification.....

[Eveline 9]

Thank you everybody for the helpful replies.

Unfortunately, I do not hold a degree. Prior to moving to Germany, I was a Legal Secretary for my local County Counsel. I feel that my job was well respected as not all people could do it. I thought this would be sufficient enough to find me a decent job here, but boy was I wrong!

Many times I have considered doing an Ausbildung, however, my husband and I wanted to move back to California "yesterday" and most all ausbildungs are 3 years or more. I still continue to think about it - trying to find a local company that will give me a chance to do an ausbildung even tho my German is bad.

I have been looking into trying to go back to school, which has been my plan all along. I would like to obtain a degree in Criminal Justice. I just have to get the ball rolling.. ie: Pick a college "local" to my old neighborhood in California, copy of my old transcripts from when I DID go to college, find suitable online courses, etc..

That will be my problem here in the US. In Germany it was easy to find me a job with that kind of 'ausbildung' but here I won't be more than a secretary.

[chnst 6]

@Susanne: yay das hoert sich gut an! Ich werd das heute abend mal mit hubby besprechen!

@Veronica: I would go to the Arbeitsamt and see if they can direct you to a "Minijob" and then I would try to take online classes in criminal justice. My husband went to John Jay in NYC and they have online classes. :-) Or do you like children? There are some families who would probably ecstatic if they could get their hands on a native english speaking nanny or babysitter.

[Susanne 0]

@Steffi supi freu mich, wenn wir uns mal sehen!

Alle, die Evals gemacht haben, koennt ihr mir mal bitte die Adressen geben?? Alles ausser WES. Mit denen hab ich mich schon rumgeschlagen

[Nina+Matt 0]

naja susanne das kommt drauf an was fuer eine eval du genau brauchts und vorallem fuer was! dummerweise wird nicht jede x-beliebige eval agentur ueberall akzeptiert....

[Chrito 8]

ich braeucht die addis auch mal. alles kann ich uebersetzen und wird auch anerkannt, nur mein eigener abschluss net, doof das.

[Susanne 0]

@nina ich bin mir gerade nicht so sicher, ob ich vielleicht nochmal zum College gehe. Auf der anderen Seite habe ich nen Job den ich mag und wenn ich einfach meinen Abschluss anerkennen lasse, sollte das auch ok sein. Die wollen glaub ich nur das Stueck Papier. Ich brauch ne Agentur, die mir nen Masters anerkennt! :D