Allgemein

Reader’s response to: “About Kindness”

Last week I wrote about kindness – and how an accident that I witnessed made me take a hard look

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First job interview within 18 hours!

I think I set a new personal record in the time from starting coaching to the first job interview of

Summer 2013. My fellow students looked intently at the photos of the two men that I had projected onto the screen. I had to prepare a short presentation for a term paper. I decided to do a little experiment instead. I explained the task to my fellow students: You are asked to interview a candidate for the position of Finance Director. But you can only choose one of the two. Which one are you inviting and why?” Three quarters of my classmates chose the gentleman with white hair - and white skin. Only a quarter w voted for the man with black hair and "southern complexion". The dark-skinned man was Carlos Slim, then the richest man in the world. The white man was the fraudster Bernard L. Madoff.

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Lucia got a job & beat market, location & language

Yesterday I got one of those phone calls for which I live. “I got a job offer!” My client Lucia*

English jobs at Elektrobit

Last week I wrote about a toxic boss. This week I write about a good boss. Dr. Joachim Schlosser is

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Weirdest Coaching Call: You thought “language” keeps you from getting a job?

After twelve years I thought I had seen everything when it comes to “You need German to do this job”.

"I met the Antichris(t)" OR "We are not slave.com"

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“I met the Antichris(t)” OR “We are not slave.com”

A few days ago I met the literal Antichris(t). Let me explain: This guy contacted me several times. I never

Summer 2013. My fellow students looked intently at the photos of the two men that I had projected onto the screen. I had to prepare a short presentation for a term paper. I decided to do a little experiment instead. I explained the task to my fellow students: You are asked to interview a candidate for the position of Finance Director. But you can only choose one of the two. Which one are you inviting and why?” Three quarters of my classmates chose the gentleman with white hair - and white skin. Only a quarter w voted for the man with black hair and "southern complexion". The dark-skinned man was Carlos Slim, then the richest man in the world. The white man was the fraudster Bernard L. Madoff.

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Is This Problem Worth Solving?

I write this newsletter only when I feel I have something worthwhile to talk about. And today I have something

New German Government & Your Job in Germany

There will be a new government in Germany. How will they change job opportunities for international professionals, visa and integration

"I met the Antichris(t)" OR "We are not slave.com"

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If Only She Had Asked

Sometimes the solution is right in front of our eyes. But instead of simply asking someone who knows – we

“Pause” Button

Covid has put all of us in an unhealthy state of mind. Our normal life is put on “hold”. We