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Germany may be trying to attract highly-skilled Indian immigrants to boost its knowledge industries, but for some Germans the direction of travel goes the other way. We meet recent German business graduates who have gone to India to find work - and get away from the 'lousy mood' at home. |
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Germany's Federal Labour Office has already placed three German economists with Evalueserve, a business consultancy in Gurgaon, near New Delhi and the company now plans to expand the pilot project.
In the mood for work
Ten-hour workdays are normal for the German "guest workers," who sometimes even put in 14 for salaries that no university graduate would lift a finger for in Germany. But the Germans say they are content in India, where a booming economy has generated a general mood of excitement.
Marcel Lee, Andrea Demsic and Marita Birschke are the names of the young Germans at Evalueserve, which carries out market research for corporate clients worldwide.
All three are highly-motivated graduates with degrees in economics or business administration. And all three were unable to find suitable jobs in Germany - or any jobs at all.
It's not all about money
Their net salaries, slightly under EUR 530 a month, are miserable by German standards but they are being handsomely rewarded with experience, which they hope will boost their chances when they re-enter the German job market.
Lee, a Berliner, began studying business administration at the age of 18, graduated at 22, and served in the German army for a year. "Then I sat down and applied for a lot of jobs but prospects didn't look good in Germany," he said.
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