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Hi, just wait 2 days. On Wednesday there will be video about how to relocate.

Definitely you will have more opportunities to find a job with German here. But in regards of salary, it will be the same. Generally I didn't notice salary differences in software development. If you're good in your profession, than language does not matter so much.

Hi, I guess the biggest cultural adjustment is that nobody likes when you "work too hard" here)

@@GermanInsider You should do some work on your videos. After that you will see you get more views on your videos. And people will help from your videos.

Hi, thank you for the feedback. But what do you think needs to be improved?

Yes you need to work on the SEO area of ​​your video because your views are very low according to subscribers

@@GermanInsider And also improve in this area for growing subscribers and video views.

Danke für Ihren Kommentar. Genau das sehe ich hier in München auch.

I'm from Ukraine. But I lived in Riga 3 years before moving to Munich... not sure if it influenced my accent though)

it depends

@@GermanInsider how? plz elaborate

@@giveaway4002 For working as software developer you can find job without German.

In the places where I worked everything was equal. Of course, in majority of places, Germans are preferable to management positions.

I agree, there will be always people who will exploit german social system. I just learned to live with this fact.

Hi, home schooling not allowed here. I know some people who left Germany because they didn't like local educational system. From my side, I consider german education to be OK.

@@GermanInsider Ok, thank you for the prompt response. I wasn't sure at first, as some people have said yes while others have said no. Now I know what I needed to know about Germany, thanks.

@@konstantinrebrov675 Hey :) Just to back it up, its not, as there is a legal requirment for children to pursue some kind of education, which involves at least one of the three degrees reachable after pre-school. That said, you can send your children to private school, or non-state schools generally. You will not have the same control over the curriculum as in home schooling, but depending on the school, maybe some more, or it aligns more with what you might value, if it is about that for you :) Obv. private schools can be rather expensive though, while Montessori-Schools or Baumschulen are less expensive. So just fyi, there is a big variety of school education!

Hi, if you're young and not obsessed with nature (mountains, lakes, etc), Berlin will be the place for you.

When I came to Germany I had 2800 net)) ... I don't know how we managed to live for this money, but it was not so bad)

Sorry, did not investigate rules of Opportunity Card. But if you will be able to get job contract as software developer, you don't need any card. I also don't have CS degree. I'm an economist)

@@GermanInsider That's encouraging to hear. Unfortunately, I'm not staying in Germany so getting a contract is an uphill battle. Best way seems to be via opportunity card. Btw, your videos are nicely edited and very thoughtful and is of great help for people like me looking for a change. Danke

many people from my country Albania have migrated to Germany and work in odd jobs. They tell us that they have good jobs like engineers and doctors in Germany but their qualifications are very bad also their grades, how can they manage to work as doctors. They don't have any idea about engineering licenses and regulations. But I know the truth, those people who tell us they work as doctors in reality work as taking care of older german people cleaning their poop. And those who claim to be engineers work in construction. Because of course albanian immigrants when they come to Albania want to show that superiority that they live in Germany. Most people believe it. There have been people who sold everything in Albania just to move to Germany and they regret it. But here in Albania there is another pressure from society, if you return back from immigration people see you as a loser. Just our society sucks, too many uneducated people. Even immigrants who live in western countries still are ignorant.

1) 10 years experience in a programming language that is 3 years old would meet our requirements. 2) No, your customers don't speak English, they speak German, unless your target group is international instead of regional.

Hi, 1. Yes, the demand is very high. But the competition from the candidates is very high also. Minimum experience, I would say - from 3 years. 2. I'm working here as software engineer 6 years using just English for the job. I learned German language here, but I use it only for everyday life. And I know around 20 people from my circle, that have the same situation. So, I may conclude - yes, this is possible.

@@GermanInsider Thank you for replying. I have just started as an entry level job as an software engineer. Looking forward to explore germany

Hi, I respect your point of view. But I disagree.

Emm, questionable statement. Why do you think so?

@@GermanInsider Higher salaries, more achievement oriented culture (less taxation - in the Netherlands). There's no 38 hour week in Switzerland, they are very much a work culture.

Ok, maybe this makes sense if speaking about Europe. Because I think that if you need just money, you have to go to Asia or Emirates.

I would tell you more - "green grass" is in your head. If you feel bad in one country, the same shit will be in all other countries. I've already relocated 2 times.

I can make such video. But generally the process is very straight forward. You apply for positions in Germany. Then you sign a job contract remotely and using this contract you get german visa in your country. After you can come and work. This is very high-level explanation of the process.

@@GermanInsider Thank you!

@@GermanInsider I will wait for a video about this. Greetings from Azerbaijan! Have a good day!

I'm not very aware about Opportunity Card. But from what I see, If you're software developer you don't need this Card. You can find job remotely, sign the contract and only after that come to Germany (If you like the offer that you get). Coming here to actually search for Software Developer position is waste of time and money.

@@GermanInsider Thanks, but for many LinkedIn jobs, seeing recruiters preferring expat candidates already in Germany. Also, do you think tech job fairs are better than applying online from home country? I’m looking to shift as my wife will pursue masters. Trying my best to get an offer before moving, but will come through Opportunity Card if I don’t get an offer.

Yes, job fairs worth it. If you have time and energy to attend them. There you have much more chances at least to get invitation to the first interview.

You mean, raising a child in Germany being single parent who works?

Hi, I can make one. But I can share only my own experience. And my experience is mostly related to IT sphere. For other professions I would say it is very hard to compete with locals without knowing German on C1 level... or you have to be a "superstar" in your professional area. For job search I used LinkedIn since I have old account with many connections.

@@GermanInsider oh, c1? that sounds like a lot of time spent learning the language lol as I only want to stay in Germany for 3-4 years But I have a question isn't data analysis & engineering part of "IT"? especially when you apply it to other fields such as marketing, sales, predictions, etc..

Yes, I would say, C1 level is minimum 2 years of heavy grinding. I mean, really heavy. 5 classes per week + self education. Regarding your question it has a lot of "depends". Lets's say, if you have to communicate a lot with external clients, then perfect German is a must. If you have to communicate within your company - it depends on company. If you write code, configure some IT systems, make integrations ... here German is not so necessary.

@@GermanInsider yeah that's a very annoying situation if you spent those 2 years grinding the language then you're just "basic" but if you spend them grinding programming then you would be come far more valuable fk dude I hate living in a shit hole lol

@@GermanInsider Please make one for IT / Software Engineering.

Sorry, I cannot help with this

You mean these? They work for me. www.immobilienschneider.com/ aigner-immobilien.de/

@@GermanInsider yes thanks

Hi, ich denke, der beste Ausgangspunkt ist, alle deine Fragen an diese Leute zu richten: www.make-it-in-germany.com/de/. Es handelt sich um eine staatlich unterstützte Organisation, sodass du dich auf sie verlassen können.

Yes, this is normal. They would even ask for more documents, if I'd lived in Germany already.

@@GermanInsider What about the payment in advance (Kaution) before getting the key? The contract is signed from both sides. Is this legit?

Hi, yes. It always happens like this. According to standard rental contract, the Kaution should be transferred before getting the keys. So be very careful about this part. Most of the rental scams exploit this feature. They take you kaution and you never get the keys. I have video about my channel about it: th-cam.com/video/ZeGFDlIvfV4/w-d-xo.html

I agree with "question of respect" part. But I strongly disagree with any kind of "benefits of job markets". All those benefits are paid from taxes that I pay. So I never perceive anything I get from Germany as some kind of "big gift of german nation". But, again, learn German as act of respect or for more comfortable living - I agree.

With all due respect. You are working in a market built by germans, upon their sole effort. That market did not exist in your home country, cause your/my people did not create it. Therefore, you DO benefit from their past efforts. As well as, taking opportunities from native germans, that rightfully belong to them. Nothing but respect to another hard working expat like myself. I just think in general we should be more thankful.

Ok, I cannot speak for other people. I can speak for myself. I personally don't have problems with respecting German language/culture/people. I learn German. I like German culture. But, I don't understand why I should feel somehow "thankful". I pay for all this. My family generates crazy amount of taxes and social payments every year. We are not eligible for any social programs because our income is too high. We cannot vote. Till the last year I could not even change the employer without paperwork in KVR. When you buy, lets say, BMW Xi for 80 000 euro. Should you respect work of BMW engineers? - yes. They did a good car and it worth respect for their job. But, should you be thankful to those engineers - no.

@@GermanInsider I understand and respect your position. And surely you represent an benefit for society. But the improvement of your life, by living in germany, its owed only to the germans. You argue, I think, that since you pay "rent", you owe them nothing....yet forget that they built the house, the street and the city where you live. You werent there, when things were really difficult, in order to construct their society-industry, just arrived when it was beneficial to you. As I did btw. A country is like a Building, you are not owed being able to rent a Flat in it....but given the opportunity by the community. Regardless of how good of a neighbour you are. Please dont take this as an attack, I have nothing but respect.

Hi, there's a video on my channel about the way how I did it: th-cam.com/video/7_JkAZnjgQI/w-d-xo.html

I've checked random feed of software development positions in LinkedIn right now. 60% are written in German. But nowhere is stated that German is required.

​@GermanInsider That alone that they are written in german tells you that you need to know german. I guess thats the way they filter out ppl who know and dont know german.

@@relja_ I applied to many of such positions and in fact they didn't require German.

I fully agree with you.

Germany will not survive without foreigners. World has changed already. So, people will get use to foreigners... and English. I even witness this transformation here in Munich

@@GermanInsider could take ages about that :D since we currently have the situation with the rise of the AfD - not happy about it - we're going into a very dangerous situation, they're fueling the hate of foreigners and blaming them for everything bad that happens, and they want to have mass-deportations so... it could go terribly wrong. i personally think we need to integrate them better and accept them better, Then we can benefit. but i don't agree on the point that we cannot survive without foreigners. we have competent people, they're just tired of participating in our partially exhaustive working culture. especially for low-paid jobs. teachers. health care. farmers. if we simply made those jobs more popular we would get a lot of young people in those jobs rather than working in call centers or IT like me :D in regards to language i also think english is THE language everybody in the world should speak out of simple convenience. BUT (!!!!) i also think that everybody who wants to work in germany should learn the language. we and the working place should support them and speak english until they are fluent. generally speaking i don't like the idea of a country abandoning a language just because it's more convenient for foreign workers. specifically i also don't like the german language. and i say that as a native speaker. i know our grammer is a living hell, and english would be so much easier. so if we ever decide to abandon the german language completely i wouldn't bothered by it. much. but i also acknowledge the cultural and emotional arguments., this is why i'm clearly differentiating between my personal oppinion and my stance on the whole principle of language and integration

I totally agree that everybody who lives here should learn German. Btw, to my experience, Germany has one of the best integration programs amongst other countries in Europe. And, from my side, I'm advocating for accepting here only those people, who want to work here. But, coming to the topic of the video, I was speaking about German for Software Development ... actually, people who write code. Not even Project management. And my conclusion - they don't need German to work here. But, they should learn it for more comfortable stay.

@@GermanInsider for the job itself, the plain programming, that's right. programming languages are english, the articles in the internet are better understandable in english, you find better search results in english, so in this regard yes. but in terms of in-office communication it can get problematic. take our company for example. our boss can speak a bit english but the more complex the topic gets the more uncomfortable it gets if you're not on a native speaker level. my boss is a bit older and his english is like 3/5 or so. so when it gets too complex we switch to german. but it'd then be problematic for all parties. those who can't hold this discussion in english need to switch to german and those who're not fluent in german need to have it in english, so in the end you need to have the discussion twice or select a certain team of same-language responsible "leaders" that discuss in one manage and communicate the decision in easy words. so yeah... not that easy.

Hi, For example? For which type of activity?

@@GermanInsider Hi, actually for various. E.g. talking to colleagues and stakeholders about issues, tasks & solutions, providing user support and in general interact with other people in business and private life. The ability to speak the language underlines the will to integrate, become a part of the society and understand the German culture better. All are very important soft skills which can heavily impact the professional success. Not to mention your personal satisfaction, when you're able to communicate outside the office. From my experience and observation. Only those who accomplished the above were successful and therefore it's a KPI in our recruitment process.

Sure, from the perspective you've mentioned - definitely German is very desirable. I would even say more - you should learn language of the country where you're living and working. This is some kind of "act of respect". I myself try to follow this principle, because Germany is not my first country of immigration. But, the idea of the video was "if German is needed for working in Germany as software developer". To my observations, it is not needed. BTW, I'm very excited about that fact, that you have "learning German" as onboarding KPI.

@@GermanInsider yes, the fact it's a sign of respect is very true. The reason why I consider it as necessary is, because it's something I observed and received as feedback when I talk to other manager. The majority of migrants are no English native speaker. Which makes English for them difficult as well. You encounter then a chain of translation where in each step something gets lost. Often already from German to English. Then it's not correctly understood which makes then the translation to the migrant mother tongue even harder and comprehension becomes quite difficult. I think you got the idea . Of course, when both would speak English with 100% excellence score - no brainer. But this is not the case. That's why, eliminate English as interface language for daily business. Then can at least one person confidently explain what needs to be done. This is in particular important in complex domains.

@@TuxCommander Germans. I work for a Dutch company and English is not only used, but it's ENFORCED. I started learning a bit of Dutch and everybody stopped me. Even on the streets people speak English without a care.

And you can use "fluently" instead of freely I guess

Those Germans, whom I meet in IT sphere - yes.

Yes, agree. For me such companies are immediately a "red flag".

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