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    Germany struggles to find skilled workers

    Germany struggles to find skilled workers - The Local

    A recent study by the German Chamber of Commerce found that Europe’s largest economy lacks about 400,000 skilled workers. The need is especially acute in the engineering, high-tech and health care sectors.
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    #2
    I think this is the case for every country in the world.

    emphasis on skilled.
    "Condoms should come with a free pack of earplugs."

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      #3
      Originally posted by zeitghost
      Bugger.

      That leaves me out then.
      I do not engage in buggering.
      "Condoms should come with a free pack of earplugs."

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        #4
        Yep, and I´d seriously consider going for the right rate. Must persuade Lady Tester though. How´s the market for senior nurses in Deutschland?
        And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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          #5
          Originally posted by ThomasSoerensen View Post
          I think this is the case for every country in the world.

          emphasis on skilled.
          skilled that will work for peanuts anyway
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            #6
            Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
            Yep, and I´d seriously consider going for the right rate. Must persuade Lady Tester though. How´s the market for senior nurses in Deutschland?
            Aren't senior nurses always in demand?
            I just do not know of requirements of speaking German, but maybe that is not a problem.
            They do have a large healthcare sector and more hospitals than I have seen in any other country. It seems there is one on every corner.
            "Condoms should come with a free pack of earplugs."

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              #7
              Originally posted by amcdonald View Post
              skilled that will work for peanuts anyway
              Partially correct as there is no minimum salary in Germany.

              But some companies pay good rates for contractors
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                #8
                Originally posted by ThomasSoerensen View Post
                I do not engage in buggering.
                Then you're probably doing it wrong.
                My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by ThomasSoerensen View Post
                  Aren't senior nurses always in demand?
                  I just do not know of requirements of speaking German, but maybe that is not a problem.
                  They do have a large healthcare sector and more hospitals than I have seen in any other country. It seems there is one on every corner.
                  She's Dutch, so she can learn German in about 3 months with a bit of effort. I just need to brush up a bit; a couple of weeks intensive and I'd be fluent again.
                  And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by ThomasSoerensen View Post
                    Aren't senior nurses always in demand?
                    I just do not know of requirements of speaking German, but maybe that is not a problem.
                    They do have a large healthcare sector and more hospitals than I have seen in any other country. It seems there is one on every corner.
                    They have a nearly fully private health care system don't they. So I imagine working conditions for nurses would be a lot better than here.
                    McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
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