Hello! I’m from Maharashtra, India, and our government has partnered with the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany to send 10,000 people for jobs there. I’ve completed a diploma in electrical engineering and applied through the government’s website. They’ll provide us with German language training, but I don’t know any German, and my English is a bit basic. I was wondering, how important is it to know German for work in Baden-Württemberg? Or do you think I could manage with just simple English?
Hey there! First of all congratulations for your successful application. I hope you will enjoy your time here! 🙂 The importance of knowing German really depends on what city you are going to. If you only speak some English, then staying in a big city or a town with a university would be easier as there would probably be many internationals and even locals would speak English. If you are coming to a really small town or village, then finding your way around with English only might be a bit more dificult. But then again it depends on the area: if you will have other collegues coming from abroad, you will most likely have your own international community, and not speaking German would not be too much of a problem. However, I would still recommend learning some basic German words, because it will simply make things easier for you here. So things like understanding how much a bread costs and reading signs in the supermarket or words for the food that you don't want to eat 😁. I also have a video about free resources to learn german that I used myself, so check it out if you are interested: ua-cam.com/video/m-pakSD4aCM/v-deo.html
Even though I'm not sure if I'll fully enjoy the experience, I’ll do my best to make the most of it 🙂. And I’m definitely going to learn enough German to get by when I’m there 😄! Thanks for your reply and help!@@Alyonah
Hey brother, Im Jithy from Kerala, I'm also just graduated my Diploma in electrical and electronics engineering.could you please share the opportunity you said by our government@@Mr.Elvis99
What student jobs have you done or would like to do for additional income? 💡
I had two full-time internships in German banks and a part-time job at my university. It was quite helpful for my financial situation
I'm old for a student, but it was interesting and educational😊
Hello! I’m from Maharashtra, India, and our government has partnered with the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany to send 10,000 people for jobs there. I’ve completed a diploma in electrical engineering and applied through the government’s website. They’ll provide us with German language training, but I don’t know any German, and my English is a bit basic. I was wondering, how important is it to know German for work in Baden-Württemberg? Or do you think I could manage with just simple English?
Hey there! First of all congratulations for your successful application. I hope you will enjoy your time here! 🙂
The importance of knowing German really depends on what city you are going to. If you only speak some English, then staying in a big city or a town with a university would be easier as there would probably be many internationals and even locals would speak English. If you are coming to a really small town or village, then finding your way around with English only might be a bit more dificult. But then again it depends on the area: if you will have other collegues coming from abroad, you will most likely have your own international community, and not speaking German would not be too much of a problem.
However, I would still recommend learning some basic German words, because it will simply make things easier for you here. So things like understanding how much a bread costs and reading signs in the supermarket or words for the food that you don't want to eat 😁. I also have a video about free resources to learn german that I used myself, so check it out if you are interested: ua-cam.com/video/m-pakSD4aCM/v-deo.html
Even though I'm not sure if I'll fully enjoy the experience, I’ll do my best to make the most of it 🙂. And I’m definitely going to learn enough German to get by when I’m there 😄! Thanks for your reply and help!@@Alyonah
Hey brother,
Im Jithy from Kerala, I'm also just graduated my Diploma in electrical and electronics engineering.could you please share the opportunity you said by our government@@Mr.Elvis99
Let me know if you need any more tips or info. I'll share what I know.
Thanks
You are very welcome :)