Re: [LAU] Job - Germany - Multimedia Hardware Technician

Hi there,

long-time list lurker here, but I feel I kind of have to chime in here...

On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 8:01 AM, Patrick Shirkey <pshirkey@email-addr-hidden>
wrote:
>
>
> However, the reason that I am asking here is because I was under the
> impression that there were a lot of Germans on this list who like the
> following:
>
> 1: Linux Audio
> 2: Multimedia hardware and related technology
> 3: Doing interesting things at interesting locations
>

You're most likely right about that, but as was already said, the job
market is rather good in Germany as a whole, and I personally a) do have a
good job I don't want to leave and b) know of nobody looking for a job in
that field.

>
> The driving thing just happens to be my (apparently false) view of one of
> the (probably many) things that makes a German go giddy. However it might
> also be that this list is not representative of the average German as you
> have rightly stated that there seems to be a lot of people driving in
> Germany.
>

Actually, we Germans quite often make fun of ourselves for how unflexible
we are regarding work location. Most Germans despise moving, and the
prevalent mindset at least in my circles is that having a well-paid job
with lots of travel is worse than having a slightly less well paid job
without travel - you might have less money, but you can spend your free
time with friends/family/hobbies instead of in a car.

But I also have to say that if I were looking for a job, honestly, I
wouldn't have replied to that ad - too many obscure hints at the job
instead of actual facts ("doing interesting things" in "interesting
locations" etc.) to take it seriously. There's not even a title of the
offered position anywhere - should I expect some hardware technician job
doing repairs? being a salesperson? Both? It's just all too vague.

I do think those are honest mistakes and that you actually do have a job to
offer, but advertised this way I can see it not attracting anyone - try to
include a couple facts, a job title so people can imagine what they should
expect, a list of needed qualifications, additional benefits if there are
any (like a company car if that's a possibility, as that would increase the
target audience [I know _very_ few people without a driver's license, but a
whole lot without a car, as you don't _need_ one in most larger german
citites. also, if driving is required for the job and you do it in your
private car it's insurance bureaucracy hell if there's an accident...]).

Regards,
Thomas

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