"In most of the rest of Europe (DK, DE, FR from my own experience), if you want the engineer path with good money, you need to get hired by a big company." Thi

"In most of the rest of Europe (DK, DE, FR from my own experience), if you want the engineer path with good money, you need to get hired by a big company." This is true. Unfortunately this has likely very little to do with your skills. To get hired by a big company there are three options: 1. You have family connections 2. Your professor in the university has connections 3. You work for a start up that get's acquired by a big company. Exceptions confirm the rule. Also this may not be the case for companies like McKinsey or BCG. I once applied for a job Germany at BASF. Job location would be Asia. Based on my resume I was very well suited for the job. I filled out the shitty SAP application interface. They really got back to me. "We received your application. Please also upload your 'letters of recommendation' (something that is provided to you in writing for every job you had in Germany)". I emailed them that I got my PhD in the US and worked in the US and that I don't have this but that I am happy to provide references. They emailed: " If you don't have letters of recommendation then we don't need you. We deleted you application!" This was a multinational company.