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It took german automakers a decade to be international and they still hire just "german" speakers to some teams. Hard pass.
by mathverse 3y ago
It took german automakers a decade to be international and they still hire just "german" speakers to some teams. Hard pass.
- leonheld 3y agoGermany companies are so weird in this aspect, and I honestly believe it's why they kinda lost the tech race. The US is very much different in this diversity aspect, which honestly seems like a success factor.
- avar 3y agoThere's US tech companies hiring people that don't speak English?
- yurishimo 3y agoNo, but I think it's different when you consider that 90%+ of the Germans on these software teams also speak pretty good English. I'm not saying that employees don't need to learn German, but you can give them a few years to catch up rather than leave willing talent on the table. The Netherlands has done a much better job in this regard and is why they are booming as a headquarters for EU fintech companies. Sure, speaking Dutch will always open more doors for you as an employee, but most companies will not outright dismiss your CV because you can't speak the language on day 1.
- jacquesm 3y agoIn NL in IT it isn't rare at all to find people who don't speak Dutch, even in management (all the way up to C-level) positions.
- leonheld 3y agoYou know it's not a fair comparison due to how widespread English is and German is not.
- radiator 3y agoWhy did you put the word german in quotes?
- mathverse 3y agoAs if the only important metric was to speak german.