heh... that's great, but what about taxes? last figure i've heard is 50% income tax for single male... and rents, rents... Basically I'm disappointed in European market :( Germans introdused somewhat 20000 greencard program, but got only 7000 applications... and the funniest thing is that after 5 years on this card you have to move out, no way to prolong it. >From: Richard Dear <rdearat_private> >To: "'Wojciech Dojka'" <WDOJKAat_private> >CC: "'SECURITYJOBSat_private'" <SECURITYJOBSat_private> >Subject: RE: German job market? >Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 13:07:50 +0100 > >Good afternoon Wojciech > >The German IT market in general, seems to be one of the better areas in >Europe to be looking for a new role. We recruit for 3 large blue chips and >a >couple of start ups across Europe and their German operations are >recruiting >quite steadily, unlike some other countries where we are experiencing the >standard: headcount freeze, no budget, restructuring, redundancies etc etc. > >With regards to salaries they pay similar to the UK, example, we have >recently placed a Technical Consultant @ 170,000.00 DEM (£53,000.00 GBP / >$75,000.00 USD) at an e-commerce start up based in Frankfurt. Most >companies >will sponsor a working visa if the ideal person comes along. > >These comments are based on what we have experienced in the last 3 months. > >Regards & good luck. > >Richard Dear >European Director >00 44 (0) 1635 87 8000 >00 44 (0) 1635 87 4000 >00 44 (0) 7050 02 77 60 >rdearat_private www.rdneurope.com >RDN Europe - IT Recruitment Specialists > >The information contained within this e-mail is confidential >and intended solely for the addressee(s). It is not to be relied >upon without subsequent written confirmation. >RDN Europe Ltd accepts no liability (including negligence) >for the consequences of any person acting, or refraining from >acting on this information prior to written confirmation. >This e-mail has been content checked by MIMEsweeper and Norton Anti Virus >software for all known viruses. > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Wojciech Dojka [mailto:WDOJKAat_private] >Sent: 11 July 2001 13:51 >To: SECURITYJOBSat_private >Subject: German job market? > > >This is similar to the earlier request for info on Australia's infosec job >market. I'm in the States now and considering moving back to Europe _in a >year or two_. I'm originally from Poland but having been there recently I >decided to look at Germany instead, especially since there's been some talk >a while back about the computer skill shortage there. Hence, could anyone >advise me on the situation in that part of Europe? Aside from >security-related positions, what about programming/admin/consultancy jobs >in >other areas? How do their salaries compare to the rest of the world? Also, >what legal/immigration issues should I expect? > >Thanks a lot, > > >Wojciech Dojka >Metropolitan Transportation Authority >Technology Audit Division >345 Madison Avenue >New York, NY 10017 > >Phone: (212) 878-0247 >Fax: (212) 878-0267 >E-mail: wdojkaat_private > >----- >You either succeed or you learn. > > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.
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