For future engineers and business students Great Britain, Germany and Switzerland are the most attractive job markets in Europe. That is the result of a study by the institute for personnel marketing Trendence, interviewing 220,000 students in 24 European countries.
The UK ranks as first choice amongst Europe´s graduates in engineering, computer science, business and economics - if they are willing to go abroad for their first job. Germany holds second place, being particularly sought after by graduates from Northern and Eastern Europe. More than half of all potentially mobile graduates in engineering from Austria, Greece, Portugal, Russia and Sweden would move to Germany for their first job. In Finland and Turkey the figure tops 60 per cent.
"The comparatively high wages paid in Germany make the country very attractive for graduates from many other regions", says Jörn Klick, consultant at Trendence. "But especially when it comes to engineers Germany is home to many very attractive employers and jobs, too." Amongst them internationally renown brands like Audi, BMW and Bosch.
Still there is a big geographical factor evident in Germany´s attractiveness: Students in Northern and Eastern Europe are willing to move to Germany, students in the West and South of the continent much less so. "We have been observing for a long time that students from France, Spain, Italy, Great Britain and Ireland find Germany less attractive," says Klick, "We believe that has a lot to do with the ability to speak the language." In Eastern Europe many students speak German, less many do so in South and Western Europe.
Graduates in business and economics are less convinced that Germany is an attractive field for a first job. Between 37 and 47 of all surveyed graduates from Austria, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden and Turkey would consider coming to Germany for their first job. (September 9th, 2010)
Source: Welt Online
