The Placement Generation

A survey by HIS Higher Education Information System of more than 10,000 former students of all disciplines and types of degrees who left higher education in 2005 provides the first representative nation-wide data on post-graduation internships. By Theo HafnerMore ...

The Placement Generation – this was the piece with which Marc-Uwe Kling became the champion at the Slam 2006, the poetry slam competition for the German-speaking world. By Marc-Uwe KlingMore ...

In Germany, just about everyone does internships. Before, during or after the studies, for little or no pay, always in the hope of gaining some work experience and improving prospects on the job market. But “internships are often just veiled unemployment”, says 29-year-old Nikola Richter, who went and wrote a book on the subject. Interview: Kerstin FritzscheMore ...

Uta Glaubitz once wanted to be a rock star, now she is one of a sort – in the field of occupational guidance and careers advice. She decided to set up her own business in Berlin ten years ago, in the meantime she has become one of Germany's most successful occupational counsellors. Interview: Kerstin FritzscheMore ...