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Anyone who has finished school in Germany is spoiled for choice when it comes to choosing a career and degree: In addition to 344 state-recognized company-based vocational training courses, there are currently around 12 courses and subjects. How are you supposed to find the right one? Spoiled for choice Around 700 state and private universities compete for the favor of…
Most of us always work online. What if we are offline and have to work? A workflow that makes good use of offline time. Always on or offline times? There is WLAN or at least UMTS everywhere and we are used to being “always on”. Overall? No, there are actually still situations in which...
The search for qualified personnel is a problem that physicians share with many companies: Where should you find people who have the necessary prior knowledge and who also fit into your own practice as a person? Finding suitable applicants: Job advertisements are a thing of the past The next applicant comes via the Internet, could also be the motto today for doctors who…
Honesty probably not only lasts the longest, it also makes you productive. Effective collaboration benefits from directness and openness. Ruthlessly honest or rather a compliment This isn't supposed to be a sour article about ethical responsibility and the duty to tell the truth. In fact, for all my love of truth, I am now convinced that our society...
Home office and digital, virtual working methods are on everyone's lips, but by no means possible and feasible for every organization. A question of corporate culture! A trend that is spreading Home office - a trend that is spreading. At first it was just big companies like Coca Cola or Microsoft, today more and more companies are advertising, which in the course of…
More and more people are finding it difficult to maintain a work-life balance these days. You feel too attached to your job, to the rigid office hours. Home office, also known as remote work in some parts of the world, is a groundbreaking solution for many. 10 ideas for implementation. Remote work: just become a digital nomad? Some even go up...
The world of work is changing. Drivers are digital technologies and changing values. The Corona crisis only accelerated the Big Change, it also offers opportunities. An overview. Digitization in Germany: Suddenly it's possible! Digitization, the entry of many companies into so-called new territory, has been rather sluggish in Germany for a long time with many defensive reactions according to the motto "the...
The separation of professional and private concerns is more relevant than ever. And nowhere is this more evident than in the home office, which has long been an issue for employees and managers as well. 7 tips. Home office - A workplace with pitfalls As I have noticed, a recurring topic of discussion is the separation of professional and private concerns in times of...
Less increase in efficiency, more serenity through a more self-determined life? No way: The followers of the Quantified Self movement do exactly the opposite: More efficiency through self-optimization with technical aids. Another vision of the future? Mindfulness vs. Quantified Self Mindfulness, self-love and work-life balance are currently among the major trends. Less and more relaxed work, more of life and its social environment, friends and...
Less work: The only right strategy when there is too much stress and strain. 10 Tips for a Goal-Focused Conversational Strategy to Get There. Downshifting isn't easy Many employees complain about stress, overwork and pressure. In a nutshell, the only really sensible advice you can give is: do less. Or something completely different...
Simone Janson Simone Janson is a publisher, consultant and one of the 10 most important German bloggers according to the Blogger Relevance Index and Wikipedia. According to DIE ZEIT, she is one of the most important bloggers on careers, work and the world of work. She is also a keynote speaker and advises companies such as Samsung, OTTO and Randstad on HR communication. She has also worked for various universities and business schools. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung...
Following one's own inclinations in the dream job - this is what many dream of when they begin studying in the arts or humanities. But does such a degree make sense? From dream study to dream job? Humanities scholars - idealistic, unworldly and unsuitable for the job market! With such prejudices from parents, teachers and sometimes even your own Professoren students must register in…
If you want to work on the go, you need the perfect equipment. Starting with the mobile device itself, through the right bag and the right charging cable. However, the mobile work equipment market is always on the move, and constant adjustments are necessary. 1. The work tools of the future are small and handy Whoever asks what about the upholstery for mobile…
Whether company or private person: quality is important in healthcare. Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn agrees, revealing the dilemma for society as a whole between digitization, efficiency and market regulation. Efficiency in Healthcare: Does Capitalism Improve Quality? Health is a human right and should ideally not function according to the laws of the free, capitalist market at all - that...
Company events, team building measures and product presentations also take place regularly, for example on the Cote d'Azur. Companies are drawn here by luxury and glamor: But in times of increasingly tight budgets and crises, companies are demanding new concepts and interaction with their target group – what might that look like? Team building luxury? Company events, team building measures and product presentations are regularly held, for example…
Job search & career topics - working from home, starting a business & privacy Gunnar Sohn has my interview with the Bolzano native in an article on THE EUROPEAN Professor Dr. Linked to Christian Lechner. And brought another very exciting aspect into play: Namely, that founders want to play the entrepreneur too early. 80 percent of start-ups fail due to StartUp-Gichtlingen It is…
Bestseller “The 110 Percent Lie” in FAZ, ZEIT, WELT & Co. My bestseller “The 110 Percent Lie” was discussed in FAZ, ZEIT, WELT: and achieved several bestseller placements on Amazon and in the press. An overview. DIE ZEIT Recently I was from ZEIT ONLINE interviewed again. Here is an excerpt from the page: interview and quote...
On Best of HR – Berufebilder.de® Resistance to Amazon has been forming for some time. Because unfortunately there are some legal uncertainties when selling via Amazon Marketplace, which I would like to briefly describe below. Important sales information is missing from Amazon. Much of the problems you encountered are missing Best of HR – Berufebilder.de® are discussed, result from the fact that the…
It's actually logical: You have to pay income tax on your profit if it exceeds the property tax allowance. You pay income tax personally, not your company. But what is profit and how is it calculated for small companies that do not do accounting? Searching and finding information It all starts with the income from your entrepreneurial activity, for…
Studying in Europe is incredibly easy according to the will of the makers - and yet incredibly complicated in reality. What is important? Studying in Europe – the hurdles are there Europe is getting closer. Many borders have already fallen in the EU. The universities also give special importance to international relations and…
Federal Minister of Labor Ursula von der Leyen wants to force the self-employed to make provisions for their old age: from 2013 they should be able to pay into either private or statutory pension insurance – at least 300 euros a month. An overview of facts and errors. The compulsory pension insurance for the self-employed concerns us all: Von der Leyen's mistakes Although not all the details of the…
Our anti-Amazon initiative takes off. This ends my three-part article on the problems of private selling on Amazon. The occasion was that my readers on Best of HR – Berufebilder.de®, victims of similar practices, now wish to pursue a class action lawsuit against the Internet giant. What does Amazon say? Overall, Amazon.de was not very cooperative. Only customer service was available over the phone…
Yesterday I wrote the first part about my problems with the Amazon A-z-Warranty reported as a seller on Amazon Marketplace. I then got to the bottom of the matter legally. And the legal construction is unfortunately quite tricky. Different contractual relationships First of all, you have to distinguish something essential from a legal point of view: There is a contractual relationship between Amazon.de and the buyer - and…
Amazon is handy and I like to use the Amazon Marketplace to clear my bookshelf. Unfortunately, it is apparently not an isolated case that Amazon treats its customers quite arbitrarily, such as reader reviews Best of HR – Berufebilder.de® show. This has now resulted in an initiative that wants to take legal action against Amazon. Since my contribution to...
Some time ago I reported about my personal annoyance with Amazon: Thanks to various reader comments, it turned out that what is probably the best-known online shop reacts to customer complaints in a completely arbitrary way, and not only in my case. On the other hand, those affected now want to organize themselves and take action by means of class action lawsuits. Do you have to live with the risk? I recently had a...
In fact, there are ideal conditions for founding cooperatives in Germany. The same would have to spring up like Polse. Then why don't they? Because the cooperatives also have some disadvantages. Boom thanks to bureaucracy The bureaucracy is mainly to blame for the lack of a boom. Even the founding of an eG is associated with considerable effort,…
Companies today are forced to rethink their business strategies: from mass production to cooperation. Do-it-yourself entrepreneurs make mass products Until now, mass production was in demand due to the high production costs and comparatively short range. Now niche markets are on the rise – cooperations. So far, the marketing strategy of many companies has primarily aimed to attract as many people as possible and control the masses.…
Being on the left is back in fashion, and not just since Frank Schirrmacher publicly considered that the left is right: because, thanks to current developments on the Internet, companies are in need of a radical rethink. So cooperative society instead of a joint stock company? Cooperative vs. Public Company: Differences and Similarities An important legal issue that arises in many contexts with many different types…
A recent study by DIW speaks for itself Best of HR – Berufebilder.de® has been hotly debated for months: we may not have a shortage of skilled workers at all! But how could that happen? Conspiracy of companies and media - or just a calculation game and many misunderstandings? Prankster prank or media thriller? shield prank? media thriller? Or large-scale wage dumping? The fact is:…
The name is meant to be ironic and plays with the cliché of the business lifestyle, says founder Manu Kumar, who is realizing a completely new form of cooperation here. Few open-plan offices In fact, the BCN office in Kreuzberg on Paul-Lincke-Ufer is reminiscent of classic-style open-plan offices: the large room is divided by columns. The walls are covered with large-format works of art by the…
The Betahaus in Berlin-Kreuzberg is one of the most famous coworking spaces. Time for a more detailed text about the working atmosphere and suitability for work - and of course a few pictures. The Betahaus: The first impression Commentator Nachtauge12's suggestion on the article by ZEIT ONLINE I was happy to take pictures: he wanted more pictures. And I still deliver...
In August 2010 I tested for ZEIT ONLINE three coworking spaces including meeting rooms and event locations. This resulted in our MICE section, where we present original meeting locations worldwide. 2012 received a book prize from, among others, a text on crowdsourcing in tourism ZEIT ONLINE. Coworking spaces as innovation drivers of a new world of work The internet is making the world smaller –…
On August 1, 2010, the minimum wage in the care sector will be introduced in Germany. What reads in the media like a decree from above that the cabinet is about to pass is actually a complicated process from below. An overview of the minimum wage. Minimum wage? Already valid abroad! In various EU countries such as Great Britain, Ireland, Bulgaria...
Things used to be simple: children wanted to be police officers or firefighters. But today the world of work is more differentiated, the possibilities are more unmanageable and both children and their parents are becoming increasingly desperate: which profession today still offers the best prospects for a secure future? The job market offers less and less security The job market is in constant flux. Flexibility offers on…
If you are self-employed, you have to take care of your own security. You are spoiled for choice between the statutory security systems or private provision. How to decide? Why insurance at all? Because they are useful. For example, those that minimize your liability risk - or loss of earnings in the event of illness. An independent financial adviser can…
The black-yellow coalition wants to enable chain contracts for temporary employment. So far, a fixed-term employment contract can only be extended three times within two years without an objective reason. That should change now. What does that mean exactly? Since 2001 Since January 01, 2001, the part-time and fixed-term employment law has been in force in Germany. Accordingly, the limitation of an employment contract is then at any time ...
Temporary work has the worst possible reputation as modern slave labor at dumping wages that displaces permanent employment. However, under certain circumstances, temporary work can also be an acceptable alternative to permanent employment. 8 tips. Temporary work as an alternative to unemployment? If you want to work but don't have a permanent job and won't be able to work for the foreseeable future, temporary work could be a possible alternative...
Those who start their own business can avail themselves of a variety of state aid. My article on ZEIT ONLINE provides an overview for start-ups. 1. Start-up grant The start-up grant is the successor to the Ich-AG. The basic requirement for the approval of the subsidy is a remaining entitlement to at least three months of unemployment benefit - as well as the commencement of self-employment, via which a…
Entrepreneurs need good insurance. But what kind of insurance do you really need? Why the right insurance is important With rising unemployment, the number of business start-ups in Germany is also increasing. This is the result of the current start-up report of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK). In order for the path to self-employment to work out, founders should be well informed and…
The trained communications manager Sandra Pietropaoli, 40, worked for 12 years in various companies in marketing before she became unemployed six months ago - for the third time in her professional life. The trained communications specialist Sandra Pietropaoli, 42, from Hamburg became unemployed. In an interview, she reports on her experiences as an unemployed person, about which she also blogs at. In addition…
Hartz IV recipients don't have it easy: they have to endure all sorts of sanctions from the employment agency. What to do if there are problems with the ARGE? Regulations are narrowly defined The regulations for unemployment benefit II recipients are narrowly defined: 351 euros of unemployment benefit II plus money for the apartment; Income and assets are taken into account with the exception of small allowances.…
On the website of the newly founded professional association for freelance authors in print and online media, Freischreiber, I wrote the article about insurance for freelancers. Don't give money away The good news: Freelance journalists don't have to give money away. Many insurance policies that are offered on the market for the self-employed are simply superfluous for them - for example operating cost or business interruption insurance,...
Women can earn significantly better in technical professions. Nevertheless, these are still considered unattractive for women. Some initiatives want to change that. MINT subjects: Diverse employment opportunities University graduates from the fields of mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology, the so-called MINT subjects, have a wide range of job opportunities, excellent career prospects and above-average wages. Nevertheless, the proportion of female first-year students is...
What concrete prospects do humanities and social scientists have on the labor market? Where are your chances? And in which areas is it particularly easy to get started? Humanities scholars and social scientists: Not unworldly The fact is: Humanities scholars and social scientists are by no means as unworldly as they are commonly assumed. Rather, they often have qualifications that are in demand on the job market and…
Actually, all entrepreneurs in Germany are subject to VAT. Small entrepreneurs who achieved sales of up to 17.500 euros in the previous year can be exempted from the sales tax obligation, as can teachers for certain courses. When is an exemption possible and when does it make sense? What is sales tax exemption? The sales tax exemption is in § 19 Abs. 1 UStG...
For employees, it is usually not a question of how to get health insurance. The situation is different for those who are not automatically compulsorily insured through their job: the self-employed, unemployed mini-jobbers or students, for example, have very different options when it comes to health insurance. An overview. Job subject to social security contributions If you have a permanent job that is subject to social security contributions, apart from the choice of…
When it comes to accidents, many Germans are simply wrong or overinsured. Good accident insurance can be had for as little as 100 euros a year. But if you want to get the best possible insurance, you have to know which benefits are important for whom – and which extras can be dispensed with. An accident happens every six seconds “About every six seconds, in…
Self-employed persons who are not classified by the tax office as freelancers under Section 18 of the Income Tax Act are automatically subject to trade tax as traders. However, there is an exemption for sole traders and partnerships, which is currently 24.500 euros. Municipal economy tax Officially, the trade tax as a municipal tax is known as the municipal economy tax. What is trade tax paid for? You pay trade tax for…
Whether heat stroke on the beach, a broken leg while hiking in the mountains or exotic viral infections: the list of injuries that can really spoil the best time of the year is long. But illnesses on vacation are not only annoying, they can also quickly become very expensive. Health insurance abroad If you have statutory or private health insurance in Germany, you are in…
Internet is great - but it takes time: surf, search, click, read, click away, eMail-Retrieve, delete spam - etc. That's an unbelievable amount of time that is lost every day. Studies even show that productivity suffers significantly when using the Internet. But there is a remedy! 8 Time Saving Tips Using the Right Tools…
Failure is still a problem in Germany, especially because many people don't even start out of fear. My piece in the Financial Times shows why. 29.000 company insolvencies every year Although there are around 29.000 company insolvencies every year, entrepreneurial failure in Germany is anything but normal: anyone who has to file for insolvency is to blame in this country...
“All of Germany from 49 euros” and “because the train is cheaper” – this is how the Deutsche Bahn is currently advertising in a TV commercial for the long-term family special. Unfortunately, it's not that easy: If you want to travel with the cheap fares, you have to plan carefully and book in good time. stern.de shows what is important when buying tickets. Train instead...
Founders have no money to give away. This is what you need to build your business. But many new entrepreneurs waste money by getting the wrong insurance or too much insurance. What insurance do founders need? It is true that entrepreneurs do not have any money to give away. But many entrepreneurs squander it by getting too much insurance or the wrong insurance...