job seekers
In Turkey, only 'rotten' boys escape military service
It's an obligatory rite of passage for all Turkish men between the ages of 19 and 40. Ahmet, 32 and Murat, 28, will gain the respectability necessary for employment and marriage from it. Those exempt from military service are certified 'rotten', being physically or mentally disabled - that includes the obese and homosexuals. This group of young voters are also being targetted in the upcoming general elections in Turkey on 12 June
job seekers, mustafa kemal atatürk, homosexuality, turkey, youth, society, gay
Discrimination in Germany? Well go to Korea then
Germany has long been legendary as an immigrant’s paradise. For several years now, more people have been leaving the country than are actually entering it. Among them are some of the most highly educated young Germans who are turning their backs on the country because of discrimination
Get a job (for a bob)
So you’re a young graduate in Europe. You’re part of the revolution; adapting yourself to the tempest. It’s a constant effort of imagination – you might be jumping from roots in journalism to hospital corridors, or from debating Socrates to selling high-end clothing. Crisis asks you to do that, to imagine doing the non-job of your dreams. It defines a generation lost and paying the costs
Europe’s graduates: lecture halls to poverty lines
At best, many graduates find themselves facing a marathon of internships, and at worst a life under the poverty line. Unemployment in times of crisis brings social consequences too. The EU is reacting to prove that a degree is for life, and not just for christmas
job seekers, university, labour, germany, unemployment, european year for combating poverty and social exclusion, minimum wage
Eternal Traineeship of the Eurojobless Mind
The road towards the ideal job is long, and Brussels is merciless on those who don’t have the nerves or patience - especially between the disappointment regarding job offers and evenings spent by young, wanna-be Eurocrats networking to get noticed
job seekers, university, training, european institutions, bruxelles, work, society
Slash your bonus wrists: what bankers want for christmas
Quite a remarkable christmas list found its way into my hands recently in France. 'Basically, Father Christmas, I just don’t know what more I can do to get decent payment for my hard work and the hard work of my brothers and sisters. That’s why I’m counting on you to change things.' At first glance, who would you assume these people were? Unemployed young people hit by the recession? Generation precarity? Underpaid interns?
job seekers, money, bank, labour, christmas, unemployment, london
Why Scandinavians do life better
Public spirit, political life, way of life, welfare state...short analysis on why people from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland might be happier with life than the rest of us Europeans
job seekers, norway, northern eu, work, public health, politics, scandinavia
Film review Germany: interns feature in 'Résiste - Aufstand der Praktikanten'
'A Quantum Revolution' has been screening in German cinemas since 12 November
job seekers, cinema, germany, unemployment, film, work, precarity
Europe’s under-25 joblessness woes
5 million under-25 job-hunters hit the European dole lists at the beginning of 2009. That’s one million more than the year before! A whopping 39% of 16- to 24-year-olds in Spain are unemployed – and they’re not alone. A generation of graduates speak out
- Read the special edition Europe’s under-25 joblessness woes
- Young graduates job-hunt in Italy, Portugal and Greece
- Young Spaniards escape crisis by moving around in Europe
- Europe's five million unemployed youth
- Young Europeans would like to be Scandinavian
- Europe's youth stack up the degrees to shun the dole
- 2009's graduate flavour comes in crisis: part one, England and Ireland
Expats abroad: ze big jump
Mobility in Europe is a political issue: only 1.5% of Europeans live and work in another EU country, and this figure hasn’t changed in three decades. Freedom of movement is a giddy adventure in practice; the young French who leave the ‘old’ continent behind for the maple-tree dotted landscape of Quebec can testify to that. You’ve got to ensure you’ve got insurance to get a job abroad though. And whether your reasons to move country are to join your love or to have a professional experience, expatriation is a little like plunging feet first into the unknown. Read some experiences
- Read the special edition Expats abroad: ze big jump
- ‘Outlandish’, ‘comical’, ‘shocking’: volunteers for international experience speak
- Three globalised couples share their expat love stories
- Going on a gap year? Watch out for the taxman
- Administration: Kafka effect for expats working abroad
- NHS, EHIC, mutuel: young expats get to grips with healthcare abroad
London's so 2008: Quebec is the new Eldorado for the French
Follow six ex-pat stories of hopes, dreams and disappointments in the hunt for a job and an adventure, direct from their mountain cabins in Canada
job seekers, expatriation, expatriates, work, canada, america, france
What communism means to three central and eastern European women
Twenty years since the fall of the Berlin wall, what does communism mean to Cecilia, 22, from Bulgaria, Katharina, 20, from Slovakia and Anna, 28, from the Czech Republic?
job seekers, schengen, feminism, germany, cold war, iron curtain, past enlargements
Describing a graduate all-rounder in Europe
The Germans have coined young, entry-level employees in Europe 'the egg-laying woolly milking sows' - rundown of other timely nicknames for other young European graduates in these times of crisis
job seekers, tower of babel, animals, henning studte, translation
Follow the German 'work and travel' slogan summer
The Germans use the term to emphasise an 'alternative kind of trip'. Getting to know the people and country whilst picking strawberries, lying on the beach, going to concerts and getting work experience all at the same time? The summer seems too just short to carry out all our plans. So how else is it possible to combine work and travel?
job seekers, university, europe, summer, travel, job, vacation
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