oops, i completely forgot about that. sorry. thanks for the nudge ;-)
right now the economy is down and 45 IS a stumbling block on the way to new/other employment. if you're not applying from a current job, that is. for some reason, the german job market is very unforgiving to people who are currently (and no matter for how long!) out of work. it's a lot easier to get another job if you have a current one on your resume.
however, software enginieers, especially experienced ones, are sought after. we recently changed the way our university degrees work and the industry is not responding kindly to the newfangled bachelors of sciences, they want the old school dipl-ing. or lots of experience. so, for your partner the lookout is not so bad.
as for yourself, the good thing about berlin is, it's cosmopolitan and needs people with other languages than german to cater to a variety of customers/demands. your english will most likely be the "selling" point that lands you a job. and the fact that you know german as well ;-) i doubt you'd be able to work as fully accredited pharmacist, not without jumping though lots of hoops to get your degree validated. but i gather from your recent posts you're not set onto that particular carreer path.
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Date: 2012-11-20 08:23 pm (UTC)From:right now the economy is down and 45 IS a stumbling block on the way to new/other employment. if you're not applying from a current job, that is. for some reason, the german job market is very unforgiving to people who are currently (and no matter for how long!) out of work. it's a lot easier to get another job if you have a current one on your resume.
however, software enginieers, especially experienced ones, are sought after. we recently changed the way our university degrees work and the industry is not responding kindly to the newfangled bachelors of sciences, they want the old school dipl-ing. or lots of experience. so, for your partner the lookout is not so bad.
as for yourself, the good thing about berlin is, it's cosmopolitan and needs people with other languages than german to cater to a variety of customers/demands. your english will most likely be the "selling" point that lands you a job. and the fact that you know german as well ;-) i doubt you'd be able to work as fully accredited pharmacist, not without jumping though lots of hoops to get your degree validated. but i gather from your recent posts you're not set onto that particular carreer path.
hope this is a tiny silver lining ;-)