Why Skills-Based Hiring Has Not Yet Arrived in Germany
EN DE NL Internationally, the shift toward skills-based hiring is already well underway. Tech giants, start-ups, and even governments in the US and UK increasin...
Overcoming Bureaucracy and Driving Change: Lessons from the German Public Sector
EN DE NL Navigating the public sector can often feel like an uphill battle. With its institutional inertia and bureaucratic processes , it’s easy to get f...
Senior Experts in a Digital World: How Germany and the Netherlands Approach Age and Innovation
This Post is based on a chat with Perplexity.ai and an article, which I found online (you can use the translate option in your browser): https://www.wirtschafts...
When the job market becomes an ‘oasis’ – Why I’m going back to my home country, the Netherlands, to look for work. Back to the roots
EN DE NL In recent months, I’ve often felt like an alien in my professional life. I’m someone who is passionate about AI, innovation and digital tra...
Germany: What is the country lacking to get back to the top?
EN DE NL Two recent rankings show that Germany is falling behind in terms of innovation and digitalisation. In the Global Innovation Index 2025, Germany has sli...
The German job application dilemma: An event between buzzwords and reality
EN DE NL I recently attended an event on the topic of ‘Job application trends and applications with the help of AI’, organized by the Grman job agency. An excit...
Digitalisation in Germany: Will we still have to print, fill out and scan forms in 2025?
EN DE NL Germany is not the most advanced country, when it comes to digitalisation and AI. Below you can see the Digital Economic and Soicety Index (DESI) Germe...
When Job Hunting Becomes a Tinder Game…
EN DE NL This post was inspired by this article I found: https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/careers/job-hunting-enters-its-tinder-era-and-it-s-making-everyone...
Germany’s AI Paradox: Why Mindset, Not Technology, Is Holding Back Productivity
EN DE NL Germany has a reputation for engineering excellence and meticulous innovation. So, you’d expect the country to be at the forefront of the artificial in...
Temu: A Reflection of Europe’s Digital and Economic Self-Destruction
EN DE NL The article by Matthias Weik in “Finanzmarktwelt” argues that the Chinese shopping app Temu is more than just a new e-commerce trend. It...
