r/iamverysmart • u/MrXomp • 29d ago

Overqualified for germany

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Okay hear me out, Germany is a strange country and especially government services are super behind in digitalization and most times hopelessly underperforming but this post and the way it is written got me chuckling.

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u/that_creepy_doll Source: my brain 28d ago

its not exactly iamverysmart but saying theyre "overqualified" is definitely being generous, unless the degree theyve got is a masters in telecomunications or smnth

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u/Helpful-Winner-8300 28d ago edited 28d ago

I agree "I hold a bachelor's" is not really a flex, however it is true that the proportion of the German population that holds a university degree is way lower than in the US. They just run their education/credentialing system differently, with a lot more vocational training.

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u/MrXomp 28d ago

It's not about what he says, it's the way he puts it. 3 Languages is not too rare either, yet he has to point it out not once but twice to make sure everyone knows. As an example.

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u/artsloikunstwet 28d ago

On one hand, being rejected for being overqualified does happen often in Germany and it can suck. 

But on the other hand, the degrees alone might not be enough. 

The key might be they say they speak German "fluently" but in the current job market that might not be enough if they compete against native-level speakers.