Why do employers complain about staff shortages but are so damn picky?

Hello, How many of you have heard this countless times on every corner in Germany: "Staff shortages here, skilled labor shortages there, etc…." I've noticed for several months now that the employers who whine about it so moralistically are 85% to blame themselves. Reason: The incredibly high requirements and prerequisites, so that when you read…

I haven't received an unemployment notice, should I still go for counseling?

Hello, I registered as unemployed after my employer unfortunately laid me off. I haven't received any notification yet, even though I haven't worked for three weeks. And now the Arge (employment agency) is bombarding me with job offers, but they're too far away and pay too little. So I don't want to let the advisor…

BAB, apply for housing benefit without providing information from parents?

Hi, I'm 22, a trainee, and live independently. I'd like to apply for Federal Employment Agency (BAB), but I don't have a good relationship with my parents (they live separately). Both of them have refused to fill out the required information for the application for six months, despite repeated requests. Unfortunately, I cannot apply for…

Why are so few caretaker positions in apartment buildings and high-rise buildings advertised publicly (at the employment agency, Stepstone, etc.)?

I'd like to work as a janitor in one or two apartment buildings or high-rise buildings as a part-time job. Are these positions usually advertised without public posting on job boards (to residents) or even illegally (like most cleaning jobs in private households)? In any case, individual condominium associations practically never advertise online. 🙁 Nor…

Vocational preparatory training measure (bvb) experiences?

I'm currently thinking about whether I should do the BVB. I know that I want to work in an office, but I don't really know anything more specific. Do any of you have experience with the BVB, like people or acquaintances who have participated? The more recent the better, but of course, I'm open to…

Is dismissal for operational reasons the best form of dismissal because of severance pay?

Of the various termination options, is this type of agreement the best type of termination for the employee, for the employer or for both, also with regard to the fact that it is not the employee's fault, in order to agree on the highest possible severance payment?