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Employment opportunities and barriers on the Russian and German labor market for international graduates with a degree

  • It has been recognized that to increase the competetitiveness of international higher education institutions in the global education market, their international graduates' employability must be enhanced. The present paper investigates, from the employers' perspective, the possibilities of international graduates with domestic degrees in Russia and Germany to find jobs in the Russian and German labor market. It uses qualitative open-ended interviews at 12 companies in St. Petersburg, Russia and Germany, which are engaged with International Business activities. The investigation concentrates on the employment opportunities and barriers of international graduates from an individual, organizational and an institutional perspective. The research highlighted the main differences and similarities in the perception of the HR managers in both countries. In the German labor market, companies have a high demand for international graduates, especially those operating internationally, highly demand international graduates, emphasizing the existence of international trainee programs and the need to reflect the diversity of their business in the diversity of their staff. In contrast, Russian companies showed a positive predisposition for international graduates but no demand. Domestic firms focus their efforts on expatriate programs and/or highly-qualified specialists rather than trainee programs to hire internationals. On the other hand, insitutional barriers exist, as well as a lack of support with regards to regulations and requirements for entering both Russian and German markets. The national language requirement was stressed as the major barrier towards hiring internationals in both countries. The investigation from an organizational point of view revealed that interviewers showed a positive predisposition towards international graduates in both countries, focusing on the graduate's skill set rather than their nationality. This research explores the opportunities and barriers and discusses the implications for students and universities.

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Author of HS ReutlingenLaßleben, Hermann
ISBN:978-3-8440-3646-6
Erschienen in:Proceedings Cross-Cultural Business Conference 2015, May 21st-22nd
Publisher:Shaker
Place of publication:Aachen
Editor:Margarethe Überwimmer
Document Type:Conference proceeding
Language:English
Publication year:2015
Page Number:10
First Page:263
Last Page:272
PPN:Im Katalog der Hochschule Reutlingen ansehen
DDC classes:650 Management
Open access?:Nein