A job seeker with a master’s degree in German and literature shared his frustration after being rejected by the main German society just because he was not a native German spokesman. Despite his qualifications and experience, the applicant was rejected during the interview with HR. “Within a minute, she said my German wasn’t good enough, so I didn’t have a chance,” he wrote.
When he was asked to clarify, the recruiter hesitated before suggested that the applicant asked for roles in his home country or English -speaking teams. After further probing, they admitted that only native speakers were considered sufficiently proficient.
This work mainly required writing technical reports in English and participation in German meetings, causing a strict language requirement especially surprising.
The post hit an chord with others, including one user who shared a similar Russian experience. “I am not a native, but I have lived in Russian speaking countries for years and I have a title. I worked for the UN in Russian -speaking roles and I had language certification,” the commentator explained. Despite the demonstration of their fluency and passing all language tests, they were also rejected because of the non -native state.
The user added: “It sounds like discrimination based on nationality. She knew what he was doing.
One user noted: “The Germans may be extremely discriminatory and do not see a problem with it. People who think they have discrimination problems have not seen Europe and it’s not just Germany.”
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