Step 4: Learn about the German Mittelstand

German companies whose structure is characterized by quick decision-making processes, close proximity to the customer, avoidance of political influence, and hands-on mentality.

Because German medium-sized companies are the innovators of the German economy. In addition, you, as an individual in a medium-sized company can influence and achieve a lot and thus leave your own footprint.

Well, examples in this area are not easy to describe because much background information is necessary. Again and again, I have experienced how surprised employees are at how much trust and responsibility medium-sized companies give them, particularly those who have already had job experience in a multinational corporation.

Be authentic! In addition, industriousness and decisiveness are helpful virtues. And whenever you make a mistake, then please stand up to it and face the music.

No, in medium-sized companies, there is a range from traditional to modern and from conservative to innovative. Very often, you will actually have all of these ranges in one company.

No, but this is a predominant characteristic. What I mean is that most of the medium-sized companies very much like to uphold their communication in German. For a career in a medium-sized company, I therefore consider having very good language skills in German as being very important.