Understanding School in Germany

Jobbing in spare time
Your child has held a job during the holidays or has an after-school job, for
example distributing leaflets, working as a sales assistant, or in a restaurant.
It is good if your child can demonstrate work experience with employer
references from spare time jobs. Companies find it beneficial when applicants
already have workplace experience.
Work in the family
It could be that your child has certain responsibilities within the family, for
example looking after younger brothers and sisters, working in the family
business, or helping refurbishing the house. This shows that your child can
take on responsibility.
Hobbies and interests
Your child may have interests which could be important for his or her
occupation later in life. Even your child’s favourite pastime can be helpful.
This depends on what your child does during his or her free time. Playing
computer games as a hobby is less likely to impress an IT company. On the
other hand, developing computer games, i. e. programming, in your child’s
free time sounds much better.
Driving licence
For some businesses and some occupations it is important that applicants
have a driving licence.
If you would like to learn more …
… about internships:
You will find a checklist for parents at
www.schulewirtschaft.de in the brochure ”Checklisten
Schülerbetriebspraktikum” (An Internship
Checklist for Pupils) from the Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft
SCHULEWIRTSCHAFT.
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