i even got white hair. learning that german language helped me a lot this gives me a great opportunity to interact with the players you want to do their story. forward and provide information for margaret. what it takes to be a successful let's see a good education for sure good not pleasing looks it can do any harm if you're well spoken to ideally in more than just one language yes i think those things could lead to success but there is one major hurdle hugh have very little influence over and that's your social and ethnic background an equal opportunity that's our topic

today on made in germany don't fool yourself the old fashioned class system still exists in germany it might not be as evident as an england where the elites can easily be spotted by sending their kids to eton but trust me money and pedigree count for a lot in germany too kids from wealthy families have better career opportunities if only because they have better contacts to people who matter people who can pave the way into company boardrooms of course there are exceptions to the rules they're few and far between but we met someone who made it still spite not fitting the elitist bill. those are both over a 1000 people taking the big decisions in this country. sociologist michiru hartman has conducted extensive research into elites and more specifically germany's business elites the captains of the dax listed corporations lots of men just

a single woman most come from upper or middle class backgrounds. for almost half a century 4 out of 5 c.e.o.'s and supervisory board chairman have come from the top 4 percent of society nothing has changed but there is one or 2 percent from decade to decade. why is background and upbringing still so important. to me i was 8 when his family came to germany from turkey he was best of his year in high school and with the help of scholarships became the 1st in his family to go to college most of his fellow students were the sons and daughters of german establishment families. and they have no end of advantages by comparison financially they tend to be much better off their careers profit from their families networks and they grow up with the hobbies and interests of their respective classes. but what if you come from another place.

i don't see it as a weakness i think that's the main danger for a lot of people believing they're not good enough or can't keep up. as i try to stress no one is better or worse just different thoughts. the trick is to stay true to yourself and find your own way of getting on in the system. but getting on in the system isn't always easy for children who come from a working class background or an ethnic minority. experts say becoming an executive has less to do with merit than the so-called similarity principle. similarity means that for decades these upper echelons have been populated by men from the top 4 percent of society they speak the same language and watch their grama they recognize each other by their confident presence and body language so when making

appointments the boards are basically looking for someone similar only 20 years younger. so is similar enough to the elite. that's recently a friend of mine said from your achievements on the things you talk about i know you're super smart. but some people who don't know you might 1st think who is this guy. from the kind of background where a university degree and a doctorate are very unusual but service does determined to get ahead. fair system would incorporate upward mobility. so that people who have the ambition and the draw you have the opportunity to have access to all those things in their lifetime. the chances of going far still

unevenly distributed across europe and elsewhere and the elites are often far removed from the everyday concerns of most people. many of them have never faced the problem of finding an apartment to rent nor that parents have a different appreciation of standards of living for them as normal is a luxury for others and we did a study a few years ago which showed that the rich and wealthy a member of the elite has i don't know fair they consider the disparities in society will give back to the finns or do. people who have a lot are therefore more likely to be happy with the status quo in the ivory towers that they inhabit. some born with a silver spoon in their mouth with top jobs falling into their laps others who are equally as clever can get a foot on the career ladder apart from your social background ethnic origin can also influence your career opportunities what's it take to still get a fair chance. on the chin the lou has

a very personal interest in this topic and here's what he found. and now. here is the information a german employer would get about me. i'm a journalist the dortch of ella in berlin and i'm black and african in case you're wondering. after 12 years in germany i'm still surprised that data on ethnic origin and race isn't something german employers normally record about race and ethnicity can still play a role in whether you get hired. a foreign sounding name can already be a barrier and german employers typically expect a photo along with a job application so what you look like and your perceived race or ethnicity influences your chances of getting a job. german companies recognize that there's a problem with just one of the doing to reduce bias in recruitment. one of the

country's largest employers says it's may take versity part of its core strategy. parader georgia baan employs more than $200000.00 people across germany the company's diversity management says they only need the coachman system helps them to be more objective. but what happens when humans and not computers are involved. newest of all. went out to start testing and new measures that will run during our diversity week. test it will be a kind of blind audition process blind auditions come on 1st will remove all personal data from the job application this is it's. for the blind auditions the recruiters will sit in one video conference room it's the candidates will sit in a different conference room or the recruiters will only be able to hear the candidates not see them. but the candidates will be able to see the recruiter's.

is eat the always fair and oh well that's a bit like the voice. yeah. but you can still tell a lot from a voice and an accent several major german corporations have adopted diverse we try to do when we stand here and that has helped them to hire people from different nationalities and different cultural backgrounds but race and ethnicity remain a major problem when it comes to workplace discrimination. a survey by germany's anti-discrimination agency shows that one in 3 people who reported workplace discrimination said it was because of their ethnicity or race the berlin based ngo citizens for europe says more needs to be done to understand how race and ethnic origin can affect people in the labor market here the u.k. is a step ahead 2 years ago the british government published its 1st race disparity audit the report revealed significant pay differences among various ethnic and racial groups and they all white british p.s. according to official u.k. statistics and $2800.00 minority groups earned nearly 22 percent less on average

than their white peers in london where the country's ethnicity pick up has widest. that's why calls to require companies to report ethnicity paid a growing louder. we think. it is that. thank you everyone for watching me. we. should we. should could you. should plan. like a jewish. guy to do. something it's going to change everything. right thank you very much things are moving far

too slowly when it comes to diversity is 21000 and discrimination based on ethnicity or race is still very much a reality in the u.k. germany and elsewhere and it also affects us in the workplace. i've learned a lot while working on this report but i'm not convinced employers are doing enough to prevent discrimination based on that mystery and race. if your ethnic background and the color of his skin determine your career opportunities how migrants fairing germany is the most popular destination for migrants here in europe that should be good news for a country which struggles with a massive shortage of skilled workers so who are the people who come to germany in search of a new life and how are they getting on in their new home here are some facts and figures. migrant in gemini the facts. is gemini the most popular european destination for immigrants yes it is one in 4

german residents has what austerity is here and immigrant background that means at least one parent was born a foreigner. how does germany rank internationally in terms of numbers of migrants in 2nd place behind the us traditional immigration countries like canada australia and switzerland all lag behind germany and most of the migrants refugees you know in 2017 most migrants in germany came from romania poland and bulgaria syrians were in 4th place the most common motive for the move better economic opportunities do they all find work you know of the roughly 2300000 unemployed in germany almost half have a migrant background their unemployment rate is twice as high as that of non immigrant why is that. 6 the most common reason lack of german language

skills the other reason is discrimination applicants with turkish and arabic names have a worse chance of landing a job candidates with the same skills but with german names have a much higher according to studies on migrants welcome on germany yes and no 52 percent of germans think there are too many migrants but 65 percent say that migration brings economic benefits. is the term immigrant background problematic yes the definition is inconsistent in german statistics it generally includes 2nd generation immigrants in other countries such as britain and poland it's usually only foreign born that is 1st generation residents who are classified as migrants.

here are you i have many colleagues with a migrant background cultural diversity is viewed as a big advantage in international media but in many other sectors employers are cautious to hire and promote someone who appears to be different now my colleague milty audition it caught up with an educational research to find out more about the factors that keep people from moving up the social ladder here in germany. yes i'm a model foreigner my father was a janitor my mother a social worker both born in greece i've become a journalist i'm here at almost no book university to ask why some people climb the ladder some don't. i'm about to hear how difficult it is for children from disadvantaged backgrounds to advance in germany the expert i've come to meet as. an education professor here who studies social mobility. when you look at how children are

encouraged starting in the family you find all kinds of extra curricular activities like music lessons or language tutoring and the like are used to very different extents the more privileged the parents are the more they take part in such activities while disadvantaged families make less use of them. i was lucky that my mother encouraged my talents outside school until i graduated from high school with . a university qualification more and more working class children are attaining that these days but often that's the pinnacle of their education and. when working class children manage to finish high school with an ib tour a university entrance qualification chances are they won't go to university for 2 reasons 1st they don't have enough confidence in themselves it's too uncertain or they've already gone further than someone from their background might be expected

to so then they're more likely to feel that's enough it also depends on how ambitious they are. graduated from university but back in the 1990 s. there were fewer graduates than there are now that was good for my career there wasn't as much competition. currently nearly half of all college age children go to university. that's so if half of young people have a bachelor's degree. it's not worth much anymore it's worth something of course but it doesn't necessarily help career wise because there are so many people who have one so what do you need if you need a helping hand you need good social connections. in germany we have gender quotas to ensure more equality should we also introduce quotas for children from socially disadvantaged families to enable them to advance socially what do you think. it's not

a bad idea if you want to guide things that way then what would be good would be a hybrid not a quota but a combination of distributive justice and rewarding merit that's long been a way of promoting women for the same qualifications the female candidate should get the job. if. you are what your parents have given you that seems to apply worldwide parental influence is decisive for children's future careers. by woman that's of course come on if you see that everywhere where studies of being carried out here in germany there's a lot of inequality in terms of education and also when it comes to the job market and top posts. in the scandinavian countries there's much more per me ability and then there are a couple of interesting cases countries such as vietnam or china where it's tradition that positions are not be queen but it's ability that counts license or and i'm going to. tell him to gobble if you want to recognize talent and potential

it takes time more than the classroom situation can offer. our educational institutions here are not well adapted for that instant so one mistake would offered to give all children a fair chance as the educational experts there have to be more full time schools with tutors and social workers where talents can be discovered and nurtured deficit's compensated and social behavior improved no matter what i was just my mother hadn't pushed me maybe i'd be a waiter or have a low paying job in a factory so thanks mom. germany office high living standards and attracts immigrants from all over the world but these can be tough for foreigners to settle here deal with all the red tape find a home and get a job and then there's the language and customs and figuring out what makes germans tick but some manage to overcome such obstacles like maliki just mati who fled

syria and started a new life here in germany or. who came from mexico and now runs a bar here in germany and there are more such examples take a look. i studied automotive design and i wanted to work for works for. you my grades because you're looking for a better opportunity. you can't tell me you like the whether it's. i will make everything for this place as it's my home. edward comes from south korea from costa rica cleo from mexico i'm like a from syria. they each came to germany for different reasons but overall made a life for themselves here. at the beginning it was tough the most pressing issue was to find

a job. force of. the from that i expect that no one takes you seriously at the beginning right and especially if you said i came with this background and i work here and there you can have your contacts back home but here you don't know anybody and it's hard for your rivals to get a foot in the door of the german labor market. has a work visa for professionals he studied automotive design in the united states and always dreamed of working for a german automaker. he did indeed get a job at folks under a visa but the job didn't turn out quite as he hoped my vision for. desire and work for the company was kind of going was. or was a little bit different so trying to. adjust to that was kind of difficult i was us doing my thing hoping that thing would be accepted but so many times i was not the

case and eventually he started over and opened an asian meal kids store and. each kid contains a recipe and all the ingredients for a tasty dish which you just have to cook at home. i was living in a kind of a bubble but since i started my business. the people who i mean i know many of my customers by name. and feeling a lot more integrated to. the community here none of the foreigners who want to live in germany need a work visa or residency permit there are various pieces depending on country of origin education and personal situation germany provides a lot of opportunities in terms of bees are for people to tool to get a job here. a memory i came to germany 3 and a half years ago she was married to a german so getting your visa wasn't a problem she studied law and worked for the finance ministry and public relations

firms in costa rica but here she couldn't find a job. so she set up a platform called migration. it provides support for migrants asylum seekers and refugees. you know. what we want and what we aim is basically to support their livelihoods whether a patient or employment and and to bring our ship most importantly is that microphone have an opportunity. the entrepreneur wants to change what she sees as a white spread perception that migrants are not just competent to. even when they're just as qualified. we need to change this narrative on that we are whatever we are doing because where my gran's we're not doing it in the same way as germans are we are even harder because we have to do even a different language and get support to kind of understand how to go through because we need to make sure that that works. moving to

a new country involves finding somewhere to live and making a higher. yet another of many challenges. me and my baby. in my head spent we leave in one group i'm looking for a flat. malik has just marty fled the civil war in syria where she had studied political science and literature. she started cooking more or less by chunks. of this place it's like syrian home to put a lot of. culture. in a touch and might. she 1st set up a catering service and meanwhile has her own restaurant him. nothing in my life it's easy nothing and also nothing it's impossible.

along with work founding a company and finding a flat there's also the language to. me my german is totally rostam are forgotten it all so international and everybody speaks english and martin job doesn't help either because even the germans here speak spanish. it's love the brought. in from mexico city he's a graphic designer but his career here without having mastered the language is hard if not downright impossible so he opened a mexican bar. as my job consisted of talking to clients and developing ideas with a moment here because i don't speak german my talents were of no use. as anyone who's ever moved to a new country soon finds out things don't always go to plan expecting the unexpected is a good rule of thumb. well one thing however surely translates

across various cultures you can only make one 1st impression when applying for a job for instance make sure you dress the part. that means wearing the right outfits now some have what tasted than others granted but whenever in doubt just ask our very own gay had if. there comes a day in the life of every young man and when his father takes him to the side and says you want to have your 1st job interview. you need a suit. but so many boys these days grow up without their fathers playing a role in their lives so my producer said go tell them what to do 1st of all don't let your mom buy it. put some of your own money into it it's an investment in your career it will pay off. i know you're thinking about buying a black suit don't do that you're not going to

a funeral go navy not that navy blue dark blue like this one the style easy single breasted 2 buttons low about don't button on your shirt will be white or blue no stripes and no discussion shoes are very important you're at least 18 years old now also by decent pair of shoes and get a haircut for crying out loud. and unless you're interviewing at an internet start up do not go without a tie let it be plain that the stripey not as crazy as this one you can go crazy once you have the job. all right i won't go crazy until after i've sidel from this show just to play it safe that's all for made this to be one of the next time and remember you can watch the show again on our website and check us out and. thanks for watching.

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