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Germany's Mittelstand: Career paths and job opportunities in SME's

Join the first episode of our meetra webinar series with our co-founder Dr. Christoph Senft.

Our special guest in this webinar: Manoj Barve

Chairman | BVMW Representative Office India / Leiter der ständigen Vertretung – BVMW Indien, Federal Association of German SMEs

As the Chairman of the BVMW Representative Office in India, Manoj Barve supports cooperation between Indian and German/European SMEs at various levels like technical and commercial collaborations, joint ventures, and business development. He comes with over 30 years of global experience, with a career footprint across several countries. Manoj has lived and worked in Germany for many years before he founded his company Kontakt India that supports German SMEs on their way to India. Before he became representative in India for the BVMW, he also served as the Director of Finance and Member of the Board at Alfa Laval India and held similar positions at ThyssenKrupp India, Hydro Aluminium Deutschland in Malaysia, Eaton CEAG Sicherheitstechnik, ITT Richter Chemie-Technik, and PwC in Germany, and J McDermott Inc. Dubai.

Learn more about the German Federal Association of SMEs (BVMW): https://mittelstandsjob.de/.

Key topics:

  • Manoj's personal experience of working for different international companies, how he perceives differences in working culture and how he ended up in Germany

  • Differences between India, Germany and other countries regarding working culture

  • What German Mittelstand companies are looking for regarding candidates nowadays and how Corona has impacted career opportunities

  • Suggestions on how to start a career with a German SME as an international candidate

  • Common mistakes young professionals make when they are trying to start an international career

There will be plenty of time to join in the conversation and ask questions to Manoj and Christoph during the webinar.

Interested?

Event date: Saturday, 17th October 2020
11 am CEST / 2.30 pm IST

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