The Truth About German Interns

THE TRUTH ABOUT GERMAN INTERNS 10 FACTS BASED ON 6000 REVIEWS BY INTERNS TWO-THIRDS OF 34,2 % ALL INTERNS ARE DISSATISFIED SATISFIED 65,8% SATISFIED 43 % OF ALL INTERNSHIPS ARE UNPAID >1000 <1000 <200 <500 <200 43% 8,3 % 22,4 % 12,2 % 10,6 % 3,5 % Average payment in € per month Evaluation's contribution in % 3 290€ AVERAGE EARNINGS 188€ 290€ DISSATISFIED SATISFIED INTERNS ALL INTERNS INTERNS AVERAGE WORK HOURS OF 8 HOURS Average payment per month 78h 7,7 h 7,75h DISSATISFIED SATISFIED INTERNS INTERNS ALL INTERNS LOW SALARY IS A REASONS Average working hours per day FOR FRUSTRATION, LONG WORKING HOURS ARE NOT 45,9% 429 18,5% <1000 <200 39,5% 36,5% 33,5% 10 h Percentage of dissatisfied interns SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN INDUSTRIES Percentage of Percentage of unpaid internships Average working hours per day dissatisfied interns P3 13,6 % 12,1% 14,7% 8,5% 7,4% 12,4% 6,7h 6,2h 7,0h 12,1 % Consumer goods industry 13,6 % Insurances 7,4% Consultancies 8,5% Consumer goods industry 12,4 % Internet/Multimedia 6,2h Education 6,7h Public administration 7.0h Pharmaceutics/Chemistry/ 14,7 % Telecommunications Medical Technology 57,3 % Metal processing 53,8 % Catering/Tourism 45,5 % Logistics/Transport 81,7 % Health 8,9 h Consultancies 80,3 % Public administration 8,3 h Consumer goods industry 79,9 % Education 8,2 h Building industry/ Architecture POSITIVE WORKING ATMOSPHERE IN COMPANIES THAT PROVIDE INTERNSHIPS 58,2% 45,6% 41,7% Career opportunities Learning success Appreciation of their work 35,9% 22,9% 19,5% Tasks Assistance Working atmosphere 8. Percentage of dissatisfied interns in % A LONGER INTERNSHIP PAYS OFF 7 WEEKS И ИИ 11 WEEKS 10 WEEKS DISSATISFIED SATISFIED INTERNS INTERNS ALL INTERNS Average period of internship in weeks MANDATORY INTERNSHIP NOT SATISFACTORY l,9% Cal,2% 27,5% Internships during highschool Mandatory pre-college Internship during internship college 227% 20,7 % 18,9% Other Working Voluntary internship internship student 10 Percentage of dissatisfied interns in % HIGH DISSATISFACTION IN THE RUHR AREA meinpraktikum.de finde, was zu dir passt FIND OUT MORE IN OUR »PRAKTIKANTENREPORT 2012« AT MEINPRAKTIKUM.DE/PRAKTIKANTENREPORT ......