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Federal Office of Administration (BVA) "ein Job beim Staat" ("A job with the state")

The podcast series “ein Job beim Staat” explains why the state is an attractive employer for young people. Employees from various sectors give brief interviews about their work:

  • Ms Dreier: The project group “Smart Borders” covers the automatisation of borders at the BVA. Listen now (in German)
  • Mr Keklik: Change management at the BVA. Listen now (in German)
  • Ms Matschkowski: From trainee to administrative specialist at the BVA. Listen now (in German)

ARD/BR "ICH MACH'S!" ("I’LL DO IT!")

The "Ich mach’s" info series presents a variety of different professions at a federal and federal state level. Brief video reports from daily working life with personal testimonials and info boxes containing the most important data on each skilled occupation make a good information kit for anyone interested:

  • Civil Servant - General Internal Management (Mid-level):

    "Sitting behind the desk is Sebastian Groß, a 25-year-old trainee civil servant. The official title of his future profession is ‘Mid-level civil servant in general internal management’. The residents’ registration office is like the city’s business card." Listen now (in German)

  • Customs Officer (Mid-level Civil Service):

    "Do you have anything to declare?" Anyone who has been through airport checks will have heard this question. Customs officers carry out random checks on passengers in the arrivals area, searching for illegal souvenirs such as protected animal species and fake designer goods. They don’t just work at the airport, though. Customs officers may be deployed in a number of areas. Listen now (in German)

  • Meteorological Service Officer (Mid-level Civil Service):

    "Meteorological service officers measure, collect, examine, document and then prepare meteorological data. Working in the German Army’s geoinformation service in particular involves weather monitoring for the German Army as part of a special civilian service." Listen now (in German)

  • Administrative Specialist in the Federal Administration:

    "Files, figures and legal texts are the daily bread of administrative specialists. They usually work in offices, issue information and draw up official notices. The profession involves a variety of caseworking tasks and organisational activities. Administrative specialists ensure that everything runs smoothly at many agencies, from the Inland Revenue to the Federal Employment Office or Federal Police. Typical assignments include material procurement, wage calculation and customer support." Listen now (in German)

You can find more videos on skilled Federal Government occupations from the series "ICH MACH'S!" (in German) on the website of Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR).

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