Career magazine

Articles and interviews

How does the future of work look like? Will technologies and digitalization lead to unemployment or will it relieve us by providing us more time for “better” activities? Our infographics shows interesting facts and figures about the future of work.

Essay employment

New ways to tackle the global jobs crisis

Work is the best way to reduce poverty – yet more than one billion people have no job or are underemployed. In the fight against rising unemployment, new approaches and policy ideas are needed, explains David Robalino, a labour market expert at the World Bank.

Ten facts about the job market in Germany

How many people are in gainful employment and where do they work? Here are some key facts, and a surprising number relating to the “industrious Germans”.

Smart jobs

Workplace digitalization is creating new jobs

A doctor without a surgery, a secretary without an office – workplace digitalization is creating new professions. Here are three examples.

How are companies equipping themselves for the digital age?

Digitalisation, automation, artificial intelligence ... The future of work is a hot topic in Germany. But what is the international perspective? The Alumniportal Deutschland asked experts in Kenya and Spain about the preparations local companies are making.