📋 Tender Overview
Concrete help for a new beginning Deutsche Bahn the Federal Employment Agency and the foundation of 1. FC Kln welcomed Ukrainian refugees today in the DB careers advice center at Cologne Central Station. The women fled the war in their home country in March and are now being cared for by employees of the foundation in Cologne. In the new advice center Deutsche Bahn and its cooperation partner the Federal Employment Agency offer help and information for starting a career at DB and in the German job market. There is also support via the hotline.The first job offers have already been made. In addition around 400 conversations were held nationwide by telephone and on site.Martin Seiler Board Member for Human Resources and Legal Affairs at DB The fate of the Ukrainian refugees touches us deeply. The DB immediately started the largest aid campaign in its history. This also includes job counseling and recruitment. We have already been able to make an offer to several highly qualified engineers and hire a translator here in Cologne. And we are happy to be able to provide concrete help quickly and unbureaucratically with the Federal Employment Agency and the 1. FC Kln foundation. DB has 500 different job profiles and we are confident that we can offer many job seekers secure prospects.dr Werner Wolf President of 1. FC Kln We are pleased that we can continue to contribute to enabling Ukrainian refugees to have a decent stay and to integrate them into society in the long term.Bianca Cristal Director of Labor Market Management at the North Rhine-Westphalia Regional Directorate of the Federal Employment Agency Many Ukrainian refugees have had to go through terrible things in the past few weeks. Humanitarian aid is now the priority for them. But many will soon take the second step and want to regain structure and normality for themselves and their children by taking up work. As a job center and employment agency we want to lend a hand with good advice and placement. Together we will successfully master the path of integration into the labor market. That is why we are pleased about the opportunity to approach the Ukrainian refugees in central locations with Deutsche Bahn in Cologne Frankfurt and Berlin. For us this is an important sign of solidarity.Counseling for refugeesDeutsche Bahn and the Federal Agency opened advice centers in Cologne Berlin and Frankfurt in the first week of April. Labor market experts from DB and BA are available on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for personal discussions on career prospects in Germany. They answer questions about work residence and the application process. DB also provides information on specific jobs in the company and provides support with applications. New colleagues receive a language course if required. Advice is given in Russian and Ukrainian or with the help of interpreters on site. Pre-registration is not required.A DB telephone hotline also offers personal advice on rail jobs. She can be reached Monday to Friday between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. on 49 030 297 34949. There DB employees explain the first steps on the German job market for concrete entry opportunities at DB.