World of HR: Germany aims to attract skilled workers with Opportunity Card visa

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Germany has 1.57 million job openings and a working-age population that’s expected to drop by at least 2% by 2045.

But thanks to a program called Chancenkarte (or Opportunity Card), German employers in industries including IT, engineering, and healthcare could soon have access to a larger swath of qualified job applicants.

The program, which began on June 1, allows non-European workers to live in Germany for up to a year while they look for a job, EuroNews reported. They will be allowed to work part-time and take on trial jobs, which allow employers and workers to test each other out for up

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