Should I apply to Germany as well?

Question

Hey guys. Got a new dilemma here!

I am an international student from a non eu country and received an offer from Edinburgh for undergraduate economics.Now what I wanted to know is that when I am applying for internships and possibly even jobs at investment banks can I apply to investment banks in Germany?As a student from one country studying in another can I apply in a third country Germany or do they have some rules on hiring foreigners?
One thing that I can mention in my favor is that I am quite fluent in German.

Any feedback is really appreciated.Thanks in advance.

Gumball3000 · Accepted Answer

You are a student in the EU, let's assume for a moment this won't change (regardless of BREXIT). I think you should apply!
I would look into the following groups, they might have a focus on more experienced professionals; ask anyway.

http://www.germany-visa.org/training-internship-visa/

http://www.young-germany.de/topic/work/applying-for-a-work-visa-in-germ…

There are plenty of foreigners without any language skills in Germany and they all managed to get a visa and jobs. It should be easier for you with German language skills.
Also contact the Zurich based banks, UBS, CS, etc

Gumball3000 · Answer

Main focus: Germany, Switzerland
smaller finance focus, but also possible: Liechtenstein, Austria, parts of Belgium, Luxembourg

Gumball3000 · Answer

The biggest advantage I could see in my career was the cultural relationship or connection. Say, you work at an American firm, but before/during your interview you figure out your line manager is from Russia. You happen to speak the Russian language  and also visited quite often. You know the culture as well and, after having done your homework before meeting him, you two hit it off. Chances are high he will remember you and might hire you because you two have something in common.

This scenario actually happened twice in my life (with different companies and languages).

Gumball3000 · Answer

It depends. I invested many years into language learning, including travel to the countries, living there, learning about the culture and meeting the locals. The issues is there is a finite amount of reward for this kind of knowledge, especially in finance. If you are comfortable and capable of leading a business discussion in a professional setting, you should be good to go. You also need to find an employer/dept/job that requires such a skill set, the lingua franca in finance is English though. 
Do you know which employer or finance area you have an interest in?

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