Get lucky, Move to a big country
A good student (with the same IQ, results, etc...) in Portugal and in Germany has very different prospects.
why?
Because with Globalization & Internet people want the best in the world. In Portugal there are very few products that are sold everywhere in the world. Perhaps corks & some wine. All the rest we buy from the best. My kids want a Playstation, an I-Phone (they don't have), drink Coke, and eat horrible fast food. I want the best bicycle (Specialized) the best shoes (SIDI ), etc... I buy books from Amazon. If i want to learn about Anything i just listen to a video from the best teacher for free online.
With information why not to buy the best in class. The best in the world?
Germans & American companies strive to produce the best in the world, and often they manage it. With size they can afford to do more research and be even better. They can pay and hire the best.
In a small country the local producer that thinks about the local market when their clients get smart is doomed.
Think Global or die. All the companies that think local probably will die when clients get smart.
So the best students in Portugal are moving to work for the best companies in the world even if they work from Portugal. In Portugal we have mostly companies thinking about the Portuguese market & the Portuguese client. And these are shrinking with their business. Almost all Portuguese companies want to let go most of their workforce.
What to do? work in protected industries (no competition from abroad), tourism, hairdresser, mechanic, all things manual or move to work for companies that think Global and are still growing.
Big get Bigger is the name of the Game.
There are almost no BIG companies in small countries. There was NOKIA (not anymore) and some other miracles but unfortunately the BIG get Bigger is not stopping!
Get Lucky means to move to places where to have a good job is not a miracle just normal.
to do that you must work for a company that was a good product or a good brand (probably both)
PS You can stay in your country & represent some foreign product that is going to kill the local producer (almost forgot this classic business)
If you are a good football player like FIGO & Ronaldo both from my club SPORTING Lisbon if you want to make money and win the champions it's better to move to the clubs that want to win everything. And they will. Like in Business BIG get Bigger is the trend in Football.
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