In 2022 the Bertelsmann Stiftung analyzed more than 48 million online job advertisements in Germany. Einsatzbereitschaft, commitment, was required in nearly half of them. Teamfähigkeit, the ability to work in a team, appeared in just under a third. Selbstständigkeit, independence, appeared in a quarter. The same word returns when the job ends. A very good German work reference says: Er arbeitete stets sehr selbstständig, zuverlässig und verantwortungsbewusst. He always worked very independently, reliably and responsibly.