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Greg is the co-founder of GermanTechJobs.de.

This guide assists you discover a job in Berlin, from finding job listings to your very first day at work.

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1. Before your job search Can you operate in Germany?
Do you need to speak German?
How long does it take to get employed?
Salaries in Germany
General job search
English-speaking tasks
Tech tasks
Creative jobs: media, communications, style
Startup jobs
Internships, temperature work and minijobs
Freelance work
Restaurant tasks
German resumes
Cover letters
The phone screen
The technical interview
Meet the team
Salary settlement
The task contract
Things your employer requires
Things you need to understand
Career coaching
Before your job search

Can you work in Germany?

If you are not a person of the EU, EEA or Switzerland, you require a house authorization to work in Germany. You can get a work visa or a Blue Card, for instance. There might be a minimum salary or education requirement.

Do you need to speak German?

No, however it assists. You can find English-speaking jobs, but the majority of business want German speakers.

If you don't speak German, you can still find jobs in ...

Tech companies
- Companies with English-speaking offices
- Delivery services like Lieferando, Wolt and Flink
- Customer service and call centres
- Restaurants and bars

Do you require to speak German in Berlin?

The length of time does it take to get hired?

A couple of months. Even if you find a task rapidly, the employing process is really sluggish.

Know just how much you need to earn, and just how much taxes you must pay. This helps you negotiate a better salary.

Calculate your income tax

1. Search for jobs

General task search

Indeed.com - Job search engine. You can filter by language and set alerts.
LinkedIn - Networking website with a huge tasks area. Very popular.
Jobsuche der Bundesagentur (in German) - Run by the Agentur für Arbeit
Talent Berlin - Run by the state of Berlin. You can't filter by language.
HeyJobs - Job listing site. Made in Berlin.
ArbeitNow - Job noting site. Made in Berlin.
Jobted
Xing - Similar to LinkedIn. You can't filter by language.
Glassdoor - Company reviews, income reports and task listings. You require an account.

English-speaking jobs

These sites only have English-speaking tasks, employment or let you filter by language:

Berlin Startup Jobs - Most jobs remain in English-speaking offices
Englishjobs.de - Only English-speaking tasks
JobsInBerlin.eu - You can filter jobs by language
Germany Startup Jobs - You can filter jobs by language and wage
The Local jobs - Run by a popular English-speaking paper
Jobted
English-speaking jobs in Berlin - Facebook group, 89,000+ members
English jobs in Berlin - Facebook group, 43,000+ members

Tech tasks

GermanTechJobs - You can filter by language and innovation.
Berlin Startup Jobs - English-speaking tasks in start-ups and tech business
Administrator/ Web Entickler/ Entwickler Jobs - German-speaking tech jobs
Imagine Foundation - They help software application developers from developing countries find a task and get employed

Creative jobs: media, communications, design

dasauge (in German) - Media-related tasks
Mediengestalter Jobs (in German) - Creative jobs

Startup tasks

Berlin Startup Jobs - English-speaking jobs in startups and tech companies
Startup Sucht (in German).
tbd * task board (in German) - tbd * is a site for entrepreneurs. You can filter by language.
Wellfound - International start-up job portal.
Germany Startup Jobs - You can filter jobs by language and income.
Berlin Startup Jobs - Facebook group, 56,000+ members.
Berlin Startup Jobs, Internships & Co-founders - Facebook group, 14,000+ members

Internships, temp work and minijobs

Zenjobs.
BSIG - Berlin Startup Internships - Facebook group, 10,000+ members.
Foreign Young Professionals in Berlin - Facebook group, 8,000+ members.
Jobsuche der Bundesagentur (in German) - Run by the Agentur für Arbeit. Has a filter for internships.
Adecco (in German) - Large temperature work agency.
Manpower (in German) - Large temperature work firm.
Randstad (in German) - Large temp work company.
Craigslist - Most job listings are for dining establishments and cafés

Freelance work

Berlin Freelancers - Facebook group, 25,000+ members

Restaurant jobs

Berlin Food Stories - Restaurant tasks in Berlin.
Huntler - English-speaking dining establishment tasks in Berlin

2. Get jobs

German resumes

German CVs are longer than American resumes. They include your date of birth, your citizenship and a photo of you.1 You must go to a photo studio and get an expert picture for your resume. A career coach can assist you compose a better resume.

Useful links:

How to compose a German resume - HalloGermany.
German resume examples - Imagine foundation.
Resume checklist - Imagine foundation.
Lingoking - Translate your resume to German

Cover letters

Include a brief cover letter (Anschreiben) with your application. It's an individual intro. It describes who you are, what you do, why you request this job, and why they must employ you.

Don't send the exact same cover letter to everyone. Do your research, and personalise the letter for each task offer. Keep it short and easy to check out. Get feedback from other individuals before you send it. A profession coach can help you write better cover letters.

How to compose a German cover letter - HalloGermany.
Advice for cover letters with examples - Hacker News

3. The job interview

In Germany, the interview process is extremely long. It can take a few weeks, and even a few months. You may have numerous interviews with different people. It depends upon the company and the job. You require a great deal of time for this.

The phone screen

The interview procedure starts with a brief call. An employer or hiring supervisor will ask you a few concerns. They will try to understand who you are, what you want, and how you fit the task deal. It's an easy check before they invite you for an interview.

How to prepare - Imagine Foundation

The technical interview

Most tech companies have technical interviews or coding difficulties. They verify that you know how to do your job.

Technical interviews are different at every company. They may ask you technical questions, ask you to resolve a problem during the interview, or finish a technical difficulty in your home. Some companies don't have technical interviews.

Meet the team

Most business have a team interview. You satisfy your future team to see if you work well together. This interview is more unwinded. You might just talk with the group, or have lunch together.

4. The task offer

After your interview, the business can make a task offer.

Salary negotiation

After you get the task offer, you can negotiate a better wage. You can likewise request things like a moving perk or more vacation days.

Salaries in Germany

The task contract

Read your job agreement carefully. If your company guaranteed something to you throughout the interview, validate that it remains in your contract. Only sign the agreement if you agree with whatever. Send the signed contract by email or by post.

If you are not exactly sure about your contract, ask for aid or talk with an attorney.

5. Get a home license

If you are not a citizen of the EU, EEA or Switzerland, you require a house permit to live in Germany. Sometimes, you must wait for your residence license to start working. It can take a couple of months.

How to get a home authorization

If you currently have a house permit, you may need the Ausländerbehörde's authorization to alter jobs. Sometimes, you can begin your new task right away. Sometimes, you must wait on your new home authorization. This can take a few weeks.

How to alter jobs

6. Start working

Things your employer needs

During your first month at a brand-new business, your company requires a few things:

A savings account.
Your company will pay you by bank transfer. For this, you require a savings account that supports SEPA transfers. Any European bank account will work.
Your tax ID (Steueridentifikationsnummer).
You get a tax ID when you register your address for the very first time. If you can't register your address, you can still get a tax ID. If you can't get a tax ID, you can still begin working. - More info.
Your health insurance number (Krankenversicherungsnummer).
You get a Krankenversicherungsnummer 2 to 7 days after you pick medical insurance. Your company needs this number to take medical insurance payments from your income. Your employer can pick health insurance coverage for you, however it's a bad concept. Ask a broker to assist you choose, it's totally free.
Your social insurance number (Sozialversicherungsnummer).
If you have public health insurance coverage, you get this number automatically in the mail. If you have private medical insurance, you must look for it. Your company can sometimes help you with this. - How to get a social insurance number

Your company can't need an address registration certificate.5

Things you should know

In Germany, the majority of people are paid as soon as monthly, usually on the 1st or 15th day of the month. You get your first income after 30 or 45 days after you begin working. You generally make money by bank transfer.

Most employees in Germany are paid by bank transfer once each month, on the very first day of the month.4 Your company takes salary tax, medical insurance, pension insurance coverage and unemployment insurance from your paycheck.

Income tax calculator

How taxes work

During your very first 6 months at a new company, you remain in your probation period (Probezeit). 2 During that time, it's much easier to get fired. It's also more difficult to discover a home, because you do not have a steady job.

How does the probation duration work?

All workers in Germany get paid trip days, and paid ill leave. You don't work on public holidays, but you still get paid.

How to take vacations

What to do when you are ill

7. Make a tax declaration

A lot of your job search costs are tax-deductible:3

Relocation costs
If you move better to your new job, you can deduct your moving expenses
Job search expenses
Coaching, resume composing, expert images, translations, printing costs, task search services ...
Travel expenses.
Fuel, train tickets, hotels, meals and parking charges to go to task interviews.

If you began working in the middle of the year, you most likely paid excessive wage tax. Make a tax declaration to reduce your income tax, and get some cash back.

Need assistance?

Where to get help about work

Career coaching

These individuals can assist you get employed. For example, they can examine your resume and cover letter. Their fee is tax-deductible.

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