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How to Discover a Job In Berlin
Greg is the co-founder of GermanTechJobs.de.
This guide helps you discover a job in Berlin, from finding task listings to your first day at work.
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1. Before your job search Can you work in Germany?
Do you require to speak German?
How long does it take to get employed?
Salaries in Germany
General task search
English-speaking tasks
Tech jobs
Creative jobs: media, communications, design
Startup tasks
Internships, temperature work and minijobs
Freelance work
Restaurant jobs
German resumes
Cover letters
The phone screen
The technical interview
Meet the team
Salary negotiation
The job agreement
Things your company needs
Things you must know
Career training
Before your job search
Can you work in Germany?
If you are not a person of the EU, EEA or Switzerland, you need a house license to work in Germany. You can get a work visa or a Blue Card, for instance. There may be a minimum income or education requirement.
Do you require to speak German?
No, but it helps. You can find English-speaking tasks, but most business want German speakers.
If you do not speak German, you can still discover tasks in …
Tech business
– Companies with English-speaking workplaces
– Delivery services like Lieferando, Wolt and Flink
– Client service and call centres
– Restaurants and bars
Do you need to speak German in Berlin?
How long does it take to get employed?
A couple of months. Even if you find a job quickly, the employing procedure is extremely sluggish.
Know just how much you need to earn, and how much taxes you need to pay. This helps you negotiate a much better salary.
Calculate your earnings tax
1. Search for tasks
General job search
Indeed.com – Job online search engine. You can filter by language and set notifies.
LinkedIn – Networking website with a huge tasks section. Preferred.
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 noting website. Made in Berlin.
ArbeitNow – Job listing website. Made in Berlin.
Jobted
Xing – Similar to LinkedIn. You can’t filter by language.
Glassdoor – Company reviews, salary reports and task listings. You require an account.
English-speaking jobs
These websites just have English-speaking tasks, 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 tasks by language
Germany Startup Jobs – You can filter tasks by language and salary
The Local tasks – Run by a popular English-speaking paper
Jobted
English-speaking jobs in Berlin – Facebook group, 89,000+ members
English tasks in Berlin – Facebook group, 43,000+ members
Tech jobs
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 tasks
Imagine Foundation – They help software application developers from establishing countries discover a job and get hired
Creative tasks: media, interactions, design
dasauge (in German) – Media-related jobs
Mediengestalter Jobs (in German) – Creative tasks
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 website for entrepreneurs. You can filter by language.
Wellfound – International start-up task portal.
Germany Startup Jobs – You can filter jobs by language and salary.
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 temp work company.
Manpower (in German) – Large temp work firm.
Randstad (in German) – Large temp work company.
Craigslist – Most job listings are for restaurants and cafés
Freelance work
Berlin Freelancers – Facebook group, 25,000+ members
Restaurant tasks
Berlin Food Stories – Restaurant tasks in Berlin.
Huntler – English-speaking dining establishment jobs in Berlin
2. Request tasks
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 picture studio and get an expert picture for your resume. A career coach can help you write a much 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 short cover letter (Anschreiben) with your application. It’s a personal introduction. It explains who you are, what you do, why you apply for this job, and why they need to employ you.
Don’t send out the exact same cover letter to everybody. Do your research, and personalise the letter for each job deal. Keep it brief and easy to check out. Get feedback from other individuals before you send it. A career coach can help you compose better cover letters.
How to write a German cover letter – HalloGermany.
Advice for cover letters with examples – Hacker News
3. The task interview
In Germany, the interview procedure is long. It can take a few weeks, and even a few months. You may have multiple interviews with different people. It depends on the company and the job. You require a lot of time for this.
The phone screen
The interview process begins with a short call. An employer or hiring supervisor will ask you a few questions. They will attempt to comprehend who you are, what you want, and how you fit the task deal. It’s a basic check before they welcome you for an interview.
How to prepare – Imagine Foundation
The technical interview
Most tech business have technical interviews or coding obstacles. They confirm that you know how to do your task.
Technical interviews are different at every business. They may ask you technical concerns, ask you to fix an issue during the interview, or finish a technical difficulty in your home. Some business don’t have technical interviews.
Meet the team
Most companies have a team interview. You fulfill your future group to see if you work well together. This interview is more relaxed. You might just talk with the group, or have lunch together.
4. The job offer
After your interview, the company can make a task deal.
Salary negotiation
After you get the job offer, you can work out a much better income. You can also request for things like a relocation benefit or more trip days.
Salaries in Germany
The job contract
Read your job contract thoroughly. If your company assured something to you throughout the interview, validate that it remains in your contract. Only sign the contract if you agree with whatever. Send the signed agreement by email or by post.
If you are not exactly sure about your agreement, request assistance or talk to an attorney.
5. Get a house license
If you are not a citizen of the EU, EEA or Switzerland, you a house license to reside in Germany. Sometimes, you need to await your house permit to begin working. It can take a couple of months.
How to get a house authorization
If you already have a home authorization, you may require the Ausländerbehörde’s permission to alter tasks. Sometimes, you can start your brand-new job immediately. Sometimes, you must wait on your brand-new home permit. This can take a couple of weeks.
How to change tasks
6. Start working
Things your company needs
During your first month at a brand-new company, your company needs a few things:
A bank account.
Your company will pay you by bank transfer. For this, you need a checking 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 medical insurance number (Krankenversicherungsnummer).
You get a Krankenversicherungsnummer 2 to 7 days after you pick health insurance. Your company needs this number to take health insurance coverage payments from your income. Your employer can choose medical insurance for you, however it’s a bad idea. Ask a broker to help you pick, it’s complimentary.
Your social insurance number (Sozialversicherungsnummer).
If you have public health insurance coverage, you get this number instantly in the mail. If you have private medical insurance, you should request it. Your employer can often assist you with this. – How to get a social insurance number
Your company can’t require an address registration certificate.5
Things you must know
In Germany, many individuals are paid when per month, usually on the 1st or 15th day of the month. You get your very first paycheck after 30 or 45 days after you start working. You generally earn money by bank transfer.
Most employees in Germany are paid by bank transfer as soon as per month, on the very first day of the month.4 Your company takes wage tax, medical insurance, pension insurance and unemployment insurance from your income.
Income tax calculator
How taxes work
During your very first 6 months at a brand-new company, you are in your probation period (Probezeit). 2 During that time, it’s easier to get fired. It’s likewise more difficult to discover a home, because you do not have a stable task.
How does the probation period work?
All employees in Germany get paid trip days, and paid ill leave. You do not work on public vacations, employment however you still make money.
How to take getaways
What to do when you are sick
7. Make a tax declaration
A lot of your job search costs are tax-deductible:3
Relocation expenses
If you move more detailed to your brand-new task, employment you can subtract your moving expenses
Job search costs
Coaching, resume writing, professional pictures, translations, printing expenses, job search services …
Travel costs.
Fuel, train tickets, hotels, meals and parking fees to go to job interviews.
If you began operating in the middle of the year, you most likely paid too much income tax. Make a tax declaration to reduce your earnings tax, and get some money back.
Need aid?
Where to get help about work
Career coaching
These people can assist you get employed. For instance, they can evaluate your resume and employment cover letter. Their cost is tax-deductible.