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How to find a Job In Berlin
Greg is the co-founder of GermanTechJobs.de.
This guide assists you discover a task in Berlin, from finding job listings to your very first day at work.
On this page
1. Before your task search Can you operate in Germany?
Do you require to speak German?
The length of time does it take to get hired?
Salaries in Germany
General task search
English-speaking tasks
Tech jobs
Creative tasks: media, communications, style
Startup tasks
Internships, temperature work and minijobs
Freelance work
Restaurant jobs
German resumes
Cover letters
The phone screen
The technical interview
Meet the group
Salary negotiation
The task contract
Things your employer needs
Things you need to know
Career training
Before your job search
Can you operate in Germany?
If you are not a person of the EU, EEA or Switzerland, you need a home permit to work in Germany. You can get a work visa or a Blue Card, for instance. There may be a minimum salary or education requirement.
Do you require to speak German?
No, but it helps. You can discover English-speaking jobs, but a lot of companies desire German speakers.
If you don’t speak German, you can still find 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 require to speak German in Berlin?
How long does it require to get hired?
A couple of months. Even if you discover a task quickly, the employing process is extremely slow.
Know just how much you ought to make, and just how much taxes you should pay. This assists you work out a much better salary.
Calculate your income tax
1. Look for tasks
General job search
Indeed.com – Job search engine. You can filter by language and set signals.
LinkedIn – Networking website with a big jobs area. 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 listing site. Made in Berlin.
ArbeitNow – Job noting website. Made in Berlin.
Jobted
Xing – Similar to LinkedIn. You can’t filter by language.
Glassdoor – Company evaluations, salary reports and task listings. You need an account.
English-speaking tasks
These websites only have English-speaking jobs, or let you filter by language:
Berlin Startup Jobs – Most jobs are in English-speaking workplaces
Englishjobs.de – Only English-speaking jobs
JobsInBerlin.eu – You can filter jobs by language
Jobs – You can filter jobs by language and wage
The Local jobs – Run by a popular English-speaking newspaper
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 jobs in start-ups and tech companies
Administrator/ Web Entickler/ Entwickler Jobs – German-speaking tech jobs
Imagine Foundation – They assist software application developers from developing nations find a task and get worked with
Creative tasks: media, communications, style
dasauge (in German) – Media-related tasks
Mediengestalter Jobs (in German) – Creative jobs
Startup tasks
Berlin Startup Jobs – English-speaking tasks in start-ups 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 startup job 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, temperature work and referall.us 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 temperature work company.
Randstad (in German) – Large temperature work agency.
Craigslist – Most job listings are for restaurants and cafés
Freelance work
Berlin Freelancers – Facebook group, 25,000+ members
Restaurant tasks
Berlin Food Stories – Restaurant jobs in Berlin.
Huntler – English-speaking restaurant tasks in Berlin
2. Make an application for jobs
German resumes
German CVs are longer than American resumes. They include your date of birth, your citizenship and an image of you.1 You ought to go to a picture studio and get an expert picture for your resume. A profession coach can assist you write a much better resume.
Useful links:
How to compose a German resume – HalloGermany.
German resume examples – Imagine foundation.
Resume checklist – Imagine structure.
Lingoking – Translate your resume to German
Cover letters
Include a short cover letter (Anschreiben) with your application. It’s a personal intro. It explains who you are, what you do, why you look for this job, and why they should hire you.
Don’t send out the same cover letter to everybody. Do your research, and personalise the letter for each task deal. Keep it short and easy to read. Get feedback from other people before you send it. A career 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 task interview
In Germany, the interview process is extremely long. It can take a few weeks, and even a couple of months. You may have multiple interviews with various individuals. It depends upon the business and the job. You require a lot of time for this.
The phone screen
The interview procedure starts with a brief call. A recruiter or hiring manager will ask you a few concerns. They will try to comprehend who you are, what you want, and how you fit the task deal. It’s a simple check before they welcome you for an interview.
How to prepare – Imagine Foundation
The technical interview
Most tech companies have technical interviews or coding challenges. They validate that you know how to do your job.
Technical interviews are different at every company. They may ask you technical questions, ask you to fix an issue during the interview, or finish a technical obstacle in the house. Some business do not have technical interviews.
Meet the group
Most companies have a group interview. You fulfill your future team to see if you work well together. This interview is more relaxed. You may simply talk with the group, or have lunch together.
4. The task offer
After your interview, the business can make a job offer.
Salary negotiation
After you get the job deal, you can work out a much better wage. You can likewise ask for things like a relocation reward or more getaway days.
Salaries in Germany
The job agreement
Read your task contract carefully. If your employer assured something to you throughout the interview, confirm that it remains in your agreement. Only sign the agreement if you agree with everything. Send the signed agreement by email or by post.
If you are not exactly sure about your agreement, request for aid or speak to an attorney.
5. Get a house license
If you are not a resident of the EU, EEA or Switzerland, you require a house permit to live in Germany. Sometimes, you should wait on your home authorization to start working. It can take a couple of months.
How to get a residence authorization
If you already have a home license, you might require the Ausländerbehörde’s consent to alter tasks. Sometimes, you can start your brand-new job instantly. Sometimes, you must wait for your new house authorization. This can take a couple of weeks.
How to change tasks
6. Start working
Things your company requires
During your first month at a new business, your employer requires a couple of things:
A checking account.
Your employer will pay you by bank transfer. For this, you need a checking account that supports SEPA transfers. Any European checking account will work.
Your tax ID (Steueridentifikationsnummer).
You get a tax ID when you register your address for the 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 details.
Your health insurance coverage number (Krankenversicherungsnummer).
You get a Krankenversicherungsnummer 2 to 7 days after you pick health insurance coverage. Your employer needs this number to take medical insurance payments from your salary. Your company can choose health insurance coverage for you, but it’s a bad concept. Ask a broker to assist you choose, it’s free.
Your social insurance number (Sozialversicherungsnummer).
If you have public health insurance coverage, you get this number immediately in the mail. If you have personal medical insurance, you need to use for it. Your company can in some cases assist you with this. – How to get a social insurance number
Your company can’t need an address registration certificate.5
Things you should understand
In Germany, most individuals are paid when each month, normally on the 1st or 15th day of the month. You get your very first income after 30 or 45 days after you start working. You typically make money by bank transfer.
Most workers in Germany are paid by bank transfer when monthly, on the first day of the month.4 Your employer takes wage tax, health insurance, pension insurance coverage and joblessness insurance coverage from your paycheck.
Income tax calculator
How taxes work
During your very first 6 months at a brand-new business, you remain in your probation period (Probezeit). 2 During that time, it’s much easier to get fired. It’s also harder to find an apartment, since you don’t have a steady job.
How does the probation period work?
All staff members in Germany get paid holiday days, and paid ill leave. You do not deal with public vacations, but you still get paid.
How to take vacations
What to do when you are sick
7. Make a tax declaration
Many of your task search costs are tax-deductible:3
Relocation expenses
If you move more detailed to your brand-new task, you can deduct your moving costs
Job search expenses
Coaching, resume writing, expert images, translations, printing costs, job search services …
Travel costs.
Fuel, train tickets, hotels, meals and parking fees to go to task interviews.
If you started operating in the middle of the year, you probably paid too much income tax. Make a tax declaration to reduce your income tax, and get some refund.
Need assistance?
Where to get help about work
Career coaching
These people can help you get worked with. For instance, they can examine your resume and cover letter. Their charge is tax-deductible.