Do not limit your search to simply a couple of job boards. As it costs business more to market on bigger task boards, numerous companies select to advertise on smaller sized, less popular listing sites. Many smaller start-ups even pick to publish on Facebook groups as these listings tend to be free.

The larger task boards are clearly even more popular, and for that reason can be much more competitive. If you spread your time equally between large job boards, smaller sized listing sites and Facebook groups, you will get excellent coverage of the chances that are out there. To assist you, we have assembled a list of our preferred task boards in Germany.

✅ Get a German number and list your German address on your CV

Get a German contact number as quickly as possible and list this on your CV along with your German address. The more indicator you can offer to working with managers/recruiters that you are serious and committed to living in Germany (and are currently in the country) the much better - a German number and address is a basic and efficient way to do this!

If using from overseas, utilizing your global number is no issue and is far better than supplying no number at all. Make sure you consist of the worldwide calling code to make it as simple as possible for working with managers/recruiters to acquire you.

✅ Open applications

It prevails in Germany to send open applications. If you are interested in a certain business or field, but there are not any appropriate roles promoted, do not be reluctant to send out in your CV and cover letter detailing why you would like to work for that particular business and what you could provide.

While this might appear rather speculative, it may well settle in the long term. We have discovered this approach to be specifically successful in the hospitality sector - if you are trying to find a hospitality job in Berlin, we suggest sending out open applications to all of the hospitality services listed here and you will likely get some favorable reactions!

✅ Knowledge of the German job market

Recruiters/hiring supervisors in Germany are creatures of familiarity and expect to see specific things in your application. This mainly connects to your CV, which need to comply with a ‘German-style’. For some CV suggestions, see the CV area below.

✅ Apply to various kinds of role

Berlin has a really high proportion of part-time jobs in addition to a growing freelance market. Instead of limit your search to full-time positions, think about other positions that might permit you to get your foot in the door with a company.

In Germany, there are also a a great deal of ‘mini-jobs’, which pay under EUR450 a month and are exempt from earnings tax. A number of mini-jobs held at the same time can work as a method of covering your living expenditures - these may not be open to you if you require a work visa to live in Germany but are a certain option for EU/EEA people and those on a Working Holiday/Youth Mobility Visa.

✅ Always go to the source

If you see a task marketed on a job board, it is likely that the business will have other tasks promoted somewhere else. Always keep in mind to examine each business’s own career page for complete listings of available tasks in Berlin as they will likely only market a handful of their openings on external task boards.

Using our company listings, you can quickly find your method to companies’ own career pages.

✅ Network, network, network

any place and whenever possible whether it be at job fairs, recruitment events or industry meetups. You can discover networking events noted on Eventbrite and on Meetup.

Other excellent networking arenas are the city’s many co-working areas, which host a big number of events and workshops. The likes of Factory Berlin, Betahaus and Sankt Oberholz are excellent domains for connecting with freelance professionals and start-up business owners.

Job-related Facebook groups in Berlin are also a terrific location to come into contact with regional companies, recruiters, employing supervisors, and so on who will frequently publish openings, employment posts and article in these groups.

✅ Provide thorough applications

Rather than merely draining applications for any task you can discover in Berlin, take some time over each application to ensure that it is adapted to the role got. Spare time for changing your CV to the function and ensure you compose a cover letter that is plainly linked to the task description and requirements.

As a minimum, submit a CV and cover letter, however also offer written referrals, links to individual websites and portfolios if these relate to the position.

✅ Search clever

When searching job boards, do not just utilize ‘English’ as a keyword as this will just bring up a minimal selection of English jobs. Also search using English terms associated to the role you are searching for, employment e.g. look for ‘Customer care’ or ‘Content Manager’. Varying the English keyword combinations will raise a much more comprehensive variety of search engine result.

✅ Referrals

Most big companies in Berlin use generous referral rewards for staff members who refer candidates for positions. These are usually EUR1000 - 2000 bonus offers per referral that is employed.

Therefore, a shrewd method can be to ask an employee (by means of LinkedIn) at a company that you want to work for to refer you for a position. Due to the monetary incentive, a lot of staff members will enjoy to refer you and this will generally ensure that your application is prioritised by an employing manager/recruiter.

✅ Tracking

Keep an eye on all your applications on a spreadsheet with the date you used, who the recruiter/hiring is and any other crucial info. This will assist you keep an eye on your applications for following up with business.