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Do not limit your search to just a few job boards. As it costs companies more to promote on larger job boards, lots of business select to market on smaller sized, less popular listing websites. Many smaller sized start-ups even pick to publish on Facebook groups as these listings tend to be complimentary.

The bigger task boards are clearly even more popular, and therefore can be even more competitive. If you spread your time uniformly between large task boards, smaller listing sites and Facebook groups, you will get excellent coverage of the opportunities that are out there. To help you, we have compiled a list of our favourite job boards in Germany.

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

Get a German phone number as soon as possible and list this on your CV along with your German address. The more indication you can offer to hiring managers/recruiters that you are serious and dedicated to residing in Germany (and are currently in the country) the much better - a German number and address is an easy and reliable way to do this!

If applying from overseas, using your global number is no issue and is far better than providing no number at all. Make certain you include the international 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 out open applications. If you have an interest in a particular business or field, but there are not any appropriate functions advertised, do not think twice to send out in your CV and cover letter detailing why you wish to work for that specific company and what you could use.

While this may seem quite speculative, it might well settle in the long term. We have actually found this approach to be specifically successful in the hospitality sector - if you are looking for a hospitality job in Berlin, we recommend sending open applications to all of the hospitality companies listed here and you will likely get some favorable reactions!

✅ Knowledge of the German job market

Recruiters/hiring supervisors in Germany are animals of familiarity and expect to see certain things in your application. This generally connects to your CV, which must abide by a 'German-style'. For some CV tips, employment see the CV area below.

✅ Apply to various kinds of function

Berlin has a really high percentage of part-time jobs in addition to a growing freelance market. Rather than limit your search to full-time positions, consider other positions that may enable 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 way of covering your living expenditures - these might not be open to you if you require a work visa to live in Germany but are a certain alternative for EU/EEA residents and those on a Working Holiday/Youth Mobility Visa.

✅ Always go to the source

If you see a job promoted on a job board, it is most likely that the company will have other tasks advertised in other places. Always keep in mind to examine each business's own career page for complete listings of offered jobs in Berlin as they will likely only promote a handful of their openings on external job boards.

Using our business listings, you can easily discover your way to business' own career pages.

✅ Network, network, network

Network wherever and whenever possible whether it be at task fairs, recruitment events or industry meetups. You can find networking occasions noted on Eventbrite and on Meetup.

Other excellent networking arenas are the city's numerous co-working spaces, which host a big number of events and . The similarity Factory Berlin, Betahaus and Sankt Oberholz are excellent domains for interacting with freelance experts and start-up business owners.

Job-related Facebook groups in Berlin are also a terrific place to come into contact with local employers, recruiters, hiring supervisors, etc who will often publish openings, short articles and blog posts in these groups.

✅ Provide extensive applications

Rather than simply draining applications for any task you can discover in Berlin, take time over each application to guarantee that it is adapted to the function obtained. Extra time for changing your CV to the role and ensure you write a cover letter that is plainly connected to the task description and requirements.

As a minimum, send a CV and cover letter, but likewise supply written recommendations, links to personal websites and portfolios if these pertain to the position.

✅ Search wise

When searching job boards, do not just utilize 'English' as a keyword as this will only bring up a limited selection of English tasks. Also search using English terms related to the function you are browsing for, e.g. look for 'Client service' or 'Content Manager'. Varying the English keyword mixes will bring up a much more comprehensive series of search engine result.

✅ Referrals

Most huge companies in Berlin use generous referral perks for employees who refer candidates for positions. These are normally EUR1000 - 2000 benefits per recommendation that is employed.

Therefore, a shrewd technique can be to ask a worker (through LinkedIn) at a company that you wish to work for to refer you for a position. Due to the financial incentive, a lot of employees will enjoy to refer you and this will usually guarantee that your application is prioritised by an employing manager/recruiter.

✅ Tracking

Monitor all your applications on a spreadsheet with the date you used, who the recruiter/hiring is and any other essential info. This will help you track your applications for following up with business.