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How to find a Task In Berlin
Greg is the co-founder of GermanTechJobs.de.
This guide assists you find a task in Berlin, from discovering job listings to your very first day at work.
On this page
1. Before your job search Can you operate in Germany?
Do you need to speak German?
The length of time does it require to get employed?
Salaries in Germany
General task search
English-speaking jobs
Tech jobs
Creative tasks: media, communications, design
Startup tasks
Internships, temp work and minijobs
Freelance work
Restaurant tasks
German resumes
Cover letters
The phone screen
The technical interview
Meet the team
Salary negotiation
The task contract
Things your company needs
Things you should understand
Career training
Before your task search
Can you work in Germany?
If you are not a person of the EU, EEA or Switzerland, you need a house permit to operate 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 helps. You can discover English-speaking tasks, however most companies desire German speakers.
If you don’t speak German, you can still discover tasks in …
Tech companies
– Companies with English-speaking offices
– Delivery services like Lieferando, Wolt and Flink
– Customer support and call centres
– Restaurants and bars
Do you require to speak German in Berlin?
The length of time does it require to get hired?
A couple of months. Even if you find a job quickly, the hiring procedure is extremely sluggish.
Know just how much you should make, and just how much taxes you need to pay. This assists you negotiate a better wage.
Calculate your earnings tax
1. Look for jobs
General job search
Indeed.com – Job online search engine. You can filter by language and set notifies.
LinkedIn – Networking site with a huge jobs area. Incredibly popular.
Jobsuche der Bundesagentur (in German) – Run by the Agentur fĂĽr Arbeit
Talent Berlin – Run by the state of Berlin. You can’t filter by language.
HeyJobs – Job noting 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, wage reports and task listings. You need an account.
English-speaking jobs
These sites 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 jobs by language and income
The Local jobs – Run by a popular English-speaking newspaper
Jobted
English-speaking tasks 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 technology.
Berlin Startup Jobs – English-speaking tasks in start-ups and tech companies
Administrator/ Web Entickler/ Entwickler Jobs – German-speaking tech jobs
Imagine Foundation – They assist software developers from establishing countries discover a job and get hired
Creative jobs: media, communications, design
dasauge (in German) – Media-related jobs
Mediengestalter Jobs (in German) – Creative jobs
Startup jobs
Berlin Startup Jobs – English-speaking tasks in startups and tech business
Startup Sucht (in German).
tbd * job board (in German) – tbd * is a site for business owners. You can filter by language.
Wellfound – International start-up job portal.
Germany Startup Jobs – You can filter tasks by language and wage.
Berlin Startup Jobs – Facebook group, 56,000+ members.
Berlin Startup Jobs, Internships & Co-founders – Facebook group, 14,000+ members
Internships, temperature 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 fĂĽr Arbeit. Has a filter for internships.
Adecco (in German) – Large temp work agency.
Manpower (in German) – Large temp work firm.
Randstad (in German) – Large temp work agency.
Craigslist – Most task listings are for restaurants and cafĂ©s
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. Obtain 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 must go to a picture studio and referall.us 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 structure.
Resume checklist – Imagine structure.
Lingoking – Translate your resume to German
Cover letters
Include a brief cover letter (Anschreiben) with your application. It’s an individual introduction. It discusses who you are, what you do, why you make an application for this job, and why they ought to hire you.
Don’t send the exact same cover letter to everyone. Do your research study, and personalise the letter for each task offer. Keep it brief and easy to check out. Get feedback from other individuals before you send it. A profession coach can help you write much 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 procedure is very long. It can take a couple of weeks, and even a few months. You might have numerous interviews with various individuals. It depends upon the company and the task. You need a lot of time for this.
The phone screen
The interview process starts with a brief call. An employer or working with supervisor will ask you a couple of questions. They will attempt to understand who you are, what you desire, and how you fit the task offer. It’s a basic check before they welcome you for an interview.
How to prepare – Imagine Foundation
The technical interview
Most tech companies have technical interviews or coding obstacles. They verify that you know how to do your task.
Technical interviews are various at every company. They may ask you technical concerns, ask you to solve an issue during the interview, or finish a technical difficulty at home. Some business don’t have technical interviews.
Meet the team
Most companies have a team interview. You satisfy 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 task deal
After your interview, the business can make a job deal.
Salary settlement
After you get the task offer, you can work out a much better salary. You can likewise request for things like a moving reward or more vacation 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 concur with whatever. Send the signed contract by e-mail or by post.
If you are unsure about your agreement, for help or talk to a lawyer.
5. Get a house authorization
If you are not a person of the EU, EEA or Switzerland, you need a house permit to reside in Germany. Sometimes, you must await your residence authorization to start working. It can take a couple of months.
How to get a house license
If you currently have a residence authorization, you might require the Ausländerbehörde’s consent to alter tasks. Sometimes, you can start your brand-new job immediately. Sometimes, you should await your new residence license. This can take a couple of weeks.
How to alter tasks
6. Start working
Things your company requires
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 bank 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 start working. – More info.
Your medical insurance number (Krankenversicherungsnummer).
You get a Krankenversicherungsnummer 2 to 7 days after you select health insurance coverage. Your employer needs this number to take medical insurance payments from your wage. Your employer can choose health insurance for you, however it’s a bad concept. Ask a broker to assist you choose, it’s totally free.
Your social insurance coverage number (Sozialversicherungsnummer).
If you have public health insurance coverage, you get this number immediately in the mail. If you have personal health insurance coverage, you must use for it. Your employer can in some cases assist you with this. – How to get a social insurance number
Your employer can’t require an address registration certificate.5
Things you should understand
In Germany, the majority of people are paid once monthly, normally on the 1st or 15th day of the month. You get your very first income after 30 or 45 days after you begin working. You typically get paid by bank transfer.
Most staff members in Germany are paid by bank transfer once per month, on the first day of the month.4 Your employer takes wage tax, health insurance coverage, pension insurance and joblessness insurance coverage 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 simpler to get fired. It’s likewise more difficult to discover an apartment or condo, because you don’t have a stable job.
How does the probation period work?
All staff members in Germany earn money vacation days, and paid authorized leave. You do not deal with public holidays, but you still get paid.
How to take getaways
What to do when you are sick
7. Make a tax declaration
Much of your task search expenses are tax-deductible:3
Relocation costs
If you move better to your new job, you can deduct your moving expenses
Job search costs
Coaching, resume writing, professional images, translations, printing expenses, task search services …
Travel costs.
Fuel, train tickets, hotels, meals and parking costs to go to task interviews.
If you started operating in the middle of the year, you probably paid too much wage tax. Make a tax statement to reduce your earnings tax, and get some cash back.
Need assistance?
Where to get help about work
Career training
These people can assist you get hired. For example, they can examine your resume and cover letter. Their cost is tax-deductible.