Jobs in Berlin: a Complete Overview

Do not restrict your search to just a few job boards. As it costs business more to promote on larger job boards, many business pick to market on smaller sized, less popular listing websites. Many smaller start-ups even pick to post on Facebook groups as these listings tend to be totally free.

The bigger job boards are undoubtedly much more popular, and therefore can be much more competitive. If you spread your time evenly in between big job boards, smaller sized listing sites and Facebook groups, you will get good coverage of the chances that are out there. To assist you, we have actually compiled a list of our preferred job boards in Germany.

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

Get a German contact number as soon as possible and list this on your CV along with your German address. The more indication 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 effective method to do this!

If applying from overseas, utilizing your global number is no problem and is much better than supplying no number at all. Make certain you consist of the international calling code to make it as easy as possible for employing managers/recruiters to acquire you.

✅ Open applications

It is typical in Germany to send open applications. If you have an interest in a certain business or field, but there are not any appropriate roles advertised, do not think twice to send out in your CV and cover letter detailing why you want to work for that particular company and what you could provide.

While this may seem quite speculative, it might well settle in the long term. We have discovered this technique to be specifically effective in the hospitality sector – if you are trying to find a hospitality task in Berlin, we suggest sending out open applications to all of the hospitality businesses noted here and you will likely get some positive responses!

✅ Knowledge of the German task market

Recruiters/hiring supervisors in Germany are animals of familiarity and anticipate to see particular things in your application. This generally associates with your CV, which must stick to a ‘German-style’. For some CV pointers, see the CV area below.

✅ Apply to different types of function

Berlin has an extremely high percentage of part-time jobs as well as a growing freelance market. Rather than restrict your search to full-time positions, think about 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 variety of mini-jobs held at the same time can work as a means of covering your living expenses – these might not be open to you if you require a work visa to reside in Germany but are a certain alternative for EU/EEA people and those on a Working Holiday/Youth Mobility Visa.

✅ Always go to the source

If you see a task promoted on a task board, it is most likely that the business will have other tasks marketed somewhere else. Always remember to inspect each company’s own career page for full listings of readily available jobs in Berlin as they will likely only promote a handful of their openings on external job boards.

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

✅ Network, network, network

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

Other good networking arenas are the city’s many areas, which host a a great deal of occasions and workshops. The likes of Factory Berlin, Betahaus and Sankt Oberholz are great domains for connecting with freelance professionals and start-up business owners.

Job-related Facebook groups in Berlin are also an excellent place to come into contact with regional companies, employers, working with supervisors, referall.us and so on who will typically post openings, short articles and article in these groups.

✅ Provide detailed applications

Rather than merely draining applications for any task you can find in Berlin, take some time over each application to ensure that it is adapted to the function requested. Extra time for adjusting your CV to the function and make certain you write a cover letter that is plainly connected to the job description and somalibidders.com requirements.

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

✅ Search clever

When browsing job boards, do not just utilize ‘English’ as a keyword as this will only raise a limited choice of English jobs. Also search utilizing English terms associated to the role you are browsing for, e.g. search for ‘Customer Service’ or ‘Content Manager’. Varying the English keyword mixes will bring up a much wider variety of search results.

✅ Referrals

Most big companies in Berlin provide generous recommendation perks for staff members who refer candidates for positions. These are normally EUR1000 – 2000 bonuses per referral that is hired.

Therefore, a wise tactic can be to ask a staff member (via LinkedIn) at a business that you wish to work for to refer you for a position. Due to the monetary incentive, a great deal of employees will be delighted to refer you and this will generally guarantee that your application is prioritised by a hiring manager/recruiter.

✅ Tracking

Track all your applications on a spreadsheet with the date you used, who the recruiter/hiring is and any other important information. This will help you monitor your applications for following up with business.