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How to find a Task In Berlin
Greg is the co-founder of GermanTechJobs.de.
This guide helps you discover a task in Berlin, from discovering task listings to your first day at work.
On this page
1. Before your job search Can you work in Germany?
Do you require to speak German?
How long does it require to get hired?
Salaries in Germany
General job search
English-speaking tasks
Tech tasks
Creative tasks: media, interactions, design
Startup jobs
Internships, temperature work and minijobs
Freelance work
Restaurant tasks
German resumes
Cover letters
The phone screen
The technical interview
Meet the team
Salary negotiation
The task agreement
Things your company needs
Things you need to know
Career training
Before your job search
Can you operate in Germany?
If you are not a citizen of the EU, EEA or Switzerland, you need a residence permit to work in Germany. You can get a work visa or a Blue Card, for example. There may be a minimum wage or education requirement.
Do you need to speak German?
No, but it helps. You can find English-speaking jobs, however many business want German speakers.
If you do not speak German, you can still find jobs in …
Tech companies
– Companies with English-speaking offices
– Delivery services like Lieferando, Wolt and Flink
– Customer service and call centres
– Restaurants and bars
Do you require to speak German in Berlin?
How long does it take to get worked with?
A few months. Even if you discover a job quickly, the hiring procedure is really slow.
Know how much you should make, and just how much taxes you should pay. This assists you work out a much better wage.
Calculate your earnings tax
1. Look for jobs
General task search
Indeed.com – Job online search engine. You can filter by language and set alerts.
LinkedIn – Networking site 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 site. Made in Berlin.
Jobted
Xing – Similar to LinkedIn. You can’t filter by language.
Glassdoor – Company reviews, wage reports and task listings. You need an account.
English-speaking tasks
These sites only have English-speaking tasks, or let you filter by language:
Berlin Startup Jobs – Most jobs are in English-speaking workplaces
Englishjobs.de – Only English-speaking tasks
JobsInBerlin.eu – You can filter tasks by language
Germany Startup Jobs – You can filter jobs by language and salary
The Local jobs – Run by a popular English-speaking paper
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 innovation.
Berlin Startup Jobs – English-speaking tasks in start-ups and tech companies
Administrator/ Web Entickler/ Entwickler Jobs – German-speaking tech tasks
Imagine Foundation – They help software application designers from developing countries discover a job and get employed
Creative tasks: media, referall.us communications, style
dasauge (in German) – Media-related jobs
Mediengestalter Jobs (in German) – Creative jobs
Startup tasks
Berlin Startup Jobs – English-speaking tasks in startups and tech business
Startup Sucht (in German).
tbd * job board (in German) – tbd * is a website for business owners. You can filter by language.
Wellfound – International start-up job website.
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, temp 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 für Arbeit. Has a filter for internships.
Adecco (in German) – Large temp work firm.
Manpower (in German) – Large temperature work agency.
Randstad (in German) – Large temperature work firm.
Craigslist – Most job listings are for restaurants and cafés
Freelance work
Berlin Freelancers – Facebook group, 25,000+ members
Restaurant jobs
Berlin Food Stories – Restaurant tasks in Berlin.
Huntler – English-speaking dining establishment jobs in Berlin
2. Look for jobs
German resumes
German CVs are longer than American resumes. They include your date of birth, your citizenship and a photo of you.1 You must go to a photo studio and get a professional portrait for your resume. A career coach can help you write a better resume.
Useful links:
How to write 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 an individual intro. It describes who you are, what you do, why you obtain this job, and why they need to hire you.
Don’t send out the exact same cover letter to everyone. Do your research, and personalise the letter for each job deal. Keep it brief and easy to read. Get feedback from other individuals before you send it. A profession coach can help you compose better cover letters.
How to compose a German cover letter – HalloGermany.
Advice for cover letters with examples – Hacker News
3. The job interview
In Germany, the interview process is really long. It can take a couple of weeks, and even a couple of months. You might have several with different people. It depends on the company and the job. You need a lot of time for this.
The phone screen
The interview process starts with a brief call. An employer or employing supervisor will ask you a few concerns. 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 business have technical interviews or coding obstacles. They validate that you understand how to do your job.
Technical interviews are various at every company. They may ask you technical questions, ask you to fix an issue throughout the interview, or finish a technical difficulty in your home. Some companies don’t have technical interviews.
Meet the team
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 settlement
After you get the job offer, you can work out a much better income. You can also request things like a moving bonus offer or more holiday days.
Salaries in Germany
The job agreement
Read your task contract carefully. If your company assured something to you during the interview, verify that it’s in your agreement. Only sign the agreement if you agree with whatever. Send the signed contract by email or by post.
If you are not sure about your agreement, request assistance or talk with an attorney.
5. Get a residence permit
If you are not a resident of the EU, EEA or Switzerland, you require a home authorization to live in Germany. Sometimes, you need to await your home authorization to begin working. It can take a couple of months.
How to get a home permit
If you currently have a house authorization, you might need the Ausländerbehörde’s authorization to alter jobs. Sometimes, you can start your new task immediately. Sometimes, you should await your brand-new house authorization. This can take a few weeks.
How to alter jobs
6. Start working
Things your employer requires
During your very first month at a new business, your employer requires a couple of things:
A checking account.
Your company will pay you by bank transfer. For this, you require a savings account that supports SEPA transfers. Any European bank account will work.
Your tax ID (Steueridentifikationsnummer).
You get a tax ID when you register your address for the very 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 info.
Your health insurance coverage number (Krankenversicherungsnummer).
You get a Krankenversicherungsnummer 2 to 7 days after you select health insurance coverage. Your company needs this number to take medical insurance payments from your salary. Your company can pick health insurance coverage for you, but it’s a bad idea. Ask a broker to help you choose, it’s totally free.
Your social insurance number (Sozialversicherungsnummer).
If you have public health insurance coverage, you get this number automatically in the mail. If you have private medical insurance, you must use for it. Your employer can sometimes assist you with this. – How to get a social insurance number
Your company can’t need an address registration certificate.5
Things you should know
In Germany, the majority of people are paid once monthly, generally on the 1st or 15th day of the month. You get your first income after 30 or 45 days after you start working. You normally make money 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 company takes salary tax, medical insurance, pension insurance and unemployment insurance coverage from your paycheck.
Income tax calculator
How taxes work
During your very first 6 months at a brand-new company, you are in your probation period (Probezeit). 2 During that time, it’s easier to get fired. It’s likewise more difficult to discover a home, due to the fact that you don’t have a stable task.
How does the probation duration work?
All employees in Germany get paid trip days, and paid authorized leave. You don’t deal with public vacations, however you still make money.
How to take holidays
What to do when you are sick
7. Make a tax statement
Much of your job search costs are tax-deductible:3
Relocation expenses
If you move better to your new job, you can subtract your moving expenses
Job search costs
Coaching, resume writing, professional pictures, translations, printing costs, job search services …
Travel expenses.
Fuel, train tickets, hotels, meals and parking costs to go to job interviews.
If you started working in the middle of the year, you probably paid excessive wage tax. Make a tax statement to lower your earnings tax, and get some cash back.
Need assistance?
Where to get assist about work
Career training
These people can help you get worked with. For instance, they can evaluate your resume and cover letter. Their charge is tax-deductible.