How to find a Task In Berlin

Greg is the co-founder of GermanTechJobs.de.

This guide helps you find a job in Berlin, from discovering job listings to your very 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 task search
English-speaking tasks
Tech jobs
Creative tasks: media, interactions, style
Startup tasks
Internships, temperature work and minijobs
Freelance work
Restaurant jobs
German resumes
Cover letters
The phone screen
The technical interview
Meet the group
Salary settlement
The task agreement
Things your company requires
Things you need to understand
Career coaching
Before your job 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 require to speak German?

No, but it helps. You can discover English-speaking tasks, however a lot of business want German speakers.

If you do not speak German, you can still discover tasks in …

Tech companies
– Companies with English-speaking workplaces
– Delivery services like Lieferando, Wolt and Flink
– Customer support and call centres
– Restaurants and bars

Do you require to speak German in Berlin?

For how long does it take to get worked with?

A few months. Even if you discover a task rapidly, the working with process is very slow.

Know how much you need to earn, and how much taxes you need to pay. This assists you work out a much better wage.

Calculate your income tax

1. Search for jobs

General job search

Indeed.com – Job online search engine. You can filter by language and set informs.
LinkedIn – Networking site with a huge jobs area. Incredibly popular.
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 website. Made in Berlin.
ArbeitNow – Job noting site. Made in Berlin.
Jobted
Xing – Similar to LinkedIn. You can’t filter by language.
Glassdoor – Company evaluations, salary reports and task listings. You require an account.

English-speaking jobs

These websites just have English-speaking jobs, or let you filter by language:

Berlin Startup Jobs – Most tasks are in English-speaking workplaces
Englishjobs.de – Only English-speaking tasks
JobsInBerlin.eu – You can filter jobs by language
Jobs – You can filter tasks by language and income
The Local tasks – Run by a popular English-speaking paper
Jobted
English-speaking jobs in Berlin – Facebook group, 89,000+ members
English jobs in Berlin – Facebook group, 43,000+ members

Tech jobs

GermanTechJobs – You can filter by language and technology.
Berlin Startup Jobs – English-speaking jobs in start-ups and tech business
Administrator/ Web Entickler/ Entwickler Jobs – German-speaking tech jobs
Imagine Foundation – They help software application designers from developing countries find a task and get worked with

Creative jobs: media, interactions, design

dasauge (in German) – Media-related tasks
Mediengestalter Jobs (in German) – Creative jobs

Startup jobs

Berlin Startup Jobs – English-speaking jobs in startups and tech companies
Startup Sucht (in German).
tbd * job board (in German) – tbd * is a site for entrepreneurs. You can filter by language.
Wellfound – International startup job portal.
Germany Startup Jobs – You can filter jobs by language and income.
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 für Arbeit. Has a filter for internships.
Adecco (in German) – Large temperature work firm.
Manpower (in German) – Large temperature work company.
Randstad (in German) – Large temp work company.
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. Get tasks

German resumes

German CVs are longer than American resumes. They include your date of birth, your citizenship and a photo of you.1 You ought to go to a picture studio and get an expert picture for your resume. A career coach can help you compose a much better resume.

Useful links:

How to write a German resume – HalloGermany.
German resume examples – Imagine structure.
Resume list – 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 explains who you are, what you do, why you use for this task, and why they should hire you.

Don’t send the exact same cover letter to everybody. Do your research, and employment personalise the letter for each task deal. Keep it short and easy to check out. Get feedback from other individuals before you send it. A career coach can assist you write much better cover letters.

How to compose a German cover letter – HalloGermany.
Advice for employment cover letters with examples – Hacker News

3. The job interview

In Germany, the interview process is extremely long. It can take a couple of weeks, and even a few months. You might have multiple interviews with different individuals. It depends upon the business and the job. You require a lot of time for this.

The phone screen

The interview procedure starts with a brief call. A recruiter or hiring supervisor will ask you a couple of concerns. They will try to comprehend who you are, what you want, and how you fit the task deal. It’s a simple check before they invite you for an interview.

How to prepare – Imagine Foundation

The technical interview

Most tech business have technical interviews or coding difficulties. They validate that you know how to do your job.

Technical interviews are different at every business. They may ask you technical questions, ask you to solve an issue during the interview, or finish a technical challenge at home. Some companies don’t have technical interviews.

Meet the team

Most business have a team interview. You meet 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 job offer

After your interview, the company can make a task offer.

Salary negotiation

After you get the task deal, you can work out a much better salary. You can also request things like a moving bonus offer or more trip days.

Salaries in Germany

The job agreement

Read your job agreement thoroughly. If your company assured something to you throughout the interview, confirm that it remains in your contract. Only sign the contract if you concur with whatever. Send the signed agreement by e-mail or by post.

If you are unsure about your contract, request aid or speak with a legal representative.

5. Get a house authorization

If you are not a resident of the EU, EEA or Switzerland, you require a house permit to reside in Germany. Sometimes, you must await your home permit to start working. It can take a couple of months.

How to get a residence authorization

If you currently have a residence license, you might need the Ausländerbehörde’s approval to alter jobs. Sometimes, you can begin your new job right away. Sometimes, you must wait on your brand-new house permit. This can take a couple of weeks.

How to alter tasks

6. Start working

Things your company requires

During your very first month at a brand-new company, your employer requires a couple of things:

A checking account.
Your employer will pay you by bank transfer. For this, you require a savings 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 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 details.
Your medical insurance number (Krankenversicherungsnummer).
You get a Krankenversicherungsnummer 2 to 7 days after you select health insurance. Your company needs this number to take health insurance coverage payments from your income. Your employer can pick medical insurance for you, however it’s a bad concept. Ask a broker to help you pick, it’s 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 should request it. Your employer can often help you with this. – How to get a social insurance coverage number

Your company can’t require an address registration certificate.5

Things you must know

In Germany, the majority of people are paid when monthly, normally on the 1st or 15th day of the month. You get your very first paycheck after 30 or 45 days after you begin working. You generally get paid by bank transfer.

Most employees in Germany are paid by bank transfer when per month, on the first day of the month.4 Your company takes income tax, medical insurance, pension insurance coverage and unemployment insurance coverage from your income.

Income tax calculator

How taxes work

During your first 6 months at a new business, you remain in your probation period (Probezeit). 2 During that time, it’s much easier to get fired. It’s likewise more difficult to find a home, because you do not have a stable job.

How does the probation duration work?

All employees in Germany earn money trip days, and paid sick leave. You don’t work on public vacations, however you still make money.

How to take getaways

What to do when you are sick

7. Make a tax declaration

A number of your task search costs are tax-deductible:3

Relocation expenses
If you move better to your brand-new job, you can subtract your moving costs
Job search expenses
Coaching, resume composing, professional pictures, translations, printing expenses, task search services …
Travel expenses.
Fuel, employment train tickets, hotels, meals and parking charges to go to job interviews.

If you began operating in the middle of the year, you probably paid too much salary tax. Make a tax declaration to lower your earnings tax, employment and get some money back.

Need help?

Where to get help about work

Career training

These individuals can help you get employed. For example, they can review your resume and cover letter. Their charge is tax-deductible.