JOB REVEIW GERMANY: GET JOBS NOW AND SHARE POST.

General:

• Craigslist – casual and out of the ordinary jobs
• Job pilot 
• JobStairs
• Monster
• The Local
• Praktikum
• Stellenboersen

Specialist:

• Academics  – academic and research jobs
• Jobware – management and specialist
• Staufenbiel – internships and graduate jobs
• Stepstone – includes internships and graduate positions
• Toplanguage jobs– English (and other language) speaking jobs

Recruitment agencies

Look in the German Yellow Pages(Gelbe Seiten) underArbeitsvermittlung for agencies.They’ll be reputable if they are members of the Federal Employer’s Association of Personnel Service Providers orBundesarbeitgeberverband der Personaldienstleister (BAP). Before you sign on, check whether a company which will look for a job on your behalf will charge you a fee for doing so – some may ask for a hefty fee of up to EUR 2,000.

Teaching English

There are lots of opportunities for native English speakers to teach English in Germany: school children, older students in language schools, private tutoring, as well as teaching professional English to staff of international companies. You’ll need to have a degree and experience as well as a TEFL qualification. Look for TEFL jobs here and here.

Newspapers

For highly qualified or academic jobs at national levels, buy copies of the Saturday editions of national newspapers or look online:Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung,Suddeutsche Zeiting (Munich and the south), Die Welt, Handelsblatt(Düsseldorf), Frankfurter Rundshau,BerlinOnline and Berliner Zeitung. 

Company websites

Look on company websites for vacancies; some international companies will advertise in both English and German. Vacancies are usually listed underStellenangebote, Karriere orVakanzen. Top German companies include Adidas, Aldi, BASF, Bayer,BMW, Bosch, Daimler, Deutsche Bank, E.ON, Lidl, Merck, SAP,Siemens and Volkswagen. But don’t forget the plethora of small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) that are an important part of the German economy, so check out those in your field.

Embassies and consulates

Look out for vacancies at your home country’s embassy or consulate in Germany. Whatever the job you are sure to need a high standard of spoken and written German.

Networking

For many Germans, networking is something done between friends or close colleagues, so while you can try making contacts (and therefore a job) through professional organisations and conferences don’t bank on it. LinkedIn’s Germany Business and Professional Network has job adverts. Don’t forget Expatica’s own Forums page, or link up with like-minded expats through Meetupgroups or form your own. You never know who you might meet and where it might lead.

Make the first move

It’s totally acceptable to approach German companies with speculative applications but make sure that you do your homework thoroughly and ensure your qualifications and experience are exactly what the company is looking for.
Applying for a job in Germany

Once you’ve found a job in Germany to apply for, you will need to prepare your application according to German expectations. In Germany, this often means putting together an application file containing your CV, copies of your educational certificates and employer testimonials and even samples of your work, if appropriate. You’ll also need to write a cover letter to go with your application file. Plus, if you get through to the interview stage, you’ll need to know what to expect in a German job interview, and what to do – and not to do – during the interview.