As a recruite i can say, that reaching to the hiring manager directly via linkedin messages or apply through company website might be more effective. Due to linkedin algorythms its doesn't always show me all people who applied for the job. So reaching out using other means of communication would be a better option.
thank you for posting this youtube video. i found it really helpfull. i have a hard time finding a job in germany. i have never heard of the local de, jobs in germany and job mesh before.
German companies often advertise jobs in English to rule OUT Germans who don't have high-level proficiency in English because both may be needed at a very high level. The problem is that they may rule IN English speakers who don't have high German skills. That's why you will see the requirements list both.
@alfonso77550These German/English positions are generally at international corporations where a HIGH degree of English is required for things like looking over contractual documents, reading through appropriate international case studies, etc. all in English. The new visa system is aimed at low-skilled workers [2 years of higher education is nowhere near "highly skilled" in Germany, where even baristas hold Master's degrees] and importantly, workers in the tech industry, where programming languages are more important than human ones. Anything else will be HARD to get. If you want to work in a multi-language environment, speaking with an accent common to the locals is fine but no one is going to hire a person say from Bangladesh who speaks English "fluently" but is only half intelligible.
Except, you don't need to be fluent in a language to read a job description. So at best, they rule out those that have never learned a word of English. A valid reason would be that it is an international company, and by decision the talent team posts openings in English only.
Excellent video! Have you ever considered putting together something like a Discord or online community hub? I think it’d be super cool to have a space to discuss things related to life in Germany and moving abroad. Maybe there could even be a space for discussion in German for people learning the language and seeking interaction!
what a great post, honestly i'm studying german language B1 atm, even i'm experienced IT systemadmin having hard time to finding English jobs or someone willing to work till i get more use to speak in german language everything i found so far they keep asking for C1 =_= anyway i hope i can have better success with your help tnX for the video
Ouch. I wasn't hoping to hear this. I'm in a somewhat similar situation (Software developer with 12 years of experience), but I'm half-way through A1, and I haven't started looking for jobs yet. I'm sorry to hear the search isn't going more smoothly.
@@rondotexe yeah it rough man, well for Devs it bit easier but still from what ive seen in indeed and other job site most of them still need some german understanding but not as harsh as C1!
Economy is not doing well and most of the jobs are not open for English speaking people. Hence the harsh truth of expecting C1 expertise which is laughable really. Especially in IT. No wonder people are exploring opportunities outside Germany. I am a trader in financial markets and the outlook for Germany for next 1 year min is really bad.
Yayyyyyy🙌🙌🏼 Advice I could use... "although Germany has a lack of skilled workers,... " could be the start of sooo many a story about the German job market. 😄
Thank you very much. One of the most informative and to the point video specially for me who wants to move to Germany. Thank you for informing about arbeitnow created by an indian in Germany and other podcast about Lucas.. All This information is going to be helpful for me.. Really appreciate
Getting job in English is not over yet. Everything out there is mostly German including foreign affairs department or integrating to the community. So, do yourself a favour if you move to Germany just join the community fully or don’t
You guys made a video earlier on how and why Germans ventilate their houses, how to maintain the heaters and so on. Many people from temperate weather conditions has problems here in house where the mould is formed and has to pay hefty amounts to landlords to clear it . I meant in this way.
I’m a civil engineer with a good profile of having different European countries studying experiences , but the main reason which is quite sad that what we must supposed to do with German language skills c1 in past three weeks got two job interviews but due to the lake of German language skills got rejected and didn’t met their conditions.
Is it a ‘thing’ to change careers in Germany? I’ve been working with Key Accounts all my life but I’d like to change to HR (without an HR qualification)
Yes, it's not frown upon to change careers. In fact, there are several institutes that support getting qualifications in the new field. In German it is called Umschulung. Whether or not you should have qualifications depends on the field.
Sorry but tired of not being considered, I started to apply blindly and I got a job in a large company in Energy. I have been woken there almost for 2 years now.
Are there cases of people working remote jobs based in the US but still being able to live in Germany long term and get German citizenship? I am not seeing much online about it but I would think that's becoming pretty common.
Hi, I am currently working as a front-end dev with 2+ years of experience, and have done my bachelors in computer science, what are my chances of front end dev job in germany ?
Idk if you already talk about this but why you decided stop working as a software developer ? being one of the best jobs could you talk about the reason ?
Second the question, but "one of the best jobs"? Really? There's still a question of personal compatibility, goals, larger social implications, etc. And I'm one btw. I'm not planning to quit this career any time soon, but I wouldn't sweepingly call it "one of the best jobs", just a convenient and currently popular one.
@@kaworunagisa4009 You are right, this is a complete personal opinion, but it is a fact that tech jobs have one of the higher salaries, good facilities as work from home and even some priority in visa eligibility. So being someone that is interested in moving to Germany as a software developer I would like to know the other hand of this job area.
@@mauriciotorres6815 Well, I'm in the same position as you and have been aggressively applying to jobs since early April and have only had 2 interviews so far. For context, I'm an Android dev with 7+ years of experience (10 including gaps) and a B1 Goethe certificate but live in a dumpster fire excuse of a Central Asian country.
@@kaworunagisa4009it seems to me that one would have a better chance with fluent German without any experience than someone with B1 level German and 10 years of experience while having nothing to do with Germany beforehand (studying here, family here, etc.)
1. It's a special kind of irony when a job posted in English has "fluent German" as one of the requirements. How often does that happen? Always. 2. In Honeypot you *do not* see the listings. You are the product, not the client. A company's recruiter writes you a message with a brief job description and/or a link to the job description and invites you to an interview. If they choose you. Among other candidates. You do not have access to anything except your own profile, which has to be vetted by Honeypot's representative, and your inbox. That's it. Again, you are the product, not the client. 3. Good luck finding a job in a startup if you're from outside EU. Your potential employer has to provide proof that they can't find anyone to hire locally and has to go through bureaucratic hell and a crapload of checks to hire you, so a run of the mill startup would never do that.
1. From a German employer’s perspective, a job listing is mainly directed at Germans, and so for it to be in English just implies that English proficiency is required and since it’s directed at Germans, German would then naturally be expected. 3. The priority checks became no longer a requirement for most cases since the Residence Law changed in 2020 through the Skilled Immigration Act.
Hi is there anyone who can help me get a job in germany , I live in Spain, I have three degrees , civil engineering , programing and data bases administration
When applying for a job on a job seeker visa in LinkedIn what should be the response for the question "Do you now or in future require visa sponsorship for this job?"
I am wondering if it is a great idea to exclude all jobs that say German skills are needed in the listing. Quite famously, a lot of employers have a tendency to overstate their needs and some of the skills needed are actually not necessary, particularly in markets where qualified people are hard to find. German people still sometimes are under this impression that anyone who selected to come to Germany to work would have already learned good German, so they don't realise how excluding this point actually is.
I think it depends on the job role. If the job is customer facing and good German skills is actually required, the probability of the company to reject the candidate that doesn't speak German is quite high. -J
Entry level jobs are available but it seems that there are more jobs that ask for experience. Visa sponsorship as you may know it from the US is not necessary. All you need is a job contract. We talk about it in this video: m.th-cam.com/video/emSAYWIMTHs/w-d-xo.html
from the bottom of my heart, as a german, born and raised here: learn german. i am not even telling you to "assimilate". your heart will thank you for learning german. that being said, the netherlands are like germany but better in every way, including the average english proficiency of the people.
in Netherlands you can apply for a job as unskilled worker and find a team worker that speaking basic english In Germany if you speaking basic German many ,many uneducated people there will found that not enough Germany work market in this way is digging his own death .
It’s not about finding jobs it’s about get hired and although perfect business English and high education not getting jobs due to skin color and origin
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As a recruite i can say, that reaching to the hiring manager directly via linkedin messages or apply through company website might be more effective. Due to linkedin algorythms its doesn't always show me all people who applied for the job. So reaching out using other means of communication would be a better option.
But many recruiters ask to apply from the link only...
Hello, thanks for advise
Is it the same for English teaching jobs!
Hi thanks a lot for all those good guidelines
Thanks for mentioning Arbeitnow :D
It's kind of a cool website 😅 - you know I mean awesome website!
Aditya, may I know how to get in touch with you please?
The most job postings on your site ( SEO, Marketing Communication) require high german skills.
Your videos really reflect the research you do to provide such content! I wish I had found this channel before. Thanks!
thank you for posting this youtube video. i found it really helpfull. i have a hard time finding a job in germany. i have never heard of the local de, jobs in germany and job mesh before.
It has been just 20days here and i am so exhausted already !
German companies often advertise jobs in English to rule OUT Germans who don't have high-level proficiency in English because both may be needed at a very high level.
The problem is that they may rule IN English speakers who don't have high German skills. That's why you will see the requirements list both.
@alfonso77550These German/English positions are generally at international corporations where a HIGH degree of English is required for things like looking over contractual documents, reading through appropriate international case studies, etc. all in English.
The new visa system is aimed at low-skilled workers [2 years of higher education is nowhere near "highly skilled" in Germany, where even baristas hold Master's degrees] and importantly, workers in the tech industry, where programming languages are more important than human ones. Anything else will be HARD to get.
If you want to work in a multi-language environment, speaking with an accent common to the locals is fine but no one is going to hire a person say from Bangladesh who speaks English "fluently" but is only half intelligible.
Except, you don't need to be fluent in a language to read a job description. So at best, they rule out those that have never learned a word of English. A valid reason would be that it is an international company, and by decision the talent team posts openings in English only.
Excellent video! Have you ever considered putting together something like a Discord or online community hub? I think it’d be super cool to have a space to discuss things related to life in Germany and moving abroad. Maybe there could even be a space for discussion in German for people learning the language and seeking interaction!
these are EXTREMELY useful tips. thank you so much!
Good content dears. Well done
Another right on the spot video! Thank you so much!
Thanks for such videos ! Keep up the great work !
what a great post, honestly i'm studying german language B1 atm, even i'm experienced IT systemadmin having hard time to finding English jobs or someone willing to work till i get more use to speak in german language everything i found so far they keep asking for C1 =_=
anyway i hope i can have better success with your help
tnX for the video
Ouch. I wasn't hoping to hear this. I'm in a somewhat similar situation (Software developer with 12 years of experience), but I'm half-way through A1, and I haven't started looking for jobs yet. I'm sorry to hear the search isn't going more smoothly.
@@rondotexe yeah it rough man, well for Devs it bit easier but still from what ive seen in indeed and other job site most of them still need some german understanding but not as harsh as C1!
Economy is not doing well and most of the jobs are not open for English speaking people. Hence the harsh truth of expecting C1 expertise which is laughable really. Especially in IT. No wonder people are exploring opportunities outside Germany. I am a trader in financial markets and the outlook for Germany for next 1 year min is really bad.
You are stunning❤ Thank you so much for this awesome video!!!
Yayyyyyy🙌🙌🏼 Advice I could use...
"although Germany has a lack of skilled workers,... " could be the start of sooo many a story about the German job market. 😄
Thank you very much. One of the most informative and to the point video specially for me who wants to move to Germany. Thank you for informing about arbeitnow created by an indian in Germany and other podcast about Lucas.. All This information is going to be helpful for me.. Really appreciate
Thanks for the video, it's very informative
All the contents are very helpfull …thank you so much for the suggestions.
Great Video! Good to see you 😘 Cheers 🍺
Thank you so much for that video ❤
Getting job in English is not over yet. Everything out there is mostly German including foreign affairs department or integrating to the community. So, do yourself a favour if you move to Germany just join the community fully or don’t
Great video!😊❤
Very interested in this channel
Great video!
Thanks!
Need someone who looks at you the way Yvonne looks at Jen in video :) Lol
Haha 💯!!!!
Hi Jen, when will you plan to have the video regarding the eye surgery? Looking forward it!
you guys are soo nice. i just like seeing your contents. you should also start comedy show. you are so hilarious to watch you.
Hi Guys , it indeed was a great information , can you please let me know , is TOEFL mandatory to get a job in companies in Germany
Only if the company says it is. But there is no rule or law and not many companies ask for it. It's more about your ability to speak and write etc.
Hey guys!! I'm just here to say hello!! 👋
Hello back 👋
Can you guys also make a cleaning house routines to help expats know how to manage houses in Germany
Interesting topic. Do you have any specific questions to help us understand your struggles more?
i don't think we clean houses differently in germany or ehat do you mean?
Jen made a super useful video on how to throw away used cooking oil. Until then I literary kept for months the fried oil in jars in the kitchen😅
You guys made a video earlier on how and why Germans ventilate their houses, how to maintain the heaters and so on. Many people from temperate weather conditions has problems here in house where the mould is formed and has to pay hefty amounts to landlords to clear it . I meant in this way.
Also in summer , lot of insects and flies visits our houses also don’t know if they are harmful or not .
i am so desperate to leave my country and continent!! thought i would win DAAD but alas, no interview so i am suffering very much argh
I’m a civil engineer with a good profile of having different European countries studying experiences , but the main reason which is quite sad that what we must supposed to do with German language skills c1 in past three weeks got two job interviews but due to the lake of German language skills got rejected and didn’t met their conditions.
Is it a ‘thing’ to change careers in Germany? I’ve been working with Key Accounts all my life but I’d like to change to HR (without an HR qualification)
Yes, it's not frown upon to change careers. In fact, there are several institutes that support getting qualifications in the new field. In German it is called Umschulung. Whether or not you should have qualifications depends on the field.
@@simplegermany Thank you
Sorry but tired of not being considered, I started to apply blindly and I got a job in a large company in Energy. I have been woken there almost for 2 years now.
Do you guys know if Freelancers can work in Germany? Specially providing customer service in USA?
You need to have some German clients. We explain more in our guide: www.simplegermany.com/freelancing-in-germany/
@@simplegermany Thank you so much! 🤗
Are there cases of people working remote jobs based in the US but still being able to live in Germany long term and get German citizenship? I am not seeing much online about it but I would think that's becoming pretty common.
That depends on whether you have another legal right to live in Germany, other than a work permit.
Hi, I am currently working as a front-end dev with 2+ years of experience, and have done my bachelors in computer science, what are my chances of front end dev job in germany ?
We talk about it in this video: th-cam.com/video/VfUfgvqNj-w/w-d-xo.html
Idk if you already talk about this but why you decided stop working as a software developer ? being one of the best jobs could you talk about the reason ?
Second the question, but "one of the best jobs"? Really? There's still a question of personal compatibility, goals, larger social implications, etc. And I'm one btw. I'm not planning to quit this career any time soon, but I wouldn't sweepingly call it "one of the best jobs", just a convenient and currently popular one.
Good question! I left my software development professional career to pursue my dream of having my own company - Simple Germany :)
@@kaworunagisa4009 You are right, this is a complete personal opinion, but it is a fact that tech jobs have one of the higher salaries, good facilities as work from home and even some priority in visa eligibility. So being someone that is interested in moving to Germany as a software developer I would like to know the other hand of this job area.
@@mauriciotorres6815 Well, I'm in the same position as you and have been aggressively applying to jobs since early April and have only had 2 interviews so far. For context, I'm an Android dev with 7+ years of experience (10 including gaps) and a B1 Goethe certificate but live in a dumpster fire excuse of a Central Asian country.
@@kaworunagisa4009it seems to me that one would have a better chance with fluent German without any experience than someone with B1 level German and 10 years of experience while having nothing to do with Germany beforehand (studying here, family here, etc.)
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1. It's a special kind of irony when a job posted in English has "fluent German" as one of the requirements. How often does that happen? Always.
2. In Honeypot you *do not* see the listings. You are the product, not the client. A company's recruiter writes you a message with a brief job description and/or a link to the job description and invites you to an interview. If they choose you. Among other candidates. You do not have access to anything except your own profile, which has to be vetted by Honeypot's representative, and your inbox. That's it. Again, you are the product, not the client.
3. Good luck finding a job in a startup if you're from outside EU. Your potential employer has to provide proof that they can't find anyone to hire locally and has to go through bureaucratic hell and a crapload of checks to hire you, so a run of the mill startup would never do that.
Thanks for sharing your insights! Oh damn, I remembered Honeypot differently 😕!
1. From a German employer’s perspective, a job listing is mainly directed at Germans, and so for it to be in English just implies that English proficiency is required and since it’s directed at Germans, German would then naturally be expected.
3. The priority checks became no longer a requirement for most cases since the Residence Law changed in 2020 through the Skilled Immigration Act.
@@endless_skies didn't know about the last one, thanks for the info
Hi is there anyone who can help me get a job in germany , I live in Spain, I have three degrees , civil engineering , programing and data bases administration
When applying for a job on a job seeker visa in LinkedIn what should be the response for the question "Do you now or in future require visa sponsorship for this job?"
One does not need visa sponsorship in Germany. Just a job contract and that will lead to a work permit.
I am wondering if it is a great idea to exclude all jobs that say German skills are needed in the listing. Quite famously, a lot of employers have a tendency to overstate their needs and some of the skills needed are actually not necessary, particularly in markets where qualified people are hard to find. German people still sometimes are under this impression that anyone who selected to come to Germany to work would have already learned good German, so they don't realise how excluding this point actually is.
I think it depends on the job role. If the job is customer facing and good German skills is actually required, the probability of the company to reject the candidate that doesn't speak German is quite high. -J
Please guy do you know any agency that helps people move to German or helps them in getting a job please i will be graful if it can be shared
are entry level jobs available in Germany for people outside EU and is job sponsorship necessary like in US and UK
Entry level jobs are available but it seems that there are more jobs that ask for experience. Visa sponsorship as you may know it from the US is not necessary. All you need is a job contract. We talk about it in this video: m.th-cam.com/video/emSAYWIMTHs/w-d-xo.html
This is not possible, been there done that, the only job you might get is at amazon warehouse
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from the bottom of my heart, as a german, born and raised here:
learn german. i am not even telling you to "assimilate". your heart will thank you for learning german. that being said, the netherlands are like germany but better in every way, including the average english proficiency of the people.
Are there no cons of moving to NL?
in Netherlands you can apply for a job as unskilled worker and find a team worker that speaking basic english
In Germany if you speaking basic German many ,many uneducated people there will found that not enough
Germany work market in this way is digging his own death .
I'm interested Auto electrician
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i have a TOEFL ibt B2. Do you think it is enough to get a job like hanger or cleaner
It’s not about finding jobs it’s about get hired and although perfect business English and high education not getting jobs due to skin color and origin