Find a Job in Germany WITHOUT SPEAKING German Fluently 🚀

7 tips to help you nail an English-speaking job in Germany!

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⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:39 - Tip#1 - Set your expectations right
02:47 - Tip#2 - Look for jobs on the right websites
03:43 - Tip#3 - What industries are the best to find a job?
04:26 -Tip#4 - Pick the right city for your job hunt
05:54 - Tip#5 - Choose the right department in a company
06:36 - Tip#6 - Adapt your CV to German standards
07:00 - Tip#7 - Apply apply apply!
07:20 - How I found English jobs in Germany

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[john-fsbw]

As a foreigner, us citizen, the apply is so true. I just got a job in Germany and I applied to at least 100. It's all about shots on goal or applies on posts.

[jamesibm]

German here. I actually had a total of four roommates which weren't fluent in German, and all of them got their jobs fairly easily - working as architecture interns, project managers, Facebook moderators (later as a doctor) and as IT consultants. For all kinds of jobs that usually require a master's degree, companies will usually accept English speakers, even if they ask for German proficiency in the job offer (unless there is a hard requirement as stated in the video).

The hardest part is getting in - applying a lot is one way (it's not any easier for native Germans btw), but employee referrals and internships are much quicker.
Having an employee referral usually boosts your chances by a factor of around 10 (some companies inundated with applications sometimes just seem to straight up ignore "normal" applications to save time), but getting an internship is probably the way to go if you don't have somebody to set you up.

Internships are decently well paid (definitely enough to get by), and if you are doing fine, most companies will offer you a full contract after a 3-6 month internship. And once you had your first job, getting subsequent jobs is really easy.

Fun Fact: There may not be too many English-only jobs, but German-only jobs are actually even rarer once you reach a certain income level. It's still rare to find people in Germany who are perfect in both German AND English, and since companies often have to produce professional communication in English (even if their normal language is German), they are often happy to include a native English speaker that only speaks a bit of German in their team.

[felixnoveloc.]

The key word here is APPLY. I have been applying for a couple of months for jobs in Germany and it is very important not to let us down even though we got lots of negatives in the process. My heart shall not be broken until I succeed. Thanks a lot for your tips and motivating words.

[valtermachadovm]

You doing an incredible work, keep it up! Thank you for the info provided.

[ummustaffel]

Thanks for the useful video Jen, now i feel confident to apply in English :-) i have already 1 year in Germany due to follow my German husband and because of lockdown my Deutschkurs was postponed and postponed from last year. i have already finish my B1 and want to try

[ronnysales]

Thanks a lot. I‘m from Peru and I‘m also living in Düsseldorf

[scoopablecatlitter]

I just found a job listing for an executive assistant with a Berlin company. It's for a year and you don't have to speak German. You can live anywhere in Germany but if you don't live in Berlin, you would need to work in the Berlin office periodically. I wish I were able to move to Germany for a year right now but I can't. At least I know that it could be a possibility in the future.

[sindypetronella]

you are such servant to the people thank you for this :) keep it up much love

[karalove]

As someone who has a background in law from a common law system that's different to the civil law system of Germany. It took over 3 years about 1000 applications, registration with the Arbeits Agentur and improving my German language skills to B2 (this was the advised given by Arbeitsagentur although the requirement was seeking English speaking jobs) to get about 3 job interviews that were English speaking in my field. To be honest I got lots of responses which were mainly to do with the fact that the companies don't provide sponsorships and therefore couldn't consider my application. I ended up getting two of the three jobs that I got interviews for.

Funny enough although my job requires English as I deal mainly with international customers. I have been told so many times that if I do want to be serious about having a career in Germany, my German will need to be at a level that I can conduct meetings in German especially with internal customers.

From my personal experience English speaking jobs for people with background in corporate law dealing with international contracts for engineering and constructions companies opportunities are plenty, if one doesn't need sponsorship. I found most companies don't want to deal with the hassle and those that are desperate for people don't really know much about the process and you pretty much have to be the one that research how that works.

[uhrcru]

Thanks, this video is very inspiring, i wish best luck to y'all

[Kongo-Slade]

I'm on my 200 application now for jobs in germany, I'm almost at a point now of giving up !! At this point I'll take anything cleaning streets, toilets, anything

[harounlouati]

Thank you so much. This video is so useful for me.

[LJournals]

Thanks for the encouragement, apply, apply, apply! It's a numbers game, so true. I'll check your other videos if you have tips on job interviews

[tasnimahmedchowdhury]

Thanks! That is really helpful! Very useful contents!!

[jijithkumarkg]

Thanks for kind information.I am applying quite vigourously.

[manlikedrogba]

moving to germany this december. cant wait !

[abdurraqeeb]

Thank you v much for the encouragement

[vijayranga]

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[mmsharif]

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