Guides for job hunting in Germany

Practical guides for anyone applying in Germany, with or without fluent German.

• How to tailor your CV for a Werkstudent role

  What German employers look for in a Werkstudent CV, how to put your availability and studies first, and how to match each ad without overselling.

• Job hunting in Germany without fluent German

  Where English speaking jobs in Germany are, how to read the German requirement in an ad, and how to present a language level that is still growing.

• What "verhandlungssicher" really means in a job ad

  What German job ads mean by verhandlungssicher, fließend and gute Deutschkenntnisse, which CEFR level they usually point to, and when to apply anyway.

Free tool

German level checker: paste a job ad and see which German level it really requires.