Guides.
German application rules, explained in English. Every guide names its sources.
How to get a job in Germany: a step by step guide to the whole search
How to get a job in Germany step by step: where to find jobs, German CV and cover letter, job ads, how long hiring takes, interviews, tests, offer.
- Interviews and tests
Assessment centre in Germany: what happens and how to prepare
What an assessment centre in Germany is, who uses it, each exercise and what observers rate, an example day plan, online formats and how to prepare.
- CV and cover letter
ATS friendly CV: how to write one for jobs in Germany
How to make an ATS friendly CV for Germany: what parsers read and miss, PDF or Word, section names in German and English, keywords, and a checklist.
- Salary and tax
Average salary in Germany: what people really earn
Average and median salary in Germany with official 2025 data from Destatis and the Federal Employment Agency: by state, industry, age, gender and degree.
- CV and cover letter
Cover letter in German: phrases, rules and a full example
How to write a cover letter in German when your German is not perfect: layout, phrases in English and German, common mistakes and a full example.
- Job search
English speaking jobs in Berlin: a practical guide
English speaking jobs in Berlin: the job market in numbers, sectors that work in English, salaries with sources, where to search and how much German helps.
- Job search
English speaking jobs in Germany: where they are and how to get one
Which sectors in Germany work in English, how to find English speaking jobs, how much German still helps, and how to apply in English the German way.
- Job search
English speaking jobs in Munich: the market, the sectors and how to apply
English speaking jobs in Munich: the job market in numbers, sectors to target, pay with sources, where to search and how to apply in English, German style.
- Interviews and tests
Job interview in Germany: how it works and what they ask
How job interviews in Germany run: common questions with answer structures, the STAR method, video calls, questions you can refuse and a checklist.
- Job search
Job sites in Germany: 13 job boards compared for English speakers
13 job sites in Germany compared: who runs them, how many jobs they list, if you can filter for English and what each is good for. Checked 31 Oct 2026.
- Salary and tax
Minimum wage in Germany 2026: the rate, the 2027 rise and who it covers
Germany's minimum wage is €13.90 an hour in 2026 and €14.60 from 2027. Minijob limit, Midijob, exceptions and sector minimum wages, with official sources.
- CV and cover letter
Motivation letter for Germany: when you need one and how to write it
What a German motivation letter (Motivationsschreiben) is, how it differs from a cover letter, length, structure, mistakes and a full example for a job.
- Salary and tax
Salary expectations in Germany: how to answer the pay question
How to state salary expectations in Germany: gross per year, range or figure, in the cover letter, form and interview. With official pay data and phrases.
- Interviews and tests
Situational judgement test: how it works and how to prepare
What a situational judgement test is, where employers in Germany use it, the answer formats, what it measures, how to prepare, and 5 example tasks.
- Salary and tax
Tax classes in Germany: the six Steuerklassen and what they change
German tax classes I to VI in 2026: who is in which class, how it is set, how married couples choose and why a second job uses class VI. With sources.
- Interviews and tests
Tell me about yourself: how to answer it in a German job interview
How to answer "Tell me about yourself" in a German job interview: what interviewers want, a simple structure, the right length and three full examples.
- Interviews and tests
Thank you email after an interview in Germany: when, how and 5 templates
Is a thank you email after an interview usual in Germany? When to send it, who gets it, how formal to be, and five templates in English and German.
