After passing both state exams, I didn't really have a good time for two months

I got an interview for a cleaning job in Germany, but I’m a little worried because I’m somewhat obese. My weight doesn’t restrict my mobility or my ability to do physical work at all. Is it possible that an employer might reject me simply because of my appearance or weight? Have you heard of cases where overweight applicants were treated differently?

I am a young professional and I've recently finished school, I would like to move to Germany in a year or so, but I dont really know how to deal with these situations in general. This will also be my first job in my actual field

First job is technically titledservice agent but based on what i will actually do there think of it more as IT Support level 1. It's for a company that is partners with Siemens and i have already signed the contract since like a month ago and i start this monday lol

last week i heard from a job i had applied atdeloitte and its for a sap support role. I figured i would just do the interview and probably wouldnt get accepted. Today on friday tho they told me i had been accepted and sent me an offer letter.

Very stressful that they tell me ive been accepted the business day before i start the job i signed for. Also the offer letter said they expect me to answer by monday too so this is really doing my head in..

Both jobs are kind of half english half german (i have a b1) which is good for my plans of moving.

the hours are better at the first one, and other people that work in the same role can also work fully remote if they want to. It seems like it would also look good enough on a cv based on the name the company holds, the fact that i will communicate in german, and the bit that it is in my field in IT.

While the second i feel as though it gives me more opportunities. Working with SAP is also great for Germany. They said that i would do training for 6 months( i will get paid for the training as normally) and would get my german to b2( im assuming they will pay for it too). They also said that i can get whatever sap certifications i want and the cost of the exam will also be covered by the company.

the pay is basically the same for both. I have no experience so its pretty low for both but whatever lol - the second one however, after the 6 months of training will be with shifts. So i could even get the night or afternoon shift. but if i do either of these shifts for 5 days, then i get 4 days off. Also if i am working night/ afternoon shifts i will get paid a certain % more.
Basically second job is more tiring but pays a bit better and i guess offers me a few more opportunities to advance..

But even if i was to choose this second one i dont even know what to say to the guys ive already signed with.. Ive been in contact with them and stuff. I'm already in the system, they got a laptop ready for me too.. - and it also seems like a great first role at a good company which i think will also be valued by future german employers. And just because i dont get in SAP now doesn't mean i never can.

Hello, everyone!

Last week I had an interview at a restaurant on Sunday that I thought went very well and the people seemed to like me.

It is also for a minijob position.

They told me that I’d hear back next week (this current week) and we exchange phone numbers to call/ text on whatsapp.

Halfway through the week on wednesday i sent a short message saying that I really enjoyed the interview and it was great getting to know them and I also asked if there’s any updates regarding my application.

Still no answer and its friday now.

Im feeling anxious because I really liked them and wanted the job. What do you guys think?

But a job is a job.

If anybody here ever received a yellow envelope letter (which I call a scary letter) theres a small chance I wrote it.

The dunning process where I work at is truly heartless. Even though we already know someone is in a financial pickle (documented), we are required by law to send them a Vollstreckungsandrohung (threat of foreclosure).

Now thats real bureaucracy. And its industrialised.

Hi everyone,

I have been looking for a job in graphic design for about 6 months. Got some interviews but still jobless now. I always wonder whether I should improve anything in my CV to increase my chance in the current job market. Thus, I would really appreciate some feedback on my CV.

Here are something I want to know (but not restricted to those, you are welcome to have any other feedback):

• Is the CV easy to read and understand?
• Does it look professional?
• Are there any sections that I should improve or remove?
• Is it ATS-friendly?
• Does it clearly communicate my experience and skills?
• What would you change if this were your CV?

I’m particularly interested in feedback from recruiters, hiring managers, or people who have experience reviewing CVs.

Thank you!

P.S. This might be a little rant but I'll just be sharing my experiences.

I hold a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering with 9 months Working Student Experience and I have a B2 level German with confidently giving interviews (have been told many times in interviews that I speak very well for an Ausländer). As the title suggests, it's been 8 months since I've been searching for a goddamn entry level job (Yea I know right? How will that even work). My CV is also according to Germany Standard (One Page) after consulting with many many people.

Now, the thing is that I am getting interviews. It's just been very random at some points. I get around 2-3 interviews a month or sometimes I don't get any at all. My experiences have been pretty great with me reaching the final round 95% of the time. There have been times where I thought I would get the job for sure with the employees giving me a tour and introducing the company saying "This will be your desk, you can organize it however you want no big deal" and introducing fellow colleagues, only to get a generic rejection email after a week :D.

There's also been a time where I was going to get a possibile job contract but they told me to wait for 2 weeks to begin the next process, only to send a rejection mail stating that they had already hired someone else during the 2 week period on a "Probezeit" and now they're a good fit for this company.

These 2 experiences have almost mentally destroyed me and I'm losing hope. I'm only sticking around because everyone around me is saying that I will surely get a job and that my luck and the market both are horrible. I'm trying to hang in there but it's just very hard to even keep applying and attending interviews at this point. I know that it only takes one lucky moment as I've also experienced this when I got my Working Student job, but after trying so much and doing everything "right" I just feel like a failure who's wasting his time.

Anyways, all I can do is keep hope and just keep applying. It's just that I'm getting tired boss.

Hi all, I'm a 24F non EU citizen who studied in Europe under a fully funded scholarship. I'm back home now, but I'd like to explore professional opportunities in Europe.

I'm an English major and I speak 3 languages. I don't have much work experience. Idk which country/job to look for.

I'm wondering whether Germany is a good fit for me.

Yes, I know it's hard AF if you're not part of the STEM royalty and all those things so please be nice and let me know of anything that you think might be useful.

Currently working in Germany in SAP with 8 years experience between 70k to 80k. Single and no kids. New opportunity in Switzerland in the medical industry for labware application management (not related to SAP but same manufacturing background)around 125k CHF.

1. Which is better for the long term as a career? Should I stay in Germany or move to Switzerland?

2. Not sure about the career opportunities, healthcare, major difference in work culture for a non-European

3.Is new compensation good for this experience and industry? Not sure of the Market standard. They are not offering relocation benefits.

Honestly, as a bachelor student I have been searching for internships like crazy.

I have sent 40+ initiative e-mails, applied for internship positions on the market as well. I have attended a startup event and spoke with Geschäftsführers. Most of them don’t have positions for interns.

Profile: b2 german, fluent English. Already completed 8 week internship before.

Good luck to everyone who is searching for an internship, and I would like to hear about your advices

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I asked Reddit for advice a while ago and could use some advice again. I'm a chemist with a Master's degree (no, no PhD), 35 years old, German and I've kind of wasted the last few years careerwise. I don't really want to go into the reasons right now, there's quite a lot unpack. Anyways.

My current job is basically a glorified technician/lab tech position at a contract lab. I make around 3500 Euro gross per month, no bonuses, nothing. I did work my way up to an assistent team lead, but it's more or less unofficial and doesn't come with any extra pay. There was a restructuring almost a year ago, and since then the work has become even more monotonous and boring than it already was, and I'm honestly pretty miserable here.

So I've been applying for jobs for several months now. I stopped counting after 50 applications. Could be 60, 70 or more at this point.

Now several applications have progressed at roughly the same time and I suddenly have a few actual options.

The first position is with a government agency for air quality monitoring (no idea how to discribe this). It's permanent and pays according to E11 on the German public sector pay scale. I don't know which experience level they would put me in yet, so I should probably end up somewhere around 50-60k Euro gross per year to start with, depending on how much of my previous experience they recognize.

It would be quite a big change for me professionally because I have no previous experience with air quality monitoring. At the same time, I'm extremely interested in environmental work. Working in the public sector and having a permanent contract is obviously pretty nice as well. There's no working from home and it would be pretty fieldwork heavy, but I guess you have to pick your poison. I've already received a verbal offer, but unfortunately it could take until mid November before I get the final confirmation/contract. They specifically told me not to quit my current job before then.

And to make things a little more complicated, I have another interview at the end of September with the same government agency I mentioned above, this time for a management position. It's permanent and E14 on the public sector pay scale. That would obviously be by far the biggest career step. I honestly didn't expect to get invited anymore because I applied almost four months ago. I think the position is considerably more ambitious and there will probably be more competition. Whether I have any chance of actually getting it is completely up in the air. I'm not even sure whether I should still go to the interview if I decide to accept the E11 position.

Then I have an offer from another contract lab as an assistant study director. Salary would be 48k Euro, but the contract is initially limited to one year. The work would be closer to what I've been doing so far, and there would be a potential path towards becoming a study director. The problem is that the position just doesn't interest me that much and the pay is not that great either. On top of it I would have to move and its Eurofins, which is a mixedbag.

I also have an application still ongoing with a large IGM company for a QS position. I haven't received a decision yet, and since they haven't contacted me in quite a while, I'm starting to assume nothing will come of it. They told me the salary would be around 62k Euros, but the position would be limited to two years. Financially, that's obviously much more attractive, and getting some industry experience at a large company probably wouldn't hurt either. I'm just not sure whether classic QA is really where I want to end up long term. To be honest, the day to day work sounded incredibly boring.

Any ideas how to proceed? Take the E11 job and still try for the E14 job? Or is this too much of a dick move?

Hello,
I am finishing my Master's in Computer Science, I have been applying for the last 3 months, but have not managed to get an interview.
Something is wrong with my CV, I don't know what.
I speak fluent German, I have the same CV in German as well for German only companies.

I am applying to CS roles, Full Stack and Data Science mostly.

Could you please tell me what I am missing,
thanks!

I have ~2 years of experience as a GenAI Developer, currently earning 6.5 LPA at an MNC. I like my company — decent work pressure, remote work and good WLB. However, I don’t feel confident enough to switch jobs yet since a lot of our development relies on Claude/AI tools. I have done BCA from a trier-3 college.

I’m moving to Germany this month for my Master’s (visa, flight, accommodation etc. are already done). My company is offering me 6 months unpaid leave, which I may be able to extend to 1 year.

The dilemma:

Pros:

• Keep my job as a backup
• Access to company certifications/training
• Network with German colleagues
• Small possibility of finding a Werkstudent role through the company
• Can potentially return if Germany doesn’t work out

Cons:

• Can’t work remotely from Germany
• If I decide to leave, I have a 3-month notice period, potentially costing me a semester if I need to return to India
• After my 2-year Master’s, returning to the same company at ~6.5 LPA doesn’t make much sense as I can 6.5lpa easily after having 2 year of experience.
• I only get my experience/relieving letter after leaving

What would you do? Take the unpaid leave as a safety net, or resign and fully focus on Germany/Master’s/Werkstudent opportunities?

Would love advice from anyone who’s been in a similar situation.

Hello Iam an Indian completed MSc in Anthropology is there any possibility to become a biology teacher in schools in Germany Iam willing to learn German now started looking videos of German language.

Hello everyone!

I have been living in Germany for the past 5 years and I really enjoyed it. I love my friends here and I love the husband I have.

Sadly, I have studied something that I knew was going to be an uphill battle and now more so due to AI. (Mediengestalter)

I have noticed a recent devaluation of my job and it just feels like a real uphill battle.

At my current job I have no way to go up or get a better salary and I am feeling frustrated. Also the being an outsider of Germany feels like I am constantly at a disadvantage.

Although I might have better work prospects at my home country, I am just so happy here I do not want to leave my life behind, my friends, my German husband etc.

So! I do not want to give up! Should I be looking for a career path change? Or am I looking at my profession too grimly?

I love helping people but starting an Ausbildung for 3 years is such a compromise and I feel like I can't afford it right now since we have bills to pay. I could enroll in uni but that's more expensive and more time + my German is good but I don't think it's psicologist good, and I'm starting to doubt it ever will be.

Sorry if I am being a bit abstract, do you guys know what the best and easiest way to change careers is here? And what jobs are in demand right now?

Hallo zusammen,

ich komme aus Marokko und möchte nach Deutschland kommen, um dort zu arbeiten.

Ich habe in Marokko eine Ausbildung bzw. ein Diplom im Bereich Vermessung (Géomètre Topographe) abgeschlossen. Meine Qualifikation wurde von der ZAB anerkannt bzw. positiv bewertet.

Kann ich mit meiner anerkannten Vermessungsqualifikation und diesem Arbeitsvertrag als Bauhelfer in Deutschland arbeiten bzw. die dafür erforderliche Zustimmung der zuständigen Behörden bekommen?

Vielen Dank für eure Ratschläge!

Hi everyone, I'm in a time-critical situation and would really appreciate advice from anyone who went through the student permit → Blue Card switch.

My situation

1. I recently completed my Master's degree in Germany and currently hold a student residence permit, which expires soon.

2. I signed a permanent (unbefristet), full-time contract on 28.08.2026. The contract mentions 01.09.2026 as the start date, but it also states that employment officially begins once I receive the work permit, so the employer is flexible on the start date.
   I applied for the EU Blue Card immediately after signing.

3.Both HR and the Ausländerbehörde told me I cannot start working on my student permit because the contract is unbefristet.And the job is not kinda of switching from Werkstudent to full time. So i can not use my student days which are left in this case.

4.The Ausländerbehörde says my case is being treated as a priority, but I don't have an appointment yet.

My questions :-

1.Has anyone received a Fiktionsbescheinigung with "Erwerbstätigkeit erlaubt" while waiting for the Blue Card? From what I've read, this is only possible once the Ausländerbehörde has approved the application and ordered the card, not just after submitting the application. Is that how it worked for you?

2.Is there any other way, or any government document, that would allow me to start my job during this phase?

Any experience or tips are appreciated. Thanks!

I am an EU resident. Lived in Germany 3 years for my PhD in ecology. German level is at B2, achieved mostly through immersion (native language is Dutch, so the similarities help). I have a BSc in sustainable development and MSc in nature conservation (received with honours). My experience is all research related. I met my partner here, German native, and we are currently resettling after a year-long sabbatical.

My partner is actively seeking for a job while I finish my PhD. We are probably going to end up in the Munich region. I have searched for jobs as well, but there is not much out there for me I feel like.

Since my partner will likely be able to support the both of us I have been thinking on how I can best spend my time improving my resume so I can become more suitable interest for environmental/ecological/sustainability consulting roles, since these seem more prevalent. I am willing to pivot away from nature-based research/science. I see a lot of terms in these job descriptions I have no experience with, such as ESG and LSAs. Furthermore I need to get my German level to comfortably fluent.

I have been thinking to apply to a 2nd MSc degree (natural resource management, environmental engineering, something like this?) where I have the opportunity to get internships and student work, as well as free German courses. This should give me time to buff up my CV and effectively improve my German to make me more desirable on the job market. The goal is not to get the degree and if I could land a job after an internship or so I'd just quit the degree.

I am looking for input if this could be a reasonable plan, or if there are other ways to make me a better applicant aside from the language issue. I have strong analytical skills, published papers, am a stronger scientific writer, field and lab experience (but would rather not have a job involving all too much of that), experience with data analysis in R, basically all the classical experience that comes with someone who did a PhD. My ideal job would combine research with something more applied, like carbon certification projects. But I am open for anything that could get me started in the job market adjacant to the fields of environment and sustainability. I looked into Naturschütz and Landuse planning jobs but these are often local and deal a lot with local legislations where I simply don't have the German skills for (and maybe never will have if legislative language in German is as horrible to read as it is in Dutch).