7 internet resources to help you find a job in Germany

As a follow-up to my post about how to find a job in Europe, here are some of the specific websites out there that can help with your job search if you’re hoping to end up in Germany. Happy hunting.

Xing.* In addition to LinkedIn and Plaxo, a popular networking site in Germany in particular is Xing. The only problem with Xing is that if you don’t already know many people in Germany, you might not find many people to connect with at first. But filling in your complete profile may still be a good idea, as I hear that recruiters and headhunters use the site a lot. There is a free level of membership and also a paid ‘premium’ membership available, and there are searchable job listings with plenty of Germany-based stuff.

LinkedIn* is a networking site similar to Xing, but with a more international membership base (so if your contacts are mostly outside of Germany, you may have a better chance of finding people to link to here). It also has job listings searchable by city or postal code. One cool feature is that it will help you figure out if you have any contacts or contacts-of-contacts who work at a particular company you may be looking to work for.

JobsinMunich.com. This site claims to list jobs targeted at ‘English-speaking professionals’. All in English.

JobScout24. This site is in German, but is probably navigable with just some basic knowledge and educated guessing. Use ‘English’ as a search term (Suchbegriff) to pull up many listings in English.

Monster.de. Just like Monster.com, except for Germany-based. Lots of job listings. Also in German.

Toytown Germany. This big community site for expats in Germany has smaller message boards dedicated to employment offered and employment sought. It also contains various wiki pages that list companies in Germany by industry or area (for example, here’s a page on international companies in Munich).

And don’t forget to check out the websites of individual companies that interest you. Some of Germany’s largest employers include DaimlerChrysler, BMW and Siemens, but even smaller players such as AutoDesk and Infineon are big into hiring expats.
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* If you happen to know me in real life, feel free to add me as a contact on Xing or LinkedIn.

Have you found any other websites to be useful for a job search in Germany? What about for other European countries?

Tags: Europe, expat life, Germany, websites