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2024
A Lot of German Companies Are Laying People Off
Layoffs abound and people are feeling the pain. Advice from a career coach is back. A list of purpose driven, high impact European startups. A new high-speed train will take you from Berlin to Paris.
It’s Hard to Get Promoted at German Companies
It’s difficult to change jobs at companies. Our next Professional Women in Berlin Networking Dinner is upon us. Tips for avoiding burn-out. Ameldung’s possible – ONLINE!
Changing Your Career or Growing Within Your Company in Germany
Master moving up in the company ranks. People love their Birkenstocks hard. Stats for women working in tech haven’t changed for 20 years. The German economy is not only declining but pivoting.
Explaining Career Gaps on a German CV
People need to move to other companies for a raise. Germans work fewer hours than others in the EU. Germans’ life expectancy went up. Inflation went down, but prices did not.
Will Germany Ever Become More Digital?
1,500 followers on LinkedIn. People want to see the digitalisation of major services in Germany. Job hopping is normal these days. Many Germans are working well past retirement. 😱
Myth Busting: Germany Isn’t Efficient
Sorry, but Germany isn’t efficient. I share my decade-long career journey in Germany. Learn about the most underrated traits of a leader. Would you consider moving to the German countryside?
What Is It Like to Work as a Woman in Tech in Germany?
Women in tech: we want to hear from you! Most people move to Germany alone. Berlin’s Bürgeramt may offer appointment free days once a week. Rent a kayak for free in Berlin and clean up the Spree.
According to a Survey, the Ausländerbehörde is the Würst
There’s still time to get early bird pricing for my CV workshop. Europe has its first femtech unicorn. Germany’s bureaucracy is bad for all. The Ausländerbehörde is the most hated government office.
Get Help With Your German CV and Attend Our Workshop in Berlin
Let me help you with your CV. Female software developers in Germany might be earning more than their counterparts. Salaries across the country rose 4.1% in 2023. Foreigners are learning German.
2023
People Change Their Jobs A Lot, Mature Workers Keep on Working, Berlin’s Planting Trees
People change their jobs a lot over the course of their careers, Australian companies are seeking to hire “mature workers”, Berlin’s going to plant a lot of trees, and we’re going to avoid an energy shortage this winter (but your heating bill will remain expensive AF.)
Weight Bias/Discrimination at Work, Ye Was in Berin, & Scholz Wants You to Get Citizenship
Get advice on how to handle weight bias and discrimination at work, Ye was in Berlin and went to get a Döner, and Chancellor Scholz wants foreigners to get German citizenship.
Our First Ladies Networking Dinner, Popular Job Search Sites in Germany, & Other News
We’ll be hosting our first-ever Ladies Networking Dinner (soooo excited for this one!), Olaf Scholz looks like a pirate, we want to know which job sites you use to look for work in Germany, and Berlin wants cyclists to sport helmets.
We’re Going To Be at the Berlin Tech Jobs Fair! Will We See You There?
We’re going to be at the Tech Jobs Fair; we found a really awesome tool to help you practice for job interviews; unemployment went up at the same time the number of job vacancies rose, and everyone seems to be on sick leave.