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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.

Personal News & Musings

🫣 Sometimes, I’ll overshare and/or rant a bit.

I’ve lived and worked as a woman in tech my whole life, with the last ten years in Germany. I’ve experienced a lot of ups and downs during my career, and I’m sure you have, too. 

I want to write a career guide for females planning to come to Germany to inform them about what they will get into when they come here. However, I don’t want the guide to be about my experiences and advice alone, but yours too. We’re stronger as a community, and the guide will be soooo much more valuable, inclusive, and relatable if we hear stories and tips from numerous people.

Tell us about your experience of being a woman working in tech in Germany. We know to know your story, whether positive or negative. 💛

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In other updates:

⭐ Reminder: If you refer enough people and get them to sign up for our newsletter, you could get a free career coaching session or job application review. Refer someone now.

⭐ I’m still trying to grow our teeny-tiny Instagram account. Help me out and give our account a follow.

⭐ Did you know we also have a newly created LinkedIn support group? I still haven’t quite figured out what to do with it just yet, but do join us there.

⭐ Don’t forget that my CV workshop is coming up at the end of this month. View the details and leave the session with a refreshed CV that will land you job interviews in Germany. Sign up for the workshop.

Community News

🤝 News from our community.

⭐ Last week, I asked how many people came to Germany, and it turns out that out of 115 people who took part in the poll, 60% came alone, 28% with a partner, and 11% with family. Even though my family may think differently, I guess I am not weird for coming here alone. 😌

⭐ This week’s featured Berlin Life guides are: Practical Ways To Save Money In Germany and A Moving To Berlin Guide – Move Here & Settle In Like A Local.

⭐ If you missed it, read last week’s newsletter: According to a Survey, the Ausländerbehörde is the Würst. To see our past editions, see our archives.

⭐ Take part in this week’s poll and answer, “What’s the biggest myth about Germany?”

Food For Thought

💡 Interesting articles about the world of work and other random things.

⭐ Gen Z is transforming how we communicate at work. Email is falling by the wayside, with the young ones favoring real-time communication, emojis, memes, and more.

⭐ The CEO of Adecco says that we’ve been through the worst of the tech hiring drought.

⭐ A purpose-driven startup in New York recently secured $8.5 M in funding to help hourly workers find jobs with better wages and benefits.

⭐ Fast Company says it’s not the cover letter or CV that gets you a job but relationships.

⭐ AI could actually kill “meaningless” jobs, and it might not be the worst thing.

⭐ Career Coach Austin Belcak advises folks on how to make your LinkedIn profile a job-generating machine.

Companies Hiring 

🇩🇪 German companies that are hiring right now. 

⭐ DeepSpin (Berlin, 3 jobs, EN required)

⭐ Enpulse (Berlin, Stuttgart, & Leipzig, 3 jobs, DE & EN required)

⭐ LeGer (Berlin, 5 jobs, DE required)

⭐ Recare (Berlin, 1 job, EN required & DE a plus)

⭐ TUI (Germany-wide, too many jobs to count, EN &/or DE required)

⭐ Vinted (Berlin & Hamburg, 17 jobs, EN required & DE a plus)

German startups that recently received funding.

⭐ ACE Alternatives (Amount not disclosed) | Berlin | Jobs

⭐ clare&me (€3.7 M) | Berlin | Jobs

⭐ DC Connected Car (€2.1 M) | Nersingen | Jobs

⭐ DCUBED (€4.4 M) | Munich | Jobs

⭐ PL Biosciences (€7.8 M) | Aachen | Jobs

⭐ YGO Trips (€2.5) | Berlin | Jobs

That was €20.5 M added to the German economy this past week!

ℹ️ We post new jobs daily on LinkedIn. Follow us to learn about new employment opportunities in Germany (and other bonus content). 💪​​

News in Germany

🗞️ All of the news in Germany.

⭐ The US has overtaken China as Germany’s biggest trading partner. Meanwhile, inflation remains at 2.6%, and the country’s economic slumber continues amidst ongoing fights within the government’s coalition over the 2025 budget.

⭐ Anyone who has ever boarded a Deutsche Bahn train has likely suffered delays and/or cancellations. DW rounds up what it could take to get the ailing railway operator back in shape.

⭐ Süss! A mouse chewed through an electrical cable at Frankfurt’s airport, shutting it down for several hours. 🐁

⭐ Transitgoers in Berlin will no longer be able to pay in cash to board city buses. There’s no need to fret; you can still buy a ticket with your bank card or Apple and Google Pay.

⭐ The CDU in Heilbronn wants to limit the number of kebab shops in the city, a move that can only be seen as racist. On a side note, Germany and Türkiye are still battling it out in court, discussing how Döner should be prepared.

⭐ Not far from Stuggart, a German medical practice received sharp criticism after displaying a sign that read, “In this practice, we exclusively speak German.” 😠

⭐ German people need to show up and not let the far-right get in power. As such, Grannies Against the Right are protesting ahead of state elections in Thuringia and Saxony, where a win could make the AfD the strongest party in the country.

⭐ In case you didn’t know, the AfD wants to deport all foreigners, as well as people who were born here, meaning people who don’t look “German.” Read this piece to understand why you need to be gravely concerned.

⭐ Scammers in Berlin are selling fake sublet contracts so you can register for your Anmeldung. Thankfully, the mayor of Berlin wants to start offering a one-day-a-week service where you can show up at a Bürgeramt without an appointment.

⭐ Continuing that thread, the Foreigner’s Office in Berlin removed its appointment booking system from its website. All visa applications will now need to be submitted by email or via the new online application forms, and if everything is in order, they will contact you with an appointment.

⭐ Security staff at Berlin’s public pools were caught selling tickets for double the regular entry price.

⭐ Three naughty German tourists risk getting fines after getting caught defacing property at Joshua Tree National Park.

⭐ DW’s Edith Kimani interviews African professionals residing in Hamburg, asking how they find living and working in Germany.

⭐ On Friday, 24-year-old German cyclist Lea Friedrich broke the world record for the women’s sprint.

⭐ The Berliner chronicles the best forest walks around Berlin. A day trip from Berlin could take you on an international art walk.

⭐ If you want to rent a kayak in Berlin, look no further than GreenKayak. You can rent one of their boats for free, provided that you clean litter from the river as during your outing. How cool is that?

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