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Changing Jobs in Germany ... a Career Killer?
Help make The Berlin Life better. A free rooftop musical event at Tempelhof. Changing jobs in Germany is complicated. Lonely Germans and declining birth…
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Cheryl Howard
A Berlin Ban on Furnished Short Term Rentals?
Berlin to end to furnished flat rentals? Updated Germany life guides. 13 funded German startups. A company more valuable than Germany's entire economy…
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Cheryl Howard
Your Next Job in Germany Could Help Save the Planet
A guide to German climate tech startups. Funny German words. A space saving cover letter tip. 13 funded start-ups. AI will take all jobs or create new…

June 2025

💸 €15 for a Döner?! What Life in Germany Really Costs Now.
Rising rents & overpriced Döners. A Berlin craft beer guide. 20 funded startups. The reality of job seeking in Berlin. A mansplainer tries listening…
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Cheryl Howard
Germany Says Burnout Isn’t a Health Risk
1 in 4 foreigners want to leave Germany. Helsing is now a "decacorn". Practice salary negotiation with ChatGPT. How to detect ghost jobs. Germany's…
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Cheryl Howard
🇩🇪 Is Germany Still Worth It for Immigrants in 2025?
Massages at New Soul. Anti-immigration rhetoric deters foreigners. 15 German startups saw €367 M in funding. Working women don't thrive in Germany…
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Cheryl Howard
Is Germany Embracing the ‘996’ Work Culture?
A “Dark Wages” State of Pay report for Berlin. Daily startup funding updates. The push for 996 American like work hustle. German companies behaving…
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Cheryl Howard
Would you move to Eisenhüttenstadt?
Relocate to East Germany's former Stalinstadt. Make cash from used books. A mind-blowing green innovation with batteries. A badly timed Olympic bid…
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Cheryl Howard

May 2025

16 Startups Just Got Funded in Germany (& 100+ Job Boards)💥
A mega list of funded startups this year. 16 just this week! Allll of the German job sites. How to get EU funding and buy property in Berlin. 2 new…
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Cheryl Howard
Where to Move After Germany? This Quiz Has Suggestions.
Super summary
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Cheryl Howard
Germany Has 3 of the World’s Happiest Cities — Is Yours One?
Timeless cover letter advice. Women at European startups feel held back. 3 German cities are among the world's happiest. The new government may be…
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Cheryl Howard
Still on DSL in 2025. Seriously, Germany?
CV quantifiers. A German job interview cheat sheet. An AfD ban? Working until you're 70. Being nice at work. Germany's dinosaur internet situation. High…
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Cheryl Howard
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