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People would go to the office more if they got a pay bump. 7 success tips to find work in Germany. Politicians lie on their CVs. 17% of German households are bilingual. Trending jobs in Germany.
Personal News & Musings
🫣 Sometimes, I’ll overshare and/or rant a bit.
Ugh, what a week. Instead of digressing into all that is horrible atm, I want to celebrate a small, but mighty, milestone. 😅
This is our 51st issue on Substack! The actual number is much greater, as this newsletter has been going since 2020, but cool nonetheless. We also have 3,000+ subscribers. As always, thanks for the support. 💛
Perhaps think about recommending us to others so we can help even more people feel at home in Germany. ⬇️
Community News
🤝 News from our community.
Our last poll asked: Would you go into the office more every week if your company gave you a pay bump to do it? Money talks, and more than half said they would go into the office more moula.
Take part in this week’s poll: I asked this question a year or two ago, but I am interested in seeing if trends have changed.👇
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Food For Thought
💡 Articles about tech, the world of work, & other random things.
The World of Work
LinkedIn and Indeed are testing out new tech that will let applicants know how likely they’ll receive a response from employers.
Unlock the secrets to maintaining mental resilience during your job search with expert advice from a German HR professional.
Opinion: AI has undermined traditional tech interviews, requiring a shift toward assessing AI-related skills like prompting and code refactoring.
Are cover letters finally on the way out? On the fading importance of cover letters in hiring, as AI tools blur their authenticity and value.
The UKs Rachel Reeves CV embellishments reflect the tiring trend of politicians inflating their achievements.
TechCrunch has a list that’s tracking companies that are rolling back DEI efforts, as well as who’s keeping them (aka the places where you want to work).
All Things Tech
Farewell my old friend … Microsoft is retiring Skype.
Perplexity is building a new web browser.
YouTube hit a milestone with more than one billion monthly podcast views. (Btwm, you can subscribe to our YouTube channel.)
Alexa is finally getting AI capabilities.
Not a surprise to say the least. As a result of Meta getting rid of fact checkers, misinformation has started going viral.
Companies Hiring Right Now
🇩🇪 Companies in Germany that are hiring right now.
allO - Munich, Berlin, Cologne, & Düsseldorf | Jobs (15 openings)
AMBOSS - Berlin | Jobs (5 openings)
Brot für die Welt - Berlin | Jobs (9 openings)
F24 - Munich | Jobs (13 openings)
home24 - Various German Locations | Jobs (32 openings)
Lovehoney Group - Berlin | Jobs (13 openings)
Recently Funded Startups
🇩🇪 German startups that recently raised new funding may also have vacancies.
Ctrl+s - €1 M | Berlin | Jobs
Greenforce - Undisclosed | Munich | Jobs
Hema.to - €3.7 M | Munich | Jobs
KoRo - Undisclosed | Berlin | Jobs
Onvy - €2 M | Munich | Jobs
Qrago - €2.7 M | Stuttgart | Jobs
Remedium - Undisclosed | Frankfurt | Jobs
SmartAIs - Undisclosed | Munich | Jobs
Taktile - €52.5 M | Berlin | Jobs
YGO Trips | Undisclosed | Berlin | Jobs
News in Germany
🗞️ All of the news in Germany.
General News
Changes affecting everyone (and not just “expats”) living in Germany this month.
Someone in Berlin is having weird fun stealing statues.
Violence is on the rise at Germany’s train stations, with Berlin at the top of the list.
There are plans to have direct trains from London to Germany.
17% of German households are bilingual and 6% don’t speak German at home.
Alarming af. A German tourist is being held indefinitely in an American ICE facility. She’s been there for almost 2 months and has not yet been returned home to Berlin.
Politics & Economy
Explainer: Read this to understand last weekend’s election results.
A bright spot? The CDUs Merz is likely our next chancellor, but Die Linke made some big gains in last weekend’s election. However, some AfD goons have made a comeback in parliament.
Some Americans (not their Putin adoring government obviously), get that an AfD-led Germany would not bode well for the world.
Expected - Germany’s parliament has a diversity problem.
Germany, a cash-loving nation, is using plastic to pay for things more than ever before.
German businesses are calling upon the government to reactivate Nord Stream and start picking up Russian gas again.
Germany has a strong WWII remembrance culture, but it tends to exclude their past colonization crimes in Africa.
Tesla sales may be plummeting in Europe, but the company recently acquired a mechanical engineering firm in Mainz. Thankfully, some employees will keep their jobs, but … they have to work for Elon. 💀
Immigration & Labor Market
LinkedIn published a list of Germany's top 25 growing jobs (auf Deutsch).
A whopping 313% of Berliners waiting on citizenship sued the German government.
Almost three million people in Germany remain unemployed.
How immigrants are filling labour shortage gaps in Germany. Also, auf Deutsch.
Fun, Interesting, and/or Useful
Germany is importing medicinal cannabis at an ever-increasing rate.
Have you ever watched people river surfing in Munich?
Carnival season is now with us!
A special treat - see Berlin 1930s in colour.
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