Search for employment
Looking for a job
You will find job advertisements in daily newspapers and above all on the internet. You can also find work through temporary employment agencies. These companies "hire out" their employees to other companies.
Job advertisements can often be found in the weekend editions of newspapers.
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Job advertisements can also often be found on the internet. There are various job portals on the internet that will help you to find you a job according to your qualifications and/or in a specific region. You can register with some websites to be automatically informed by e-mail whenever there is a new advertisement for the type of job you are looking for.
In addition you can find out about job vacancies in companies in your region by consulting the companies’ websites. You will find the job advertisements listed under "Jobs" or "Karriere".
Or put an advertisement in a newspaper in the "Stellengesuche" column (situations wanted) or draw up a profile of yourself on a job portal on the internet. In this way, you can present your skills and qualifications and describe the type of work you are looking for. You could also try approaching potential employers directly and talking to them face-to-face.
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Looking for an apprenticeship
If you would like to start a vocational training course in Germany, you can find out more information about the different career options in the careers information centres (BIZ) at employment agencies (Agenturen für Arbeit). Under the "Berufsfindung" tab on the www.ausbildung.net website, you will find "Hilfe bei der Berufswahl" (help in choosing a career). The site also provides a lot of further information about training.
On the internet there are also training exchanges run by the Chambers of Industry and Commerce (Industrie- und Handelskammer) and the Chambers of Trade (Handwerkskammer) that can also help you to find an apprenticeship position.
