There are some things, you need to understand!
I've posted about this before, and I'll remind you again:
GERMANy is a country where speaking GERMAN matters. 10 years ago it was fine, if you spoke 3 words, the rest was translated and some sign language.
Today? We have this thing called "Arbeitgebermarkt". The companys can be VERY PICKY with who they hire. They can find the 9.8/10 fit for the position. 10 years ago, they needed workers. Right now its the opposite.
Germany has many people coming to study and hope for a better life, which is understandable, we need young people to fuel the economy. BUT:
Not everyone can be in IT and Engineering. Those jobs, are disapearing due to bad economy. Companys hold off investments for anything they can. That also includes creating jobs.
Those are my top tips for people that still try to find a job here.
#1 Learn proper german, and get the certificate with it. Dont make up better language skills than you have, if you get an invite to an interview, and they find out you lied, goodbye your chance.
#2 Be honest. You can tweak your CV, as the companys tweak their job ad. Just dont throw in 25 years of experience if you have barely 2 years.
#3 Networking is very important. Linkedin, Xing are the important ones. Its just like back in 2010, where you added everyone on facebook for fun. Thats how Vitamin "B" aka Bekannte / Referal in english roughly translated. You basically know someone that knows someone that can help you land a job.
#4 Use a ATS friendly german CV. So many people post here daily, but they cant figure out that its not even a german cv. Dont need to go all fancy, just get the basics right. You can prolly use google to find websites.
#5 Adjust your CV to the company you are applying to. Look for buzzwords on the job ad, and try to build them in with your skills. That helps. Always offer a trial day.
#6 Anschreiben: Even if not expected in many job ads, you can always send one in. A few words about your motivation, what you done before, why you want to work there.
#7 There is a high chance, that someone with better skills in any regard will get the job.
Last winter semester, there were about 2.8 million people enrolled into uni.
Q4/2025 shows that there were about 1.2 million open jobs.
Roughly 90% of those jobs, are not for the avg uni student. Blue Collar jobs for example. Yes there are people that go there after uni, but thats a very small fraction 0.x%.
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I took this, and some other statistics out there.
Germany just does not have the jobmarket for the amount of people coming fresh out of uni. With automotive industry heavy under pressure, it being our biggest industry.. yeah.
Consider other countrys also EU wide if you have a work permit. Or are a living resident in EU.
Good luck