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2007-04-23:

Germany is the third largest economy in the world after the United States and Japan, and is traditionally technologically powerful.
Germany: Language requirements
Unless your work environment is specifically English-speaking you will have to learn German.

A typical application package would consist of:
At graduate level jobs can be found primarily by responding to adverts in German newspapers.
See German Newspapers Online.
EURES European Employment Services Network of advisers can be a useful source of vacancies.
Also see the Agentur fur Arbeit the German Public Employment Service.

The German Embassy website has a Directory of German-British Co-operation.
This has useful contacts for a variety of industries in Germany.
Additionally, Chambers of Trade in Germany, known as Handelskammer see German-British Chamber of Industry & Commerce, may be a useful source of company information.

Private employment agencies in Germany are called Arbeitsvermittlung and are listed in the Gelbe Seiten Yellow Pages.
Most German universities have a student advisory service Zentrale Studienberatung and student advisers are primarily involved in giving educational advice.
However, the student advisors and the Federal Employment Service work closely together where possible.
Public employment services
The German equivalent of the Jobcentre is the Agentur fur Arbeit formally called Arbeitsamt.
There are over 800 throughout Germany and their services are available to European Union EU nationals.
You can access vacancies in Germany from the UK via your local Jobcentre and your local UK EURES European Employment Services Network adviser.
You can also get contact details including e-mail addresses for EURES advisers for a number of specific German cities through the EURES website.

University courses in Germany tend to be far more vocational with more emphasis on course-related experience Praktikum than in Britain.
The student organisation AIESEC organises conferences for graduates at various universities and Germany participates in the IAESTE international exchange programme.
Within Germany it is useful to register with the local branch of Agentur fur Arbeit for both permanent and casual work, as soon as you have even a temporary address.
Generally, a UK Masters is required for postgraduate courses which require a German university degree for entry. For doctoral research, a Masters or even a German qualification is usually required.
A valuable source of information on both courses and scholarships for British students is the German Academic Exchange Service - Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst DAAD in London.
A UK graduate with an additional German qualification might be more valued by employers. uropean Union EU nationals do not require work permits in Germany.
On 1 May 2004, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia joined the EU. You should contact the German Embassy in your country to see if any restrictions apply.

Residence permit - As soon as you have taken up work in Germany you must obtain a residence permit from the local Foreign Nationals Authority .
Self-employment -The German Embassy advises that you contact the German-British Chamber of Industry and Commerce. (Permalink)