Posted 13 Sep 2019 Hello... this post might for the people working in the creative industry. I am going to finish Masters in Usability Engineering next month and have already started looking for a job as a UX Designer. I am getting rejections which are normal I know I have few questions. Should I need to translate my CV in German? I have finished B1 Is there any German portfolio style? I followed the same style as other designers. Did not find anything specifically for Germany. Should I need to start with Training as there are almost no junior UX roles in the market? I have 10 years of Software testing experience and I also worked as a Werkstudent usability tester for 11 months in a German IT company. Looking for some advice. Thank you, Sonali 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 13 Sep 2019 Hello Somali, Yes, you should definitely translate your CV into German. If you are already in Germany, you can head over to the Arbeitsamt and they will give you all kinds of advice on writing your CV for free. I am assuming that you already have permission to work here? If not than that would be a much bigger problem than finding a job. For IT positions, find a headhunter to work with you. Jobs are very regional. There are one ton of UX UI jobs in Munich, for example, but you will look forever in Regensburg. The more flexible you are geographicaly the better. Your German ability or lack thereof will be crucial even if it is an international company. I assume you already applied where you were a Werkstudent? 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 17 Sep 2019 On 14/09/2019, 00:00:36, BradinBayern said: Hello Somali, Yes, you should definitely translate your CV into German. If you are already in Germany, you can head over to the Arbeitsamt and they will give you all kinds of advice on writing your CV for free. I am assuming that you already have permission to work here? If not than that would be a much bigger problem than finding a job. For IT positions, find a headhunter to work with you. Jobs are very regional. There are one ton of UX UI jobs in Munich, for example, but you will look forever in Regensburg. The more flexible you are geographicaly the better. Your German ability or lack thereof will be crucial even if it is an international company. I assume you already applied where you were a Werkstudent? Hey Thanks for the reply. Yes I applied, but they do not have any full time job for UX designer. I am OK to relocate. I started with Cologne and Düsseldorf first because I live in Cologne but now I have started with other cities as well. There are lot many jobs in Berlin and Munich but I prefer Munich. Before applying to anywhere I guess its better I translate my CV and cover letter first. Thank you for the help :) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 17 Sep 2019 25 minutes ago, immsonali said: Hey Thanks for the reply. Yes I applied, but they do not have any full time job for UX designer. I am OK to relocate. I started with Cologne and Düsseldorf first because I live in Cologne but now I have started with other cities as well. There are lot many jobs in Berlin and Munich but I prefer Munich. Before applying to anywhere I guess its better I translate my CV and cover letter first. Thank you for the help :) Munich is great. I am still on job search lists so I get a ton of mail from jobs in Munich and often am contacted by recruiters. However Munich is very expensive and even places in commutable distance are expensive. I would still try posting something to Monster (or similar) and give Munich as a location you would consider. If you are not contacted by a recruiter I would be surprised. Just make sure you would earn enough to live there. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 19 Sep 2019 On 9/17/2019, 3:38:00, BradinBayern said: Munich is great. I am still on job search lists so I get a ton of mail from jobs in Munich and often am contacted by recruiters. However Munich is very expensive and even places in commutable distance are expensive. I would still try posting something to Monster (or similar) and give Munich as a location you would consider. If you are not contacted by a recruiter I would be surprised. Just make sure you would earn enough to live there. Hey BradinBayern, since you are getting so many emails from recruiters, how are they finding you? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 19 Sep 2019 5 hours ago, anotherAmericaninGermany said: Hey BradinBayern, since you are getting so many emails from recruiters, how are they finding you? Linkedin mostly. The recruiter that got me my current job contacted me from Monster.com but I don't have anything posted there anymore because I am happy where I am. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 20 Sep 2019 23 hours ago, BradinBayern said: Linkedin mostly. The recruiter that got me my current job contacted me from Monster.com but I don't have anything posted there anymore because I am happy where I am. would you mind if I sent you a message? I have a few questions about LinkedIn. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 20 Sep 2019 3 hours ago, anotherAmericaninGermany said: would you mind if I sent you a message? I have a few questions about LinkedIn. Sure, I would be happy to help if I can. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
