If you are interested in working in Germany, you send us your resume. We will check if your profile is attractive for our clients, have an interview with you and add you to our candidate database. Thereafter, we strive to find a suitable position for you.

If you need help to adapt your resume to the German requirements, or if you need help with job search and the visa application process, we offer additional services that are subject to charges.

Yes, the main service of weltkopf, the placement of international candidates, is for the candidates for free. Additionally, we offer tailored services that are subject to charges (see below).

We will make sure that the company receives your application with all relevant information and in the right format. If the company is interested, they will invite you for a first interview. This interview is generally to get to know each other, about you as a person, your motivation, your experience and your qualification. If you are from abroad, it is possible that it will take place via Skype or phone. If both parties are still interested, a second interview will take place in person. This one is a more in-depth meeting focusing on your specialization and future tasks. Subsequent to this, you will discuss your salary package, your period of notice and a possible start date before both parties sign the contract.

EU citizens have the right to Freedom of movement. Nationals of Australia, Israel, Japan, Canada, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand or the USA may enter Germany without a visa and apply for a Residence permit, which entitles them to reside in Germany before taking up employment. Only nationals of these countries can apply to their local foreign nationals’ registration authority after having already entered Germany. Nationals of all other third-party states must apply for a visa from their local German mission abroad before travelling to Germany.

To work in Germany, you need to apply for a work visa. You apply for a work visa or a visa for jobseekers at the German embassy in your country. If you are just flying in for a job interview, you don’t need to present a work visa.

All academics with a recognized university degree, or one which is comparable with a German university degree, are entitled to the “EU Blue Card” single residence and work permit. To obtain it, you will need to prove that you have a job in Germany which corresponds to your qualification. The only condition is that you must earn an annual gross salary of at least €56,800 (in 2022). EU Blue Card holders are entitled to a permanent Residence permit after 33 months.

The linked German government website „make-it-in-germany.com“ provides all the necessary information, concerning housing, schools and child care, healthcare, insurance or money and banking.

The complete guide can be downloaded here.