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October 28, 2012<\/abbr><\/h5>\n
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Ask \u00fcberlin: How do I find a job in Berlin?<\/a><\/h3>\n

by James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Many of the respondents to our recent\u00a0Ask \u00fcberlin\u2026 ANYTHING!<\/a>\u00a0post have stumbled upon a Berlin paradox. Everyone wants to move here, but they can’t because there aren’t any jobs. However, if there were jobs here, it would no longer be cheap, or thrilling, or otherwise attractive to people like us. In the words of Adam Fletcher, “it’d be Munich.” We anticipated the advice of his You know you’re a Berliner when..<\/a>. post before we moved here:<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t move here unless you already have a way to sustain yourself, even if you will need vastly less money than in other cities. \u20ac1k a month is enough to live reasonably well. So work online. Freelance. Do a startup. Take a year out and write that book. Do \u201cprojects\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Because of nature of our work (creative, online), we’re only really qualified to help people get jobs in startups<\/strong>. If you’re one of these bright sparks, check out Berlin Startup Jobs<\/a>\u00a0and, if you speak German, Creative City Berlin<\/a> and Creative Set<\/a>. Also sign up to\u00a0Watson Jobs<\/a>\u2018 newsletter for job vacancies and internships, and pester your favourite companies until they give in and give you some work \";)\" But no matter what you plan to do, you might have to do the Berlin thing and work a subsistence job (or five) until your Berlin dreams take off.<\/p>\n

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by Josh Bauman<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In an attempt to help those interested in real jobs – or what Chris<\/a>\u00a0calls “a decent career” – we did a little research on monster.de<\/a>. From the many thousands of jobs on offer, about 200 were in the education sector (Chris is a trained Careers Advisor) and about 40 in nursing. We can’t answer these related questions…<\/p>\n

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Is it true that Germans don\u2019t think much of their nurses?
Does having an English degree carry any sort of advantage when applying for jobs?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

…but we should repeat Patrick’s<\/a> word of caution: “If you don\u2019t speak passable German I think your options are pretty limited.” For some thoughts and tips about learning the local language, read Ask \u00fcberlin: Do I need to learn German?<\/a><\/p>\n

Also on the topic of making a living in Berlin, Ryan<\/a> asks:<\/p>\n

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Do you (or anyone else who may be reading) have any tips or recommendations for cheap, relatively hassle-free German health insurance<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is a question we’re still trying to find an answer to, nearly two years into our life here. Of course we have health insurance (it’s required by law), but frankly, we’ve been ripped off! We have some leads, and will let you know how they develop, but we’ll leave you with the greatest tip we’ve ever been given on the subject: if you come from an EU country with a public healthcare system, you can transfer onto public insurance here. BUT once you go private, you can’t go back.\u00a0<\/strong>Here<\/a> is the NHS information we wished we’d known before we moved…<\/p>\n

Help a Berliner out. Do you have any top tips for finding affordable health insurance in Berlin… or a job?<\/strong><\/p>\n