Germany's job market today
Germany is Europe's largest economy and faces a chronic skilled-worker shortage, with hundreds of thousands of vacancies every year. The gap is most visible in IT, electrical and mechanical engineering, nursing and elderly care, skilled trades and logistics.
Mid-sized family companies (the Mittelstand) drive most hiring, and many sit in smaller cities outside Berlin and Munich — where competition is lower and your odds are better.
Visas: EU Blue Card and Opportunity Card
The EU Blue Card is for university graduates with a job offer above an annually updated salary threshold, with a lower threshold for shortage occupations. The Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte) lets you come to look for work for up to a year under a points system.
Check your degree recognition on the anabin database before applying — many employers ask about it directly in the application form.
Language, salaries and how to apply
German at B1–B2 opens far more doors, but tech teams at startups and international firms work in English. A German CV (Lebenslauf) is concise and chronological, and references from previous employers are common.
Joby searches Personio, StepStone, Indeed, the Federal Employment Agency and more, and only shows roles that match your CV, with the language requirement for each.
How Joby helps, step by step
First, upload your CV as PDF or DOCX. Joby analyses your experience, skills and languages and picks suitable roles automatically — no long questionnaires.
Second, Joby searches real European job sources and shows each role with a match score, a clear reason why it fits and what your CV is missing. No fake listings, no expired jobs.
Third, you review before anything is sent: an English cover letter written from your real experience with an Arabic translation, and form answers ready. After your approval Joby opens the company's official form and fills it in.
Transparent tracking for every application
Every application appears in your dashboard with its real status: ready, applied, viewed, interview or rejected. An application only counts as sent — and credit is only used — after the company confirms it, with a screenshot as proof.
You always know where you applied, when and on which platform, so you can focus on preparing for interviews instead of filling the same forms again.
Tips to succeed
Write your CV in clear European format: one or two pages, achievements with numbers and precise language levels (A1 to C2). Add a short case study with your real numbers for your most important role.
Apply to a sensible number of well-matched roles each day rather than hundreds of random ones — high match scores bring more replies. Joby spreads your applications across days automatically based on your plan.
- Real jobs only
- Match score for every role
- Official forms filled
- Credit used only after confirmation
Frequently asked questions
Can I work in Germany with English only?
Yes in tech, startups and international companies, especially in Berlin, Munich and Hamburg. Healthcare and skilled trades usually require German.
Blue Card or Opportunity Card — what's the difference?
The Blue Card needs a job offer and a degree first; the Opportunity Card lets you come and search for work without a contract, based on points.
Are the jobs real?
Yes. Every role comes from a real job source with the original listing and the official application form link.
How much does it cost?
Start with 3 free applications, then a €1.99 Test Drive or €25, €50 and €75 plans. Credit is only used after an application is confirmed.
Does Joby email companies in my name?
No. Joby only fills official application forms after your approval — it never emails companies.