A major nursing shortage
Germany and Austria face acute shortages of nurses and elderly-care workers due to an ageing population, making nursing one of the fastest career routes to Europe.
Openings exist in hospitals, care homes and home-care services, in big cities and rural areas alike.
Credential recognition (Anerkennung)
To work as a registered nurse you need your qualification recognised by the state authority. Nurses often start as nursing assistants while completing an adaptation course or knowledge exam, then receive full recognition.
Many hospitals cover recognition procedures, language courses and sometimes housing for the first months — Joby highlights this when a listing mentions it.
Language is essential
Nursing depends on talking to patients, so B1 is usually required to start and B2 for full recognition, ideally with a nursing-specific certificate (telc Pflege).
Start learning German early and add your current level in Joby so it matches you with roles that accept your level and offer language support.
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
What German level do nurses need?
Usually B1 to start as an assistant and B2 for full recognition as a registered nurse, ideally with telc Pflege.
Do hospitals support credential recognition?
Many do, offering language and adaptation courses plus help with paperwork and sometimes housing.
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.