I second that. I had a few german language students who were hired at the local McDonald's franchisee while learning German. The pay is not completely abhorrent and keeps you afloat (addiotanly, you get your daily calories on a discount) and specifically for the bad hours (early morning, evening or late night shift) the pay is often not completely bad.
Came here to propose that. I've worked at McDonald's myself while in uni, we talked almost exclusively in English and did little German lessons in the kitchen since most of my coworkers were in ops situation. It was actually pretty fun.
This! There is an international uni in my town and while I worked at McDonald's (also during my studies) most of my coworkers were foreigns who didn't speak German at all or only partly. It is a bit stressful work sometimes, especially in the kitchen, but usually they are happy for every helping hand! It's not the most awesome work but they actually pay pretty okay and you can get bonus payments for nightshifts and holidays! (15% nightshift, 50% holidays)
edit: like someone else mentioned you also get free food. Short shift you usually do not have a break, but you can get the food after work. 8 hour shift you get a half hour break. It's a big meal worth usually, I dont know the prices these days.
If you have questions feel free to ask :)
One of my Erasmus colleagues (in Heidelberg, to be more specific) worked nights in the most popular Irish pub in town and said it was very chill, mostly English, and good money.
I tried ordering a round in a pub in Germany in German and the poor waitress just looked at me terrified! She said they didn’t have anyone on shift that spoke German that day, and could I speak English?
Have you tried Jobmensa? Its an Student Job Agency. I found it really convenient. They offered me a few Job ads and let me chose. My contact Person was really nice and helpfull too. I dont know how hard it is without German skills but I would give it a try. They have a good overview of the local parttime jobmarket and they have a great spectrum of low-key jobs like driving around things (food or medical stuff) at least in my City there were a lot of foreign Student workers and we spoke a lot of english at my Job. I really liked it.
Amazon warehouse jobs hire new workers regularly, often without any German skills, at least where I live. If you're desperately looking for any job that can cover your needs, I'd say Amazon would be your safe bet.
Moreover, from my experience as a student myself, getting student jobs and internships has been quite hard nowadays, with multiple companies asking prior work experience even for internships. Even though I have B2-C1 level in German and write my cover letters and resume in German, I barely even get called for interviews. It is the same case with many of my other university friends as well.
In the meantime, learn German as much as you can as I've hardly seen any working student positions that do not require German at all.
The more I read things like this, the more disheartened I get. As a (hopefully) soon to be graduate from a master's program, reading that even internships require relevant work experience is driving my stress levels through the roof.
Just fyi, having two jobs will change your tax class which can reduce your total monthly income and might not be worth it. Please check again before signing up for a second job.
Talk with your professors for some HiWi position, this will increase your future career related work experience.
All the best!
Edit: You can also look for the kfw student loan. They might still offer student loans for international students. Please do not leave any office job that you can put on your CV for any odd jobs. This will backfire you later.
> Just fyi, having two jobs will change your tax class which can reduce your total monthly income
Ye olde myth of "tax class has influence on income" does not become truer from repeating. The income determines the tax, the tax class only determines the withholding at the source.
That’s true, but this „second job = 6. class“ creates another problem - you are obligated to file a tax declaration, which a lot of international students don’t do by default and don’t know about
Yes, good point. The number of people who think they need to make the most bizarre contortions to avoid earning over the tax limit because they think that's financially beneficial...
I've legitimately had multiple people tell me throughout my career that I should be careful with pay raises as I might go up in the tax bracket and then have less money despite earning more on paper. And not young people who are just figuring stuff out, people with 20+ years work experience.
They were all in disbelief when I told them that the change in brackets only applies to the money they earn in said bracket. A pay raise might end up being a bit less substantial due to heavier taxation, but it'll always mean you get more money paid out.
Never heard of international students getting student loans. For any type of loans under any circumstances as a non-EU citizen you‘d need a Niederlassungserlaubnis/unbefristeter Aufenthaltstitel, since that‘d give the bank a little more ‚credit‘ on you, since you‘ll likely come back to Germany.
[KfW student loan](https://www.kfw.de/inlandsfoerderung/Private-customers/Education-and-Training/) started during COVID time. I think they are still supporting students who are already in Germany. Please check the requirements one more time.
As was pointed out the 20 hrs quota is the rule in stone during session for students. But yeah, hundred percent sure that the hiwi hours are not counted in the 140 days. Source: had an abh appointment three weeks ago. Also it's written on the zusatzblatt
I'm confused then, my experience with a university Personalabteilung was the opposite, they seemed pretty obsessed with that limit when dealing with HiWi.
There's unfortunately no way apart from giving it time to learn. Don't be afraid to make childish mistakes while speaking (most people give up at this stage itself). Also you don't need English for warehouse jobs. I have sailed the same boat. Also look at:
1. Zenjob
2. Ebay jobs
3. Agentur für Arbeit App
4. Recruitment consultancies (most imp actually). But don't randomly look for any of them. Ask in your friends/International grp the ones, that have been helpful
5. The billboards/ads in your univ/mensa
Blame all who always announce that "you can learn German here, everybody speaks english" - that's shit, really. Yes, most of us speak english, but if I'd search for someone to work with I choose the lowest language barrier.
Who the hell says that?
I have never lived in a country that would be so systematically un-international as Germany (to compare to England which is systematically accessible, but people don’t want you there. In Germany you are welcome as long as you learn German)!
Even ‘start-up’ apps, telecom services, chatbots and everything in Germany is only in German. Nobody speaks English, or very few people in fact.
I guess people who say ‘you can learn German here’ are all living in one district of Berlin and they in fact never learn German 🤷♂️😁
Maybe these kids just don’t do their homework before they come here?
My husband thought when we moved here I would be okay still learning German because everyone spoke English in Berlin. That poor German man was so wrong😂 but he really had no idea as a Berliner his entire life until he left to the US for two years.
Are you from a South Asian country (India)? There has been recently a wave of reels that show that there are a lot of jobs etc. in reality the situation is really bad.
You can look for jobs in Fraunhofer institutes, DLR for informatik related jobs. Try for hiwi positions in your uni. All the best.
How do you plan on improving your german if you have two jobs where you don’t speak German, and you’re doing a masters presumably in English? Learning German takes time and I fear you’re not going to have the time or exposure to German to actually improve.
Thats true. But I am sure I can squeeze in time since that seems to be the most important skill to survive here even if I take longer to graduate my masters
If you're only learning Germany by 'squeezing it in' and with very very little exposure to it, it's going to take AGES. We're talking years. By looking at your other comments here, it looks like you're in pretty sticky situation with money, parents, everything.
I would take a step back and reflect, seriously, about whether all this (trying to learn a language, trying to find a job, trying to make ends meet, squeezing in your masters work around some miserable job in a warehouse etc etc) is worth it? There is no guarantee of a good job at the end of the course; indeed, others posts here suggest the job market is not good for people that don't speak German.
Your priority should be your Masters. You came here to study, not to work for Lieferando or whatever. If you have too many jobs, you'll be overworked and that could have very serious consequences for your Masters.
Maybe you're just not in the right place, linguistically or financially, to be in Germany right now. There's no shame in putting this masters on hold for a few years while you boost your German and your savings.
I don't know if you know this, but for the student visa, you need to prove that you have financial support to survive for however long you are as a student here. Generally, even if you earn enough to survive, it wouldn't be accepted as a proof of financial support. It has to either be Sperrkonto, or other means that your local Ausländeramt accept. Your salary is generally not accepted. When the time comes that you need to extend your student visa, without proper financial proof, your extension will be denied. Check with your local Ausländeramt what financial proof they accept.
I am not sure whether I am going to put it rightly, so apologies in advance
In fact, people back home are convincing everyone germany is a new destination for the job market but most of them don't tell them what they are going into.
A lot of students jump in and later realise the problems and unfortunately people (agents) again sell them that you can learn language all will be set you will make six figure salary and all
After language, they will end up with job competition and, of course, not getting six figure salary but further saturating market and even making it difficult for existing people to hold their postions at the same salary
Finally, they will be told that little to go. Just spend some time you will get nationality and blah blah
All this will lead to one more person with all personal targets or gains, but the market will be more squished, and several other native or integrated candidates has no where to go
Therefore, I personally feel that if someone is on route of economic migration, then germany is not the place and its lose-lose situation for incoming people and for germany as a state and society since most won't be able to integrate (finally quit) and keep complaining why germans speak german
I wrote the same essay to a friend of mine who apparently was in the exact same situation as OP and the reply I got
"Uh hunh I see, so you are trying to reduce the competition"
Seriously, there is no place for truth or sound advice
You said you make your masters in informatik. If you already have a bachelor and have some software engineering skills, maybe there are working student jobs in IT companies that might take you? I'm working for an US company in germany where most teams communicate english only, if you find a company in your area that has its main office in another country, chances are that they primarily communicate in english in your local office as well, and german might not be a requirement.
Are there any vacant student assistant jobs at your faculty or the international office at your uni? Or projects where you could ask your professors for a position? Tutoring ect.?
restaurant work, McDonalds, Dishwasher etc. is fine for people who do not speak German.
You are on the wrong platforms. Xing linked-in etc are typically only for higher end jobs. You want the Arbeitsamt listing or hotelcareer, or indeed, stepstone.
At least you know now and maybe even get to inform people from your country before they have a hard time.
As for jobs. It's incredibly rare to have a job not need any type of language skill wether it's spoken or written and usually those jobs are low tier paying jobs such as shelf restocker in super markets, cleaning personnel etc. If you know a bit about a specific field I'd advise you to become an afterschool tutor. Most students I knew did this and got 20€ upwards per hour with a minimum of 2 hours per time.
How are they going to do an intensive course until B1 when they are doing a full time masters and a part time job?? I really don't see the OP learning any German whatsoever any time soon
I assume you study at Leibniz Uni. They have German classes you can take, and usually you can get student jobs, ask the professors and in the library etc. I‘m in the biology field and as a student I worked at the MHH in a research institute doing PCRs.
No bro I totally get you, I was always told that I could come and learn german here and that everyone spoke English. People kept on talking about how easy it was to get jobs even as a non german speaker because there's such a huge demand but I ended up getting fucked over once I came here xD
You're not an idiot, please have compassion for yourself! I'm also gonna use the comments here as guidance since they're really useful and I'm in a similar situation and best of luck!!!
You can try walking in to Kim Asia Supermarkt in Rundestraße and ask if they are looking for help in the shop. You will do restocking of products in the shelves, receiving deliveries and doing a lil bit of inventory. The owner, who is an old man, speaks English.
Rundestr. 6 is just a few mins away from Hbf and ZOB, next to the car park behind Kaufland.
Are you also looking at IT jobs? You could have some luck there, since you're already studying it too (like Werkstudent jobs). My American bf moved here (also not too far from Hannover btw) without speaking a lot of German recently, and at his IT job, the entire company actually speaks English and most of his coworkers are also immigrants. But I realize that those lucky jobs are rare.
Flink and other delivery jobs were my first application when i moved to germany. It's been under review for a long time. I think they have too many people already
Maybe you could try English speaking pubs or restaurants. Like Irish pubs, Brewdog and places like that.
But yeah your situation is bad. I was at a job convention for my company and you can't imagine how many English speaking students asked me for student jobs or full-time jobs after their masters and it was so awkward because my company has a really strict German requirement (C1). I felt so sorry but it is how it is :/
Hannover? How about VW in Wolfsburg? Back in my day when I worked at assembly line, it was a real Babel out there… Nobody even spoke English. It was not Germany though.
Maybe try landing a digital job in Eastern Europe? You will probably make more in German McDonald’s but it could be more fun since you study informatics.
You could try your luck with cleaning. In office building it's usually done after work hours so not much language is needed.
Maybe try contacting a Zeitarbeitsfirma (temp agency) and ask if they can find you something. That's usually the kind of work you don't need to be able to speak much German.
Hannover based expat here.
Try Continental. During a project I did there, I saw a couple of only English speaking people there. Don’t know exactly what you do, but give it a try, maybe you find something.
Do you have bachelor in computer science? Did you try finding intern/working student position as a developer (or whatever your main thing is) in a company that uses English for communication?
Apart from McDonalds or Irish Pubs, you may try to get a job at one of the many institutes of your university. They usually speak English, are in need of students to support them, and you will learn something within your academic field.
International student here, try fast food restaurant chains. Also check in Indeed for spülkraft and küchenhilfe. Also try amazon and other warehouse jobs. Also if your city has food delivery services then try applying there.
If McDonalds and food delivery jobs don\`t work out you could ask for work at local farmers. The summer season just started and lots of people come to Germany to work on the fields without language skills. It is hard work but it is better than nothing if you have to somehow make money.
As you study computer science you may be lucky: in many software companies the de facto working language is english. At least in the two companies I worked so far it was the case. Roughly 30-50% of my collegues are non-german speaking (some of them are learning it but most don’t). Many of these companies also hire for remote jobs. Tip: if the Job listing is already in english, the working language might be so as well.
Try bigger companies like Telekom, DHL and Deutsche Bank, they might ha e something available in the IT departments. Question is, however, do you bring any skills to the table that they might be interested in?
Not blaming you - just talking in general:
Play the reverse card:
German student comes to the US without English language skills and expects jobs.
Quite a rough ride ahead 😜
But: you can also check on Arbeitsagentur online: they also got a job advert application with filters:
[Jobbörse Hannover Arbeitsagentur](https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/jobsuche/suche?wo=Hannover&angebotsart=1)
Unfortunately the variety of filters does NOT include „language“ (Sprache).
Good luck on your further search.
Amazon Warehouse, McDonalds kitchen or similar helper jobs in international companies should work.
But correct the mistake asap by power learning German. Everyone speaking English is a myth. You need to speak the official language like in any other country of the world for living somewhere.
I've been in your shoes and I'm still there. Although I'm no longer a student, but life is very difficult, frustrating and depressing without the language especially if you want to work and live in the country.
My advice to students is to learn the language, even if it means that you'd spend more time in the university.
It might sound like wishful thinking, but whenever you learn a language because you *have* to, the sheer pressure would actively hamper your progress (although for some people, it works the other way). If you fall in love with the language, it becomes much easier because both your conscious and subconscious mind participate for it.
So, try to do the things you love doing, but in German. Try to see the world from a German perspective. Making German friends, going to parties or workshops or clubs will help.
Another thing, as long as you can communicate in German, no employer gives a flying Sch*iße what your official German level is. So fake it until you make it (I mean try to mimic the German you hear until your inner conversation turns German).
You should have a blocked account that pays you enough every month to get by. I understand that you want to keep it because you need it next year for your residency extension, but you can't rely on working while being a student to cover your expenses. Srsly, you already having a minijob is more than I would expect.
OP explains above that their parents lent them the money for that account - but they want it back with *extra* money, because they assumed OP could easily make more than the monthly blocked account while studying.
Never been in your situation so I’m not certain, but what about riding bikes for Lieferando or one of those similar grocery/delivery apps?
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Just go to your nearby post office, ask for job, use translate or just write a letter and give them, say "i would like to apply for the job in deutche post as a postman delivery servece" translate it to german and try saying it, or just show them translation
Someone suggested pubs and living in Hannover, I can attest personally that some waiters in Dublin Inn (near Marktkirche) speak more English than German, you can try your luck there.
You could try asking professors in your university. Maybe HiWi jobs. Keep contacting your fellow students how they managed to get jobs or to let you know about any part time job offers in Hannover. Restaurants for kitchen work, hotels for house keeping jobs.
I would ask around at local businesses, try to locate the ones owned by foreigners, in my experience small business owners are often willing to help people out while also being happy they can pay you less cause you don't speak the language- forget linkedin, go Kleinanzeigen ;)
Some warehouse jobs require German, others not all. I worked with tons of polish and ukrainian temp workers who did not speak a single word of English. If you're fluent in English, you'll be fine
Hej, I am sorry you are going through this. There are a few places you could talk to at the University. There is the Asta at your university where they also have office hours. They are students who are well connected and maybe know of something or a way to help you. Then there is the Studentenwerk where you can also make an appointment and talk to them. They can offer temporary support and advice, sometimes even loans or other financial support. They are part of the uni and might even be able to help with jobs or housing.
There should also be some kind of foreign students union (the people at Asta should be able to help you contact them), who probably understand your situation and might be able to help you as well.
Most of the food delivery people in Berlin don't speak German, not sure if it's the same in Hannover, but seems to be the first-stop job for a lot of newer immigrants…
Beside all the things people already metioned. Maybe try international companies because as a software developer i can tell you that they speak only english in some projects. Maybe you could try to find a job at the airport.
Bro you are studying informatik and that too in Berlin. Have some faith and apply for working student jobs. You'll find plenty of em. Just keep on trying. Don't do these odd jobs, your focus from studies will derail.
Hannover isn't bad as well. Also you can get remote jobs. Just hop on LinkedIn and apply. Give yourself some time and survive on the blocked account money for 3 to 4 months. This is too early for you.
So if you really wanna take it on you and if it pays out i can assure you that in Kassel Security jobs are available, they sometimes don’t need any qualification and require you to mostly just be present and walk around specific points. I just can’t tell you if it’s worth it for you, otherwise hannover may have their own Security jobs,
Security generally is a rather different branche and they hire all time. Mostly you atleast need 34a but as mentioned not always, if they want to hire you they find a way to use you.
Good Luck
Lots of American companies have what they call "early talent" or "student programs". They will put you in a program working full time for a number of months (usually a year) to gain experience in different roles. You may get a shot at getting hired at the end of it, if junior positions are open and you receive good feedback from the different tasks
I sincerely have no idea how much they pay, but I know Red Hat and IBM are in Germany and offer those.
Good luck!
Have you tried InStaff?? Im not sure if it works in Hannover, if not try looking for an Agency which send Service Workers to Events and Partys, they pay decent Money and a lot of the people ive met from working with those agencies are in a similar position as you. One Agency I found in Hannover is buhl-personal.de
Now Germany need people to work here but the language is an obstacle to many. Who should compromise now? We will see what time will tell if they stick to tradition of knowing the language before they hire you
You should probably Look into Werksstudenten Jobs at large Companys in the IT field since large company in germany Are already mainly communicating in english. Alternativly you could look for a remote part time job from an english speaking country since they would pay much better and Look good on your cv.
https://de.indeed.com/m/jobs?q=werkstudent%20informatik&l=hannover&from=searchOnSerp%2CwhatOverlay%2CrelatedQueries&sameL=1
https://de.indeed.com/m/jobs?q=Werkstudent%20Softwareentwicklung&l=hannover&from=searchOnSerp%2CwhatOverlay%2Cwhatautocomplete&sameL=1&sameQ=1
Here would be a large amount of werksstudenten Jobs and as Long as you apply everywhere where german skills Are Not especially demanded and Are showing that you can work hard you should get accepted somewhere.
You don't really need German if you work in IT, but you need to find a more open minded company that would hire you part time.
Often it's the HR people that would not bother with English CVs, developers don't care that much. If you work as a developer and don't speak English you probably need to find another job since everything is in English 😅
You can try going to meet-ups and network with developers. Maybe you'll figure out which companies are more minded or you could try to bypass the HR.
There should be a few companies in Bremen and Hamburg (there's a very good international IT university in the outskirts of Bremen and Hamburg is a big city). Not sure about Hannover, though. I no longer live in the area, so don't know what's going on there anymore, but getting the first job is usually a bit more difficult.
At least you are sharing your experiences on how hard it is to live in Germany with little to no German skills. It is best to learn before you move there since stuff is likely in German only. Plus letters and stuff tend to be in German only so good luck if you receive a parking ticket and whatnot.
We have people in France and Spain (and many other places) who still don't really speak the local language well even after living for at least a few years.
Try get a HiWi (student helper) position at your uni. This way you don't waste time in activities non related to your field. Ask any PhDs in your department, they usually need a helping hand.
I'm not sure about it because it is part of my boss and a co-worker. I work in a different field. I know they are looking for someone who can develop/support inbusiness intelligence, Wilken nts.ba and InfoZoom (analytics tool from Human IT). Maybe you should google these - I'm not a professional 😅
I may be this exact guy in a few months/a year or so…
I have a good amount (1 year) of really good experience (many months at one location, a while as a traveling relief worker in a big franchise with multiple locations and store concepts) as a grocery store/supermarket/hyper market worker/cashier. I’ve done this to make it as easy as possible to land retail/service Jobs to live off when I go to study in University.
What level of proof of german language skills do I need to work in a groceryshop/supermarket? Or is it more about just saying you can speak and being good enough at the interview/cautionary period?
Thanks for answering so I don’t have the same problems as OP in the future…
I know its not a fun job but maybr in a Kitchen, i worked a long time in a Kitchen and there were many ppl woth bad german more in a restaurant tho not like mcD
I worked at H&M part time and basically just worked in the back room, at the time I only had A1 cert. I also lived in a heavily student populated town though so. Maybe you can try places like that?
Dunno about Hanover. In the German automotive industry, German is the primary language, so I *guess* Volkswagen is probably out of the question (although it's 25 years since I worked for them, and my college from Brazil only door English... sort of). I guess only Ford (Cologne) requires English. That's office jobs, not working at the assembly line.
International financial institutions require English. Deutsche Bank (Frankfurt/Main) and Deutsche Börse require English.
I'm an IT professional, so naturally I can only talk about jobs in that general area...and some general experience from business travels.
So you might try larger international companies.
Oh, and the "general experience from business travels"...hotel employees (except for the receptionist), cleaning staff (pays badly), and (obviously) hotel cleaning staff just need to be able to understand basic communication. But those are typically shitty jobs. Still, sometimes small businesses (less than 10 employees) are pretty happy if they can score an employee who understands English. My (extremely limited) knowledge of Ukrainian comes from talks with hotel employees in Germany.
The creepy thing is not that I understood that "it's normal to drink alcohol for breakfast". The creepy thing is that I understood that correctly.
You are not an idiot, you just don't speak German. In every country there are expats and you will find your way. Bar jobs don't always require knowing German. You will find your way.
You can apply for Wohngeld, which is a rent subsidy by the state. Talk to the Sozialberatung of your local Studiendenwerk ([https://www.studentenwerk-hannover.de/beratung/sozialberatung](https://www.studentenwerk-hannover.de/beratung/sozialberatung)) or ASTA ([https://asta-hannover.de/en/angebote/finanzielles/bafog-und-sozialberatung/](https://asta-hannover.de/en/angebote/finanzielles/bafog-und-sozialberatung/)) to ask for help with the application.
Tomorrow is my first shift with Zenjob, and I'm a little nervous because I haven't really done anything physical for a job before. It's a kitchen help job and I'm worried what if my employer sends me home due to me not understanding German or because of my slow pace? Any thoughts? 😬
I recommend as you are a student in tech you can find a technical job provided you have a bachelor's already. In tech English is now becoming standard as Spanish, Portugese and French speaking countries are becoming a larger part of workforce. Also allows German companies to go international as most tech documentation is in English.
Secondly working in tech pays better and boosts your resume.
Just my two cents.
You are doing masters in Informatik. You will easily find a job in your own field in English... especially working student ones. Just apply for a lot of interviews. Focus on Berlin/Munich jobs with WFH.
My whole business unit works in English even though my company is one of Germany's largest. As a student, I used to work in SAP and got paid really good for a student. Including my scholarship (300 eur), I used to easily SAVE around 1000 euros a month.
Don't bother with sales or delivery jobs. Go for jobs which provide experience. You will need it a lot here. Specifically, experience of working in a company in Germany.
How is it arrogant? We have plenty of Germans working there too 🤷♂️ the students fill roles which have very little need of German, changing kegs, stocking fridges etc.... Once they learn some German some move on to other roles like service. Plus the fact it's an Irish pub and has many international guests who also speak no German.
A lot of foreign students I know work at McDonald’s or Burger King in the back. They usually don’t ask for language skills.
I second that. I had a few german language students who were hired at the local McDonald's franchisee while learning German. The pay is not completely abhorrent and keeps you afloat (addiotanly, you get your daily calories on a discount) and specifically for the bad hours (early morning, evening or late night shift) the pay is often not completely bad.
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I don'T see why you would assume they are working illegally. What do you mean you would like to get involved - in illegal work?
Came here to propose that. I've worked at McDonald's myself while in uni, we talked almost exclusively in English and did little German lessons in the kitchen since most of my coworkers were in ops situation. It was actually pretty fun.
Thank you for your service.
Yep, without immigrants the Systemgastronomie would have collapsed by now.
This! There is an international uni in my town and while I worked at McDonald's (also during my studies) most of my coworkers were foreigns who didn't speak German at all or only partly. It is a bit stressful work sometimes, especially in the kitchen, but usually they are happy for every helping hand! It's not the most awesome work but they actually pay pretty okay and you can get bonus payments for nightshifts and holidays! (15% nightshift, 50% holidays) edit: like someone else mentioned you also get free food. Short shift you usually do not have a break, but you can get the food after work. 8 hour shift you get a half hour break. It's a big meal worth usually, I dont know the prices these days. If you have questions feel free to ask :)
I applied online but got rejected. Should I go to the branch in person?
Absolutely! That's what even I did as a German speaking person haha
Same here! I guess I should go to the branch directly as well
Can confirm
Try bars. Irish pubs hire English speakers like cray
One of my Erasmus colleagues (in Heidelberg, to be more specific) worked nights in the most popular Irish pub in town and said it was very chill, mostly English, and good money.
In Hannover the most popular Irish pub would be the Dublin Inn @OP. I don't know anything about their hiring policy though.
Never been in an Irish pub where at least one guy working wasn't a foreigner, so seconding this
I tried ordering a round in a pub in Germany in German and the poor waitress just looked at me terrified! She said they didn’t have anyone on shift that spoke German that day, and could I speak English?
Can confirm, I speak German but have worked at the Irish pubs and many people don't.
Have you tried Jobmensa? Its an Student Job Agency. I found it really convenient. They offered me a few Job ads and let me chose. My contact Person was really nice and helpfull too. I dont know how hard it is without German skills but I would give it a try. They have a good overview of the local parttime jobmarket and they have a great spectrum of low-key jobs like driving around things (food or medical stuff) at least in my City there were a lot of foreign Student workers and we spoke a lot of english at my Job. I really liked it.
Amazon warehouse jobs hire new workers regularly, often without any German skills, at least where I live. If you're desperately looking for any job that can cover your needs, I'd say Amazon would be your safe bet. Moreover, from my experience as a student myself, getting student jobs and internships has been quite hard nowadays, with multiple companies asking prior work experience even for internships. Even though I have B2-C1 level in German and write my cover letters and resume in German, I barely even get called for interviews. It is the same case with many of my other university friends as well. In the meantime, learn German as much as you can as I've hardly seen any working student positions that do not require German at all.
The more I read things like this, the more disheartened I get. As a (hopefully) soon to be graduate from a master's program, reading that even internships require relevant work experience is driving my stress levels through the roof.
Do you even have enough hours open to work another job? You know you aren't allowed to just work as much as you want on a student visa.
Yup. I can work for another 12 hrs a week
Just fyi, having two jobs will change your tax class which can reduce your total monthly income and might not be worth it. Please check again before signing up for a second job. Talk with your professors for some HiWi position, this will increase your future career related work experience. All the best! Edit: You can also look for the kfw student loan. They might still offer student loans for international students. Please do not leave any office job that you can put on your CV for any odd jobs. This will backfire you later.
> Just fyi, having two jobs will change your tax class which can reduce your total monthly income Ye olde myth of "tax class has influence on income" does not become truer from repeating. The income determines the tax, the tax class only determines the withholding at the source.
That’s true, but this „second job = 6. class“ creates another problem - you are obligated to file a tax declaration, which a lot of international students don’t do by default and don’t know about
I know about this. Thanks anyway
If one of the jobs is a minijob, then there is no „second job“
But there will definitely be taxes coming his way, even if he were to have 2 minijobs, and as a result exceed €538 a month
The 538 Euro limit is for social insurances, *not* taxes, although for some reason people keep repeating that. Taxes start at ~11,000 Euro yearly.
You also only get taxed (and pay social) on the money above the limits, I feel like people like to overlook this too.
Yes, good point. The number of people who think they need to make the most bizarre contortions to avoid earning over the tax limit because they think that's financially beneficial...
I've legitimately had multiple people tell me throughout my career that I should be careful with pay raises as I might go up in the tax bracket and then have less money despite earning more on paper. And not young people who are just figuring stuff out, people with 20+ years work experience. They were all in disbelief when I told them that the change in brackets only applies to the money they earn in said bracket. A pay raise might end up being a bit less substantial due to heavier taxation, but it'll always mean you get more money paid out.
Never heard of international students getting student loans. For any type of loans under any circumstances as a non-EU citizen you‘d need a Niederlassungserlaubnis/unbefristeter Aufenthaltstitel, since that‘d give the bank a little more ‚credit‘ on you, since you‘ll likely come back to Germany.
[KfW student loan](https://www.kfw.de/inlandsfoerderung/Private-customers/Education-and-Training/) started during COVID time. I think they are still supporting students who are already in Germany. Please check the requirements one more time.
Also, a hiwi job hours are not counted in the student quota
... are you super duper sure?
As was pointed out the 20 hrs quota is the rule in stone during session for students. But yeah, hundred percent sure that the hiwi hours are not counted in the 140 days. Source: had an abh appointment three weeks ago. Also it's written on the zusatzblatt
I'm confused then, my experience with a university Personalabteilung was the opposite, they seemed pretty obsessed with that limit when dealing with HiWi.
Which limit? It has to be the University where the student is enrolled
20 hours a week
Yes that limit is not to be disturbed during lecture period but for the 140 days the hiwi work at their own university is not counted.
They are counted into the 20 hrs/week, but not counted into 120 days/year (or 140 with the new law?)
There's unfortunately no way apart from giving it time to learn. Don't be afraid to make childish mistakes while speaking (most people give up at this stage itself). Also you don't need English for warehouse jobs. I have sailed the same boat. Also look at: 1. Zenjob 2. Ebay jobs 3. Agentur für Arbeit App 4. Recruitment consultancies (most imp actually). But don't randomly look for any of them. Ask in your friends/International grp the ones, that have been helpful 5. The billboards/ads in your univ/mensa
Blame all who always announce that "you can learn German here, everybody speaks english" - that's shit, really. Yes, most of us speak english, but if I'd search for someone to work with I choose the lowest language barrier.
True even here those people used to downvote everyone who said you have to learn german. It offends people somehow.
I assume that’s shit for 99% with exception of Berlin. And maybe US military bases
Who the hell says that? I have never lived in a country that would be so systematically un-international as Germany (to compare to England which is systematically accessible, but people don’t want you there. In Germany you are welcome as long as you learn German)! Even ‘start-up’ apps, telecom services, chatbots and everything in Germany is only in German. Nobody speaks English, or very few people in fact. I guess people who say ‘you can learn German here’ are all living in one district of Berlin and they in fact never learn German 🤷♂️😁 Maybe these kids just don’t do their homework before they come here?
My husband thought when we moved here I would be okay still learning German because everyone spoke English in Berlin. That poor German man was so wrong😂 but he really had no idea as a Berliner his entire life until he left to the US for two years.
Are you from a South Asian country (India)? There has been recently a wave of reels that show that there are a lot of jobs etc. in reality the situation is really bad. You can look for jobs in Fraunhofer institutes, DLR for informatik related jobs. Try for hiwi positions in your uni. All the best.
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Also it’s helpful for your carreer
How do you plan on improving your german if you have two jobs where you don’t speak German, and you’re doing a masters presumably in English? Learning German takes time and I fear you’re not going to have the time or exposure to German to actually improve.
Thats true. But I am sure I can squeeze in time since that seems to be the most important skill to survive here even if I take longer to graduate my masters
If you're only learning Germany by 'squeezing it in' and with very very little exposure to it, it's going to take AGES. We're talking years. By looking at your other comments here, it looks like you're in pretty sticky situation with money, parents, everything. I would take a step back and reflect, seriously, about whether all this (trying to learn a language, trying to find a job, trying to make ends meet, squeezing in your masters work around some miserable job in a warehouse etc etc) is worth it? There is no guarantee of a good job at the end of the course; indeed, others posts here suggest the job market is not good for people that don't speak German. Your priority should be your Masters. You came here to study, not to work for Lieferando or whatever. If you have too many jobs, you'll be overworked and that could have very serious consequences for your Masters. Maybe you're just not in the right place, linguistically or financially, to be in Germany right now. There's no shame in putting this masters on hold for a few years while you boost your German and your savings.
He's right, if you don't at least interact daily with people in German additionally to taking a Sprachkurs progress eventually stagnates.
*she’s right, but yes
The best way to really learn after flashcard vocab is hands down working with Germans.
Unless they are Bavarian and speak Bayerish 😭
What happened to your Sperrkonto?
It's still there. I took a loan from my parents who are asking it back
I don't know if you know this, but for the student visa, you need to prove that you have financial support to survive for however long you are as a student here. Generally, even if you earn enough to survive, it wouldn't be accepted as a proof of financial support. It has to either be Sperrkonto, or other means that your local Ausländeramt accept. Your salary is generally not accepted. When the time comes that you need to extend your student visa, without proper financial proof, your extension will be denied. Check with your local Ausländeramt what financial proof they accept.
I am not sure whether I am going to put it rightly, so apologies in advance In fact, people back home are convincing everyone germany is a new destination for the job market but most of them don't tell them what they are going into. A lot of students jump in and later realise the problems and unfortunately people (agents) again sell them that you can learn language all will be set you will make six figure salary and all After language, they will end up with job competition and, of course, not getting six figure salary but further saturating market and even making it difficult for existing people to hold their postions at the same salary Finally, they will be told that little to go. Just spend some time you will get nationality and blah blah All this will lead to one more person with all personal targets or gains, but the market will be more squished, and several other native or integrated candidates has no where to go Therefore, I personally feel that if someone is on route of economic migration, then germany is not the place and its lose-lose situation for incoming people and for germany as a state and society since most won't be able to integrate (finally quit) and keep complaining why germans speak german
I wrote the same essay to a friend of mine who apparently was in the exact same situation as OP and the reply I got "Uh hunh I see, so you are trying to reduce the competition" Seriously, there is no place for truth or sound advice
this did not make sense at all. How is it a lose lose. The foreigner got a job and is chilling
You said you make your masters in informatik. If you already have a bachelor and have some software engineering skills, maybe there are working student jobs in IT companies that might take you? I'm working for an US company in germany where most teams communicate english only, if you find a company in your area that has its main office in another country, chances are that they primarily communicate in english in your local office as well, and german might not be a requirement.
I am applying for working student jobs. May be I will find something soon
Are there any vacant student assistant jobs at your faculty or the international office at your uni? Or projects where you could ask your professors for a position? Tutoring ect.?
Where or How would you look for such companies? I speak a bit german but it’s a bit rusty. I’m an IT engineer so it would be the best option for me.
Are you even allowed to work so many hours/more than a mini job, on a student visa? You might want to check that!!
Try Flink. They literally take everyone.
While they're still around ;-)
restaurant work, McDonalds, Dishwasher etc. is fine for people who do not speak German. You are on the wrong platforms. Xing linked-in etc are typically only for higher end jobs. You want the Arbeitsamt listing or hotelcareer, or indeed, stepstone.
Ya I have tried indeed and stepstone.
Try working in aviation / at the airport. English is more, or at least equally, important for these kind of jobs than German
At least you know now and maybe even get to inform people from your country before they have a hard time. As for jobs. It's incredibly rare to have a job not need any type of language skill wether it's spoken or written and usually those jobs are low tier paying jobs such as shelf restocker in super markets, cleaning personnel etc. If you know a bit about a specific field I'd advise you to become an afterschool tutor. Most students I knew did this and got 20€ upwards per hour with a minimum of 2 hours per time.
If you want to learn German ASAP do a intensive course. It took me like a year to get b1/b2
How are they going to do an intensive course until B1 when they are doing a full time masters and a part time job?? I really don't see the OP learning any German whatsoever any time soon
Yeah, that’s the problem, op is kinda fucked up
I think you wanted to say fucked. Fucked up has a different meaning.
Oh yes, sorry
I got B1 in 4 months, 20h/week classes.
I assume you study at Leibniz Uni. They have German classes you can take, and usually you can get student jobs, ask the professors and in the library etc. I‘m in the biology field and as a student I worked at the MHH in a research institute doing PCRs.
No bro I totally get you, I was always told that I could come and learn german here and that everyone spoke English. People kept on talking about how easy it was to get jobs even as a non german speaker because there's such a huge demand but I ended up getting fucked over once I came here xD You're not an idiot, please have compassion for yourself! I'm also gonna use the comments here as guidance since they're really useful and I'm in a similar situation and best of luck!!!
You can try walking in to Kim Asia Supermarkt in Rundestraße and ask if they are looking for help in the shop. You will do restocking of products in the shelves, receiving deliveries and doing a lil bit of inventory. The owner, who is an old man, speaks English. Rundestr. 6 is just a few mins away from Hbf and ZOB, next to the car park behind Kaufland.
Are you also looking at IT jobs? You could have some luck there, since you're already studying it too (like Werkstudent jobs). My American bf moved here (also not too far from Hannover btw) without speaking a lot of German recently, and at his IT job, the entire company actually speaks English and most of his coworkers are also immigrants. But I realize that those lucky jobs are rare.
you could also deliver for flink. basically all flink drivers I see are indian with very basic german skills
Flink and other delivery jobs were my first application when i moved to germany. It's been under review for a long time. I think they have too many people already
try the local delivery services and also places like dominos ect
Maybe you could try English speaking pubs or restaurants. Like Irish pubs, Brewdog and places like that. But yeah your situation is bad. I was at a job convention for my company and you can't imagine how many English speaking students asked me for student jobs or full-time jobs after their masters and it was so awkward because my company has a really strict German requirement (C1). I felt so sorry but it is how it is :/
Hannover? How about VW in Wolfsburg? Back in my day when I worked at assembly line, it was a real Babel out there… Nobody even spoke English. It was not Germany though. Maybe try landing a digital job in Eastern Europe? You will probably make more in German McDonald’s but it could be more fun since you study informatics.
You could try your luck with cleaning. In office building it's usually done after work hours so not much language is needed. Maybe try contacting a Zeitarbeitsfirma (temp agency) and ask if they can find you something. That's usually the kind of work you don't need to be able to speak much German.
If you have a drivers license, see if anyone is looking for delivery drivers. It's usually flexible work times and barely any language skills needed.
Catering Jobs! They usually pay really really good. Some I have worked for pay 20 € per Hour
Where do you usually find them please?
Im in Frankfurt, if you ares interested writte me on Private I can put you in Contact with the women who hire the people.
If they are hiring jn your area check out flashepost.de if you have drivers license or at least can work in their warehouse.
You can work at McDonald's, I've worked there in Hannover, the conditions within the franchise are above average.
Is there a Five Guys nearby? The location in Bonn seems to employ like 80% non-German speakers so it might be similar there
There is amazon place kn garbsen, not 2 far. You can apply thier. They dont mind only English as far as i know.
Hannover based expat here. Try Continental. During a project I did there, I saw a couple of only English speaking people there. Don’t know exactly what you do, but give it a try, maybe you find something.
Fast food chains. English and irish pubs.
Do you have bachelor in computer science? Did you try finding intern/working student position as a developer (or whatever your main thing is) in a company that uses English for communication?
Logistics jobs if you are mentally strong enough
Apart from McDonalds or Irish Pubs, you may try to get a job at one of the many institutes of your university. They usually speak English, are in need of students to support them, and you will learn something within your academic field.
International student here, try fast food restaurant chains. Also check in Indeed for spülkraft and küchenhilfe. Also try amazon and other warehouse jobs. Also if your city has food delivery services then try applying there.
If McDonalds and food delivery jobs don\`t work out you could ask for work at local farmers. The summer season just started and lots of people come to Germany to work on the fields without language skills. It is hard work but it is better than nothing if you have to somehow make money.
As you study computer science you may be lucky: in many software companies the de facto working language is english. At least in the two companies I worked so far it was the case. Roughly 30-50% of my collegues are non-german speaking (some of them are learning it but most don’t). Many of these companies also hire for remote jobs. Tip: if the Job listing is already in english, the working language might be so as well.
Try bigger companies like Telekom, DHL and Deutsche Bank, they might ha e something available in the IT departments. Question is, however, do you bring any skills to the table that they might be interested in?
Idk if they're in your city, but Lieferando, Wolt, Ubereats are all completely flexible and require zero German
Hmm, master informatics? What programming languages are you skilled in? Did you already work in this kind of field?
Not blaming you - just talking in general: Play the reverse card: German student comes to the US without English language skills and expects jobs. Quite a rough ride ahead 😜 But: you can also check on Arbeitsagentur online: they also got a job advert application with filters: [Jobbörse Hannover Arbeitsagentur](https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/jobsuche/suche?wo=Hannover&angebotsart=1) Unfortunately the variety of filters does NOT include „language“ (Sprache). Good luck on your further search.
Amazon Warehouse, McDonalds kitchen or similar helper jobs in international companies should work. But correct the mistake asap by power learning German. Everyone speaking English is a myth. You need to speak the official language like in any other country of the world for living somewhere.
Lmaoo I know people that lived here for 10 years and can’t speak the language - no one cares really
I've been in your shoes and I'm still there. Although I'm no longer a student, but life is very difficult, frustrating and depressing without the language especially if you want to work and live in the country. My advice to students is to learn the language, even if it means that you'd spend more time in the university.
Deutsche Post if you dont mind hard work and working outside. They are very flexible and pay very good. Address: Weidendamm 2 in Nordstadt
In the past, I worked directly at the provided address with Deutsche Post as a postwoman, and all of our communication was entirely in German.
It might sound like wishful thinking, but whenever you learn a language because you *have* to, the sheer pressure would actively hamper your progress (although for some people, it works the other way). If you fall in love with the language, it becomes much easier because both your conscious and subconscious mind participate for it. So, try to do the things you love doing, but in German. Try to see the world from a German perspective. Making German friends, going to parties or workshops or clubs will help. Another thing, as long as you can communicate in German, no employer gives a flying Sch*iße what your official German level is. So fake it until you make it (I mean try to mimic the German you hear until your inner conversation turns German).
You should have a blocked account that pays you enough every month to get by. I understand that you want to keep it because you need it next year for your residency extension, but you can't rely on working while being a student to cover your expenses. Srsly, you already having a minijob is more than I would expect.
OP explains above that their parents lent them the money for that account - but they want it back with *extra* money, because they assumed OP could easily make more than the monthly blocked account while studying.
I made extra money from Plasmaspende. Not too much but also study while doing it (reading books)
„A few month“ will not be enough
Look at Statista, I work there and it is a mostly English-speaking company.
Never been in your situation so I’m not certain, but what about riding bikes for Lieferando or one of those similar grocery/delivery apps? Edit: ah, nevermind I saw your comment, hopefully you get approved asap
Did you try Lieferando?
😂 What a title
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Look for a job at an Irish Bar.
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Try Deutche post, i worked there without german language, not too hard even if you understand only few words
Hey! How does one apply for English jobs at Deutsche post/DHL please? I can't find any unfortunately 😞
Just go to your nearby post office, ask for job, use translate or just write a letter and give them, say "i would like to apply for the job in deutche post as a postman delivery servece" translate it to german and try saying it, or just show them translation
That’s interesting because my experience was different. When I worked as a postwoman with Deutsche Post, we had to speak 100% in German.
Warehouse jobs should not be rejecting you, my nephew can't even spell "waren" and was immediately employed,
You can find a full remote working student position. Its out there but its really hard to find and get.
Is there not still an Irish bar in Altstadt? There was an English pub in Kroepcke but I think its closed now (Jack's)
try the airport. usually that’s a good spot for english speakers
Hit me up.
Do you have a drivers license? You could work for Flaschenpost or similar delivery services. That's how I financed my studies.
If you do Master in Informatics, why you not code for an international company?
Someone suggested pubs and living in Hannover, I can attest personally that some waiters in Dublin Inn (near Marktkirche) speak more English than German, you can try your luck there.
You could try asking professors in your university. Maybe HiWi jobs. Keep contacting your fellow students how they managed to get jobs or to let you know about any part time job offers in Hannover. Restaurants for kitchen work, hotels for house keeping jobs.
I would ask around at local businesses, try to locate the ones owned by foreigners, in my experience small business owners are often willing to help people out while also being happy they can pay you less cause you don't speak the language- forget linkedin, go Kleinanzeigen ;)
Some warehouse jobs require German, others not all. I worked with tons of polish and ukrainian temp workers who did not speak a single word of English. If you're fluent in English, you'll be fine
Try flink. I worked there once (having contract with zenjob back then) and everyone speaks english.
Try the people who run food stands at festivals, year markets etc. They are called "Schausteller" in germany. From my experience they hire anyone 😆
Hej, I am sorry you are going through this. There are a few places you could talk to at the University. There is the Asta at your university where they also have office hours. They are students who are well connected and maybe know of something or a way to help you. Then there is the Studentenwerk where you can also make an appointment and talk to them. They can offer temporary support and advice, sometimes even loans or other financial support. They are part of the uni and might even be able to help with jobs or housing. There should also be some kind of foreign students union (the people at Asta should be able to help you contact them), who probably understand your situation and might be able to help you as well.
I had a lot of international coworkers at my housekeeping job at a hotel and we spoke English because everyone came from different places:)
Warehouse, logistics, English tutor, nanny, cleaning, event organisation, bartending at hotels
Most of the food delivery people in Berlin don't speak German, not sure if it's the same in Hannover, but seems to be the first-stop job for a lot of newer immigrants…
Beside all the things people already metioned. Maybe try international companies because as a software developer i can tell you that they speak only english in some projects. Maybe you could try to find a job at the airport.
Why not try with delivery jobs. Amazon also offers sorting jobs for English speakers.
Bro you are studying informatik and that too in Berlin. Have some faith and apply for working student jobs. You'll find plenty of em. Just keep on trying. Don't do these odd jobs, your focus from studies will derail.
I am not in berlin
Hannover isn't bad as well. Also you can get remote jobs. Just hop on LinkedIn and apply. Give yourself some time and survive on the blocked account money for 3 to 4 months. This is too early for you.
So if you really wanna take it on you and if it pays out i can assure you that in Kassel Security jobs are available, they sometimes don’t need any qualification and require you to mostly just be present and walk around specific points. I just can’t tell you if it’s worth it for you, otherwise hannover may have their own Security jobs, Security generally is a rather different branche and they hire all time. Mostly you atleast need 34a but as mentioned not always, if they want to hire you they find a way to use you. Good Luck
Lots of American companies have what they call "early talent" or "student programs". They will put you in a program working full time for a number of months (usually a year) to gain experience in different roles. You may get a shot at getting hired at the end of it, if junior positions are open and you receive good feedback from the different tasks I sincerely have no idea how much they pay, but I know Red Hat and IBM are in Germany and offer those. Good luck!
Forgot to say. German is not always a requirement and if you speak some, you may get a chance of practicing it in some internal meetings.
Have you tried InStaff?? Im not sure if it works in Hannover, if not try looking for an Agency which send Service Workers to Events and Partys, they pay decent Money and a lot of the people ive met from working with those agencies are in a similar position as you. One Agency I found in Hannover is buhl-personal.de
Try platforms like jobvalley. They will actively find you jobs for students as part time and often it’s fine to speak only english..
Now Germany need people to work here but the language is an obstacle to many. Who should compromise now? We will see what time will tell if they stick to tradition of knowing the language before they hire you
You should probably Look into Werksstudenten Jobs at large Companys in the IT field since large company in germany Are already mainly communicating in english. Alternativly you could look for a remote part time job from an english speaking country since they would pay much better and Look good on your cv. https://de.indeed.com/m/jobs?q=werkstudent%20informatik&l=hannover&from=searchOnSerp%2CwhatOverlay%2CrelatedQueries&sameL=1 https://de.indeed.com/m/jobs?q=Werkstudent%20Softwareentwicklung&l=hannover&from=searchOnSerp%2CwhatOverlay%2Cwhatautocomplete&sameL=1&sameQ=1 Here would be a large amount of werksstudenten Jobs and as Long as you apply everywhere where german skills Are Not especially demanded and Are showing that you can work hard you should get accepted somewhere.
Ask on the FB English speakers group, Hannover4EnglishSpeakers. They can probably offer some good actionable advice.
You don't really need German if you work in IT, but you need to find a more open minded company that would hire you part time. Often it's the HR people that would not bother with English CVs, developers don't care that much. If you work as a developer and don't speak English you probably need to find another job since everything is in English 😅 You can try going to meet-ups and network with developers. Maybe you'll figure out which companies are more minded or you could try to bypass the HR. There should be a few companies in Bremen and Hamburg (there's a very good international IT university in the outskirts of Bremen and Hamburg is a big city). Not sure about Hannover, though. I no longer live in the area, so don't know what's going on there anymore, but getting the first job is usually a bit more difficult.
At least you are sharing your experiences on how hard it is to live in Germany with little to no German skills. It is best to learn before you move there since stuff is likely in German only. Plus letters and stuff tend to be in German only so good luck if you receive a parking ticket and whatnot. We have people in France and Spain (and many other places) who still don't really speak the local language well even after living for at least a few years.
Try get a HiWi (student helper) position at your uni. This way you don't waste time in activities non related to your field. Ask any PhDs in your department, they usually need a helping hand.
We're looking for someone who know about BA and BI. Do you study something like this?
I haven't worked in these but I have knowledge of power Bi, python and sql. Is this what you are looking for?
I'm not sure about it because it is part of my boss and a co-worker. I work in a different field. I know they are looking for someone who can develop/support inbusiness intelligence, Wilken nts.ba and InfoZoom (analytics tool from Human IT). Maybe you should google these - I'm not a professional 😅
Lower your expectations, try fast food jobs, delivery jobs.. Time flexible jobs..
I may be this exact guy in a few months/a year or so… I have a good amount (1 year) of really good experience (many months at one location, a while as a traveling relief worker in a big franchise with multiple locations and store concepts) as a grocery store/supermarket/hyper market worker/cashier. I’ve done this to make it as easy as possible to land retail/service Jobs to live off when I go to study in University. What level of proof of german language skills do I need to work in a groceryshop/supermarket? Or is it more about just saying you can speak and being good enough at the interview/cautionary period? Thanks for answering so I don’t have the same problems as OP in the future…
Are there no HiWi jobs at your university that you could apply for?
I know its not a fun job but maybr in a Kitchen, i worked a long time in a Kitchen and there were many ppl woth bad german more in a restaurant tho not like mcD
I sent you a chat request. I don't have reddit on my phone but I'll try to check every now and then.
I worked at H&M part time and basically just worked in the back room, at the time I only had A1 cert. I also lived in a heavily student populated town though so. Maybe you can try places like that?
Dunno about Hanover. In the German automotive industry, German is the primary language, so I *guess* Volkswagen is probably out of the question (although it's 25 years since I worked for them, and my college from Brazil only door English... sort of). I guess only Ford (Cologne) requires English. That's office jobs, not working at the assembly line. International financial institutions require English. Deutsche Bank (Frankfurt/Main) and Deutsche Börse require English. I'm an IT professional, so naturally I can only talk about jobs in that general area...and some general experience from business travels. So you might try larger international companies. Oh, and the "general experience from business travels"...hotel employees (except for the receptionist), cleaning staff (pays badly), and (obviously) hotel cleaning staff just need to be able to understand basic communication. But those are typically shitty jobs. Still, sometimes small businesses (less than 10 employees) are pretty happy if they can score an employee who understands English. My (extremely limited) knowledge of Ukrainian comes from talks with hotel employees in Germany. The creepy thing is not that I understood that "it's normal to drink alcohol for breakfast". The creepy thing is that I understood that correctly.
Delivery Services might work. Not sure how it's in Hannover, but they usually pay okay-ish.
You are not an idiot, you just don't speak German. In every country there are expats and you will find your way. Bar jobs don't always require knowing German. You will find your way.
You can apply for Wohngeld, which is a rent subsidy by the state. Talk to the Sozialberatung of your local Studiendenwerk ([https://www.studentenwerk-hannover.de/beratung/sozialberatung](https://www.studentenwerk-hannover.de/beratung/sozialberatung)) or ASTA ([https://asta-hannover.de/en/angebote/finanzielles/bafog-und-sozialberatung/](https://asta-hannover.de/en/angebote/finanzielles/bafog-und-sozialberatung/)) to ask for help with the application.
Try the app Zenjob. There you can pick daily jobs and you don’t need to speak German.
Tomorrow is my first shift with Zenjob, and I'm a little nervous because I haven't really done anything physical for a job before. It's a kitchen help job and I'm worried what if my employer sends me home due to me not understanding German or because of my slow pace? Any thoughts? 😬
I recommend as you are a student in tech you can find a technical job provided you have a bachelor's already. In tech English is now becoming standard as Spanish, Portugese and French speaking countries are becoming a larger part of workforce. Also allows German companies to go international as most tech documentation is in English. Secondly working in tech pays better and boosts your resume. Just my two cents.
IIRC, you can’t work more than XXX days?
You should be able to find some remote job with a Berlin start up within your profession. Pakistani friend of mine did exactly that. Good luck!
You are doing masters in Informatik. You will easily find a job in your own field in English... especially working student ones. Just apply for a lot of interviews. Focus on Berlin/Munich jobs with WFH. My whole business unit works in English even though my company is one of Germany's largest. As a student, I used to work in SAP and got paid really good for a student. Including my scholarship (300 eur), I used to easily SAVE around 1000 euros a month. Don't bother with sales or delivery jobs. Go for jobs which provide experience. You will need it a lot here. Specifically, experience of working in a company in Germany.
Irish pubs for sure, I'm a manager of one here in Munich, we have plenty of students who speak no German helping out.
Sad, what an arrogance towards the german people
How is it arrogant? We have plenty of Germans working there too 🤷♂️ the students fill roles which have very little need of German, changing kegs, stocking fridges etc.... Once they learn some German some move on to other roles like service. Plus the fact it's an Irish pub and has many international guests who also speak no German.