Community News & Announcements

News from The Berlin Life

• Our Facebook group has lots of people (more than 8000), but unfortunately, most people don't see any posts (sometimes only 20-30 people). That's less than 1% of the group! 🤯 Do you know any alternatives like a Discord server perhaps? If you have any suggestions, reply to this email, and let's talk.
• I've been testing out an AI tool that generates CV feedback and have been combing through the results and evaluating whether or not it's worth the spend. Stay tuned for a review soon.
• Catch last week's newsletter - Nude Landlords, the €49 Ticket is Finally Here, and Shady Interview Tricks​

Berlin Life Guides

​Berlin Life Guides.help with moving to Berlin, as well as living and working in Berlin

• ​UPDATED: The Diary Of A Berlin Job Seeker - Stella had a really weird experience that she's still getting over. She's not sure what to do at this point.
• ​TIMELESS: How To Find A Job In Berlin: An Honest & Detailed Guide - An honest and detailed guide with job-hunting tips from a local career coach advising you on how to find a job in Berlin.

German Companies Hiring

German companies that are hiring right now

• ​Haiilo (Hamburg)
• ​Blacklane (Berlin)
• ​Revolut (Berlin)
• ​Freeletics (Munich)
• ​Plugsurfing (Berlin)
• ​tado (Munich)
• ​Solita (Berlin)

Berlin Startup News

Berlin startups that received funding recently and could be good places to look for jobs

• ​KoRo Raises €20M Extension; Series B Brought to €75M​
• ​Rebel Tech raises €1.5 million to bring cleaner technologies to mobile phone repairs​
• ​Future of food: Nosh.bio wraps €3.2M funding to use fungi biomass for animal-free protein​
• ​Berlin-based RYDES raises €3.5 million to expand with its corporate mobility platform across Europe and the US​
• ​Berlin-based Swobbee snaps up €2 million for its EV battery solution​

News & Developments in Germany

Immigration and other general news

• ​Germany's economic time bomb: the labor crisis​
• ​70 percent of German men lie on their CV, study reveals​
• ​82 percent of German companies still use fax, survey reveals​
• ​Real wages drop by 4 percent in Germany, the biggest fall since 2008​
• ​Berlin by the water: The prettiest waterside spots​
• ​The oldest buildings in Mitte: Architecture from before 1850​
• ​Germany has a plan to tackle a rapidly aging workforce: recruiting robots​
• ​Germany looks to immigration reform to arrest worsening skills shortage​

Useful Resources

Some of the useful resources offered by the Berlin life

• ​Upgrade your newsletter experience for some pretty rad membership benefits.
• ​Join our Facebook group to connect with our wider community. Or add yourself to our Linkedin list to start networking with locals.
• ​Create a German CV (and cover letter) quickly & easily with resume.io.