Ciao a tutti,
Sono un ingegnere del software con un master in applicazioni informatiche. Mi sono trasferito in Germania per 18 mesi e ho iniziato a lavorare per una società di consulenza software qui a Stoccarda. Purtroppo a causa del rallentamento dei progetti nel settore automobilistico sono stato licenziato e da allora sono nel mercato del lavoro alla ricerca di nuove opportunità significative. Ma come dice il titolo, da allora non ho avuto più successo. Ho inviato oltre 400 candidature con solo 2 colloqui che non si sono tradotti in nulla. Ho la formazione, le competenze e l’esperienza necessarie per tutti i lavori per i quali mi candido, ma ricevo solo e-mail “purtroppo, dopo un’attenta considerazione”, il che è molto frustrante perché sono fiducioso di poter essere adatto per la maggior parte di questi ruoli. Ho delle bollette da pagare, uno status di visto da mantenere perché ho la Carta Blu UE e sento che il tempo non mi resta più. Ho aggiornato e personalizzato il mio curriculum e la lettera di presentazione per ogni domanda di lavoro che ho inviato, ma ancora niente. A volte questa situazione mi fa sentire disoccupato, anche se ho realizzato progetti meravigliosi nel corso della mia carriera e ho lavorato per varie aziende tecnologiche. Parlo fluentemente inglese e francese e attualmente ho un livello di tedesco B2.
Potreste per favore rivedere la versione attuale del mio curriculum ed evidenziare cosa c’è che non va e cosa posso migliorare?
Ho anche bisogno di alcuni consigli o suggerimenti su come posso massimizzare le mie possibilità di essere assunto presto.
Grazie per aver letto
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Apart from bigger companys, id apply in German
Show your language skills not with points but with A1-C2. That’s more understandable.
It’s difficult to see what you’re good at or what you specialize in. Even on which stack
I’d say your German language skills are an obstacle. Try to upgrade your German to C1, even better C2.
– Remove the picture and summary
– Improve your German skills asap
– Way too many skills and keywords nobody is going to read
– Remove your interests
– Write the CV in German unless it’s explicitly mentioned that you can send it in English
Your CV is pretty good, but you are not the only one who got laid off. It’s layoff seasons, just Bosch alone laid off 13k tech and IT staff last week. The market is flooded. This has been going on for months, the tech market is down the drain.
Few things you can improve: apply in German and give accurate proficiency levels for your languages. In the current market companies want to know if you have at least B2 German or else you go to the “no” pile.
Optimize further for AI. Skills: split into sections like programming languages, methodologies.. Agile is not a skill, it’s a management framework. Facilitation (of Scrum ceremonies) would be a skill.
Make it machine readable.
Interests: if you play basketball in a Verein maybe mention it, HR loves people who play team sports. If you apply to more conservative older orgs don’t mention video games, boomers hate games.
Put German B2 instead of “advanced”. I saw 3/5 and assumed B1-B2, which is much lower than B2 in the day to day life.
I’d also reorganize your skills into stuff like
Languages: …
Frameworks:…
And make sure that the frameworks are sorted by the language!
In my CV I have the programming language next to the work and project. I think that makes it easier for the HR person to tick their boxes
When I was job searching, what helped me was:
* Switch to an ATS readable format. A plain, single column document works best
* Copy-paste the job description and your experience into an LLM of your choice and prompt it to reword your experience to match the keywords in the job description
Improved my chances a lot.
Your actual German language proficiency level is missing.
Besides that, everything lower than B2 (better C1) is currently a dealbreaker for many companies.
Write your application in German, even corporates usually prefer German language.
Remove summary, remove interests and please add achieved language level: B2 or something.. and Skills field is too much.. also please remove the photo. As someone with IT background it would be easy for you to find something professional and make a good copy.
Rule number one in Design: fake it till you make it.
First things first: Never Post ans Personal Information on reddit
Some tipps:
– cut the complete right part, these chatgpt summaries and how did you style the skills and language is looking to playful, unless you need to fill Space leave your interests- your are looking for a job and not friends
– generally shorten the bullet points, no need for complete sentences. Make it as short as possible, dont use flowerly words or bullshitting descriptions like enhanced xy by 30% by agile xy etc., be clear
– language put in the classifiers (native, B1.. etc.)
– your skills I would put in the end
– are you sure about all the skills being on a professional level? With 3 YoE are still considered a junior and thats a lot skills for a junior. Cut here what maybe a weakpoint in a job interview
Else good luck, it is no easy time for SW Developers – May consider also to be flexible and apply in all german regions
Fullstack developer is too wide. Edit your resume based on the job posting. A recruiter is looking for specific skills. Your resume should show that you have that skill. Your skills show a lot of them without any info on how much you know.
Apply in Luxembourg
Put actual CEFR language levels. The dots mean nothing. If you don’t have a certificate for your language skills, get one.
Job market is though at thd moment, but one thing that someone already mentioned is the format of your CV, you need to adjust it, make it simpler and ATS friendlier, otherwise it won’t even pass the automatic filters.
Try to reach out to the recruiters / hiring managers directly on LinkedIn.
In addition to what others said, you are French native, apply there too.
Too much info which no one wants to read. Make it 2 pager and readable
To be honest in 3 years from junior to lead software engineer while switching jobs 3 times raises a few red flags for me. Additionally mentioning the customer name is something quite uncommon. As others mentioned your german skills are too low and you are competing with hell of a lot new graduates and people who have been laid off as well. If you can add a few companioning certifications to show that you were not only watching tv and asking an llm to send out a new resume every two hours
I have 1 month of Internship experience as a Cyber Security Analyst but I landed 6 interviews in 50 applications.
1. Write a cover letter for each job catered to that position , Quality > Quantity (specially for jobs that you think that fit you)
2. Speak about your willingness to improve your German. (Meanwhile watch your favourite Anime in German , and memorize the vocabulary set of 300-400 words in your industry)
3. If the Job description is in German then your CV and your cover letter must be in German. (Harness the power of LLMs)
Other Ideas : Apply for jobs abroad and get a freelance tax ID to keep the ball rolling.
: look into other Job titles, if you have other interests you can go to Agentur Für Arbeit and get a Bildungsgutschein (voucher for a course) and learn a new skill , fully funded by them.
All the best
Firstly, the job market for IT currently is bad but there’s a lot to things to fix here as well, my friend.
1) Make your CV in German. And use an ATS friendly format. I would do it in a nice presentable way but in like Word or something and not too much graphics.
2) REDUCE the text. A lot of text in there. Keep it short and simple. As i understand it, you divide the information well between your CV, your cover letter and what you will share in the interview. Make your CV and cover letter more in a way that is perfect enough to atleast land interviews and the rest you can share in the interviews. Make your CV more easy and quick to read, HR has to go through sooo many CVs for one position in a day. Too much text and it will likely not even be read.
3) As everyone said earlier, focus on your German skills. I would aim for C1 in the current market and also define it accordingly in my CV. Keep in mind that you are competing with native Germans and with international applicants who might be super fluent in German already.
4) You didnt mention what jobs are you exactly applying for, does it align with your skillset. I ask this because the biggest problem is that applicants like to show that they are a master of all trades whereas companies only want relevant people who are focused on their job description. If your application doesnt look like it, it wont work out.
5) In comparison to your education in India, there are so many german university applicants who are applying parallely everywhere right now, so unfortunately sometimes that also plays a role. I am not at all saying your experience and education is not on par, all i mean is you have to find out and show how you will stand out from the other applicants in the most subtle way possible.
I wish you all the best and from someone who was in a similar situation to yours, i would really suggest you to take the above points in consideration, they are quite important indeed if you want to find a way out in this super saturated IT job market.
First of all I am wishing you a luck. I don’t think this CV is machine readable. Also, 1 page CV is a myth. I personally have negative impressions if I see a single page CV. This type of CV includes very little details about candidates. May be create different versions of CV.
You seniority is confusing for me.
You moved from junior to lead in 3 years
Junior to lead in ~3 years is sus
Several employment below 2 years are a red flag.
You went from junior web developer in 2022/2023 to lead software engineer in 2024, with only one step or project in-between? If that resume lands on my desk I’d be very skeptical if and how you gained enough technical knowledge in about two years. And gain enough experience for a technical leadership position.
Where’s your website, your blog, your GitHub, your SO? Where can I see how you code, or what you contribute to the projects you are working with.
– A few years ago, changing the format of my CV got me noticeably way more interviews. So do A/B testing with different formats (different shape)
– I heard once that two column format for CV is harder to parse. So maybe you can try 1 column format only. Focus mainly on your job experience. Make it more concise.
– Focus on Java jobs, since that’s apparently what your experience is about
Summarize and simplify brother, no job is as complicated as described is postings therefore your CV shouldnt be as well. Worked for me
Recruiter here – hiring for a Berlin start-up.
Be honest about your fluency in German. B2 is not enough to haggle with clients and have tough conversations. You may think it is – it isn’t. I’m sorry.
B1 – I love the effort, and keep going – but you are not fluent at B1. You can handle some things, but the moment it goes sideways – you don’t have the vocab or the persuasion language.
Applying in German? Oh dear god please no.
I see CVs every day in german where the Language level is A2. You present yourself in German – expect to be interviewed in German.
Why am I being cruel? I am not.
I have seen and hired great candidates who have worked their socks off to be able to work in German as a language. I care not whether they’re from India, Syria, Peru or China – or anywhere else. If you can do the job – brilliant.
But please – don’t try to persuade me that b1 is business fluent. It isn’t. You know this.
Oh – and one last tip. When you submit a CV in German but list your fluency as A1 or A2 – for a role that requires fluent German – you will be rejected.
Please, delete this post since you are posting personal information.
I’m currently recruiting. Nothing wrong with your CV, market is just crazy competitive. Just keep applying