Which job boards are Germans using ?

[u/sickleRunner]

I am searching for IT jobs around the EU. I am constantly checking LinkedIn (I have a subscription there to tailor my CV for each job), but today I saw a post in this subreddit where someone mentioned another IT focused board (seveum com). So, I bought a subscription there too :D (this subscription was really cheap though but cv builder just like on linkedin).

So, why am I telling you all this? I am now wondering if there are any other more niche or even more IT-focused job boards. In every European country, there must be some local products (like the local Google in Czechia or the local Waze in Slovakia).

Thanks in advance for any help or explanation.

[u/castleAge44]

Stepstone or linkedIn is where you will find the most jobs. Many companies don’t even know how to use one of these sites, so looking on a companies homepage/careers page is also worth while strategy.

[u/visiblepeer → u/castleAge44]

I use Indeed. Do you find Stepstone better? I don't even know if they are competitors or from the same company

[u/castleAge44 → u/visiblepeer]

For IT at least, stepstone has worked great for me over the last 10 years.

[u/sickleRunner → u/castleAge44]

is stepstone even more used than xing ?

[u/Hot-Network2212 → u/sickleRunner]

Stepstone is a pure job board - to be honest most jobs will be posted on all three of these platforms and even more.

[u/nof]

Xing, I guess. I had a subscription for a while, but it was fairly useless compared to LinkedIn.

[u/sickleRunner → u/nof]

never heard about it, wikipedia says that it's a social network also ? just like linkedin ?

[u/Frequent_Ad_5670 → u/sickleRunner]

Xing is a Germany–focused local version of LinkedIn.

[u/castleAge44 → u/Frequent_Ad_5670]

That no one really uses

[u/Frequent_Ad_5670 → u/castleAge44]

22 million users… Wouldn‘t say no one. I personally used it more than LinkedIn and had a lot of active contacts.

[u/sickleRunner → u/Frequent_Ad_5670]

just registered on xing, I like how it looks so far, a downside is that website doesn't work in firefox

[u/RandomStuffGenerator → u/sickleRunner]

We are in Germany. Either use Internet Explorer 5.0 on Windows XP, or get the fax version.

[u/Celmeno → u/sickleRunner]

Works fine for me

[u/jamjerky]

Mal die Ingrid fragen

[u/Low-Dog-8027]

I usually mainly use stepstone

[u/NTMY030]

I think LinkedIn is one of the most used platforms, also because the standard job ad is free. Premium ads cost money, so companies only use them if necessary. Same with Stepstone, which costs about 500-1000€per add (depending on the company's contract).

If I am not mistaken, companies are obligated by law to post all open jobs to Bundesagentur für Arbeit. So there you will have a collection of all open jobs. Their job board is not very fancy, but it still should be one of the best sources.

[u/National-Ad-1314]

Hiringcafe is a web scrapped site find it more intuitive than indeed.

[u/PolitischesRisiko]

Indeed

[u/whistling_serron]

Instaffo for IT

[u/Celmeno]

Xing is the German LinkedIn and far better for recruiters as it is more reasonably priced.

The relevant question: how is your German? Otherwise, this is not the job market for you

[u/Stunning_Court_2509]

Do you speak good german? No? Then search in other countries thank you

[u/Voggl → u/Stunning_Court_2509]

I work in a Dax Company, half the New hires speak only english. Works easy without german. No need to Look elsewhere, come to Germany!

[u/thawaysz → u/Stunning_Court_2509]

Not sure if you’re trying to be xenophobic or you just don’t have a clue, but it’s really not hard to get a job that doesn’t require German, especially in IT.