Career Coaching for Migrants and International Professionals
Career direction, application strategy and interview preparation: coaching for people in Germany with a degree or work experience from abroad.
Career & work
You bring experience, maybe a degree from your home country, and yet your work in Germany doesn't match what you can do. In coaching we make your skills visible and work out a concrete next step.
Book an intro call
Free 20-minute intro call
In German, English or Arabic
Online or in person
Does this sound familiar?
I'm working below my level and don't know how to get out of it.
I send out applications, but I never get invited to interviews.
In interviews I can't show what I'm really capable of.
My experience from abroad doesn't seem to count for anything here.
I don't know whether to continue in my old profession or start something new.
I want to get further training, but I don't know which route is worth it.
What we work on
Where you stand and where you want to go
We look at your experience, your interests and the job market, and clarify which career goal is realistic and right for you.
Making your skills visible
Many abilities don't appear on any certificate. We work out what you have actually shown in your working life so far, and how to describe it so that employers in Germany understand it.
Application strategy
Not more applications, but the right ones: which jobs fit, how to explain your career path, and how to deal with gaps and moves between countries.
Job interviews
We practise real questions, including the difficult ones, for example about your German or a gap in your CV. You get honest feedback.
Career change and further training
If your old profession doesn't continue here: which paths exist, which training is worth it, and which step comes first?
How to give your opinion in meetings, raise a conflict, or have a conversation about pay and development.
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Two formats for work and applications
JobStart
€149
60 + 30 minutes
60 minutes to take stock of your career and a 30-minute follow-up.
In the follow-up we look at what you have put into practice and where to go next.
Where do you stand professionally?
Your skills profile
Your career goal
Your application strategy
Concrete next steps
Interview coaching
€79
60 minutes
For one specific job interview.
Typical and difficult questions
Presenting yourself
A practice run like the real thing
Feedback and concrete improvements
All prices are final prices. As a small business under § 19 (1) of the German VAT Act (UStG), I do not charge VAT. We clarify which format suits you in the free intro call. Single sessions and support over three or five sessions are on the overview page. If your budget is limited, tell me openly and we will look at what is possible.
If you are looking for work or receive Bürgergeld, funding through an activation and placement voucher (AVGS) from the Jobcenter or the employment agency may be possible under certain conditions. Whether funding is granted is decided by the responsible office. I cannot promise any funding. The offers and prices on this page are for privately paid coaching and are not an AVGS measure. If you have a voucher, mention it in the intro call.
What coaching does not replace
Whether and how your foreign qualification is recognised is decided by the responsible authorities. Independent information and advice are available on Recognition in Germany, the federal government's information portal. Coaching is about what you do with your experience, with or without formal recognition.
Coaching is also not a writing service for application documents. We work on your strategy, how you present yourself and your interviews, and we can assess your existing documents together so that you can improve them yourself afterwards.
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Frequently asked questions
Can you help me with a job application?
Yes, with the strategy: which jobs suit you, how to present your career and your experience from abroad, and how to come across in an interview. We can look at your existing documents together and assess them. You will write them yourself, but afterwards you know what belongs in them and why.
I have a degree from abroad. Do you help with recognition?
No, the recognition procedure belongs with the responsible authorities and recognition counselling services. In coaching we clarify which career paths you can pursue alongside it or independently of it.
I work below my qualifications. Is that a topic for coaching?
Yes, a very common one. We look at what is holding you back right now, which steps are realistic and how to show your experience so that it gets noticed.
How good does my German need to be?
Coaching can take place in German, English or Arabic. To practise interviews in German, it is enough if you can hold a simple conversation. We work with what is there.
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Many concerns are connected. If another topic matters to you as well, you will find it here.
Overview: coaching for migrants and refugees
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Bring your work situation with you
In the free intro call we look at where you stand and which format suits you. 20 minutes, no obligation.