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The 5 Job Searching Skills You Need Beyond a Perfect CV to Get Hired in Germany’s Competitive Market
How to craft the perfect CV and cover letter and stay unemployed: Pour 100% of your energy perfecting your application materials while ignoring the 4 other essential skills that actually…
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Why Your Job Interview Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect: Embracing Transparency Over Perfection
Your job interview doesn’t have to be perfect. In fact, trying to be perfect could be what’s holding you back. Yesterday, I was mildly stressed thinking about how to tell…
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Networking Feels Uncomfortable? Here Are 3 Ways to Reframe It
Why would anyone help me? I have nothing to offer. That’s a common fear I hear from clients like Jodar, who feel uncomfortable “networking” during their job search. He doesn’t…
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Why You Should Try Project 100, Even If You’re Not Sure It Will Work
Project 100 is the single most important skill I’ve learned for career success. In 2013, at 23 years old and with no credibility or network in the U.S., I used…
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Don’t Just Apply: 3 Game-Changing Strategies for Expat Job Seekers in Germany
What’s the worst thing you can do in a tight job market? It’s to look like everyone else and do what everyone else is doing. So here are three game-changing…
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How to Stand Out in a Brutal Job Market by Developing Your Personal Niche Positioning, in 30 Minutes or Less
The job market is brutal right now. Every week, I talk to 15-20 expats looking for their next opportunity. There are few openings that don’t require German. The competition is…
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How to Find Jobs in Germany That Don’t Require German Using the 3-Circle Connection Framework
Jobs in Germany that don’t require German. Where do you find them? Two days ago, I shared how I used Project 100 to land a job in Germany in just…
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How I Landed a Job in Germany in 6 Months Without Knowing Anyone in Europe Using a Secret Framework Called Project 100
In October 2019, I wanted to move to Germany, but I didn’t know anyone in Europe. By April 2020, I had a job offer from a German company. How? Through…
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How to transform your CV and bring out the results from your responsibilities
My client A and I were transforming her CV from responsibilities to results. I get asked to review a lot of CVs, and almost all of them are merely a…
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How to deal with imposter syndrome in your job search in Germany
First of all, know that it’s not just you. ~70% of people experience imposter syndrome at some point in their life. What’s more, all the clients I work with in…