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15 workbooks to fill in, not to read through. Each one solves exactly one situation in a job search in Germany.

15 situations, 15 workbooks. You pick the one you are actually in and work through it. What you end up with is your own result on paper, not a list of good advice.

  • English and German version in the same purchase
  • PDF with real form fields, fillable on your computer
  • Word worksheets for every exercise
  • Excel wherever something actually gets calculated

Rather have someone walk it with you? See the 1:1 career coaching. Every 30- or 60-minute session includes one of these guides, your choice.

Built to be filled in, not read through.

Every workbook is a PDF with real form fields. You type straight into it on your computer, save, and pick it up again the next day. Word worksheets come with it, and wherever something gets calculated, an Excel file.

Every purchase contains the English and the German version. You pay once and have both languages.

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  • Word worksheets
  • Excel where you calculate

The career workbooks

Each workbook solves exactly one situation. You do not need all of them, you need the right one.

More topics get added over time.

Cover: LinkedIn Headline & About GuidePDF + WORD
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LinkedIn Headline & About Guide

14 €

Your profile looks tidy, and still nobody gets in touch. You have no idea whether German recruiters ever see you at all.

Cover: The Interview Answer FrameworkPDF + WORD
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The Interview Answer Framework

17 €

You prepare, but you never find out whether your answer was good or only sounded good.

Cover: Decoding Your German Work ReferencePDF + WORD
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Decoding Your German Work Reference

12 €

You hold a German reference letter and it reads warmly. Whether it actually is warm, you have no way of judging.

Cover: Career Change Self-AssessmentPDF + WORD + EXCEL
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Career Change Self-Assessment

15 €

You are unhappy, but you cannot tell whether it is the job, the role, the industry, or just the circumstances.

Cover: Job Loss Emergency KitPDF + WORD + EXCEL
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Job Loss Emergency Kit

19 €

The termination is on your desk and you have no idea what comes first.

Cover: Job Hunting Over 50PDF + WORD
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Job Hunting Over 50

13 €

You get invited less often than you used to, and nobody tells you why.

Cover: Applying in GermanyPDF + WORD
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Applying in Germany

16 €

You apply in Germany with the CV that always worked at home, and nothing comes back.

Cover: The Leadership Application KitPDF + WORD
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The Leadership Application Kit

18 €

You apply for a leadership role and notice the questions are nothing like the ones you used to get.

Cover: The Job Search MindsetPDF + WORD + EXCEL
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The Job Search Mindset

11 €

After the tenth rejection you start putting applications off and doubting yourself rather than the process.

Cover: The Confidential Job SearchPDF + WORD
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The Confidential Job Search

13 €

You are looking while still employed and your employer must not find out.

Cover: Applying With Autism in GermanyPDF + WORD
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Applying With Autism in Germany

14 €

Small talk, eye contact, "just sell yourself": the usual advice costs you chances even when your qualifications fit.

Cover: Applying with ADHDPDF + WORD + EXCEL
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Applying with ADHD

14 €

50 applications in one weekend, then nothing for a month. Deadlines missed, not out of disinterest.

Cover: Why Your Applications Get Rejected in GermanyPDF + WORD
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Why Your Applications Get Rejected in Germany

12 €

Rejection follows rejection, but the standard German phrases tell you nothing. You do not know where to start fixing it.

Cover: Switching Careers in GermanyPDF + WORD
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Switching Careers in Germany

17 €

You have real experience, but on a German CV it is written in the wrong language and gets filtered out in screening.

Cover: Returning to Work After Parental Leave in GermanyPDF + WORD
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Returning to Work After Parental Leave in Germany

14 €

Elternzeit looks like a hole on the CV, and in the interview your answers sound like an apology.

All prices include German VAT (19%), one-time purchase, no subscription. Every purchase contains the English and the German version.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do I really get both languages?

Yes. Every purchase contains the English and the German version, as separate folders in the download. You pay once and can walk the same route in either language, which helps when a German employer asks for documents in German.

Are these written for the German job market?

Yes, that is the whole point. The reference letter workbook decodes the German Arbeitszeugnis, the emergency kit works with German notice periods and deadlines, and the application workbook turns an international CV into something a German employer recognizes. Nothing here is generic international advice.

What does fillable actually mean?

The PDF has real form fields. You click into them, type on your computer, save, and continue later. No printing, no copying things out. Word worksheets come with it, and wherever something gets calculated, an Excel file.

How is this different from 1:1 career coaching?

You work through the workbooks alone, at your own pace, without an appointment. Career coaching is personal work together over a fixed term, including weekly check-ins. Seven of these workbooks are part of both coaching packages anyway.

Which one fits me?

Pick the situation you are actually in. Just lost your job: the Emergency Kit. Interview next week: the Interview Answer Framework. Nobody finds your profile: the LinkedIn workbook. You can take several, but you do not have to. Each one works on its own.

When do I get the files?

Right after payment. The download link is on the confirmation page immediately and comes by email as well, together with an invoice showing German VAT.

Is this legal advice?

No. The reference letter workbook, the emergency kit and the confidential search touch on legal topics but do not replace a lawyer. They tell you what to look at and when to ask someone with a licence.

Not sure which one you need?

Get the free AI Prompt Pack first: 13 ready-to-use prompts for your CV, cover letter, LinkedIn, interview and salary. From there it’s easier to see if and which workbook actually helps.