A career guide you fill in
Becoming a Freelancer or Interim Manager in Germany
A fillable 24-page workbook with a day rate calculator in Excel: you check whether the model fits you, calculate your runway, translate your job title into an offer, build your day rate in four stages from the bottom up and hold 20 conversations in four rings within 30 days.
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Where you are
What's holding you up
You still describe yourself as a job holder instead of a solution, name your day rate from the gut, and spend the first months building a website instead of winning assignments.
For you if you want to, or have to, move from permanent employment in Germany into freelance or interim work and do not want to make the step below your value.
The build
How you work through it.
Not a loose pile of pages to skim. The order is built on purpose, each part sits on the one before it, and you end up with a finished result instead of a list of good advice.
Decide instead of dream
Freelance, interim and permanent side by side, the self-test with eight statements, your runway in months and the seven legal questions for tax adviser and lawyer in Germany.
From title to offer
Positioning sentence, three assignment types, three cases from your employed years, the one-page profile and your LinkedIn profile as a contractor.
Calculate the day rate
From salary to day rate in four stages, three rates instead of one, naming the rate and defending it against six objections, with the day rate calculator in Excel.
Into the first assignment in 90 days
20 conversations in four rings with the message in full wording, providers and pipeline from day 31, the contract checklist before the first signature.
What is inside
Going Freelance or Interim in Germany
18 €- Self-test and reserve calculation before you resign
- From job title to offer, three cases, one-page profile
- Day rate in four stages, three rates, six objections
- 90-day sales plan: four rings, providers, pipeline, contract
One-off, no subscriptionInstant downloadInvoice incl. 19% VAT
A look inside
Real pages, not mockups.
Three pages from the guide, exactly as they reach you after the purchase.
The download
One purchase, two languages, three ways to work.
Both versions
The download holds two folders, one English, one German. You pay once and decide yourself which language you work in.
Real form fields
You type straight into the PDF on your computer and save as you go. Printing works too, it just is not necessary.
Worksheets included
If you would rather write in Word, use the worksheets that come with it; the calculations sit in the Excel file.
What the price is measured against
Your first day rate follows you for years, because every next client asks about the last one. One evening of calculation decides it.
Who is behind it
Written from the hiring manager's side.
I am Nick, over 7 years in HR teams from start-up to corporate, most recently as Head of People. Everything in this guide is something I have used, asked or decided myself.
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What buyers want to know first.
I am still employed. Is this already useful?
That is exactly the best moment. Reserve, positioning and the first network conversations are built while still employed, without pressure. The self-test and the runway calculation also tell you honestly whether you should resign or not yet.
Is this in English or in German?
Both. The download holds two folders, one with the English and one with the German version. You pay once and decide yourself which language you work in, which helps when a German employer asks for documents in German.
Do I have to print this out?
No. The PDF has real form fields, you type straight into it on your computer and save as you go. If you prefer Word, use the worksheets that come with it. Printing works too, it is just not necessary.
How does buying work, and is it safe?
Payment runs through Stripe, the same payment provider Amazon and Zalando use. I never see your card details. Right after payment you get the download link on the confirmation page and by email, plus an invoice showing German VAT. Checkout, download and confirmation email are all in English.
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Going Freelance or Interim in Germany
The decision, your positioning, your day rate with the full calculation and the sales plan for the first 90 days, with a day rate calculator in Excel.
One-off, incl. 19% German VAT.English and German version in the same downloadRight of withdrawal