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Going back to work after parental leave
A fillable guide of 24 pages: you pick one of the three paths back, word your parental leave plainly on the CV, practise eight answer scripts for the interview, and prepare the part-time negotiation with a pro-rata salary calculation.
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Where you are
What's holding you up
Elternzeit looks like a hole on the CV, and in the interview your answers sound like an apology.
For you if you are returning to work after Elternzeit in Germany, whether to your old employer, internally, or externally.
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.
Pick your path back
Back to your old position, a new role with the same employer, or an external application. You set a main path and a plan B.
Word the leave on your CV
Parental leave sits on the CV as its own entry with an availability line, with example wording and the German legal framework in short.
Answers for the interview
Eight answer scripts covering the gap, staying current, childcare and sick days, plus two current-knowledge signals you build up beforehand.
Negotiate part-time and start
The negotiation in full wording, with a pro-rata salary calculation and a 90-day plan for your first months back.
What is inside
Returning to Work After Parental Leave in Germany
14 €- Three paths back, weighed against each other
- Elternzeit CV wording, with a worked example
- Eight answer scripts for the interview
- Part-time negotiation with pro-rata salary calculation
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, two 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.
What the price is measured against
A well-run part-time negotiation decides several years of salary, not just one conversation.
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 do not even know whether I want to go back to my old employer.
You do not have to know that beforehand. Part 1 compares all three routes, back to your old role, internally, or externally, with the arguments on each side and a reality check on your time budget. The decision happens inside the guide, not before it.
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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Returning to Work After Parental Leave in Germany
Back to your old employer, an internal move, or a fresh application, with CV wording, answer scripts and the part-time negotiation.
One-off, incl. 19% German VAT.English and German version in the same downloadRight of withdrawal