The Top 100 Websites for Your American / German Career

100? Seriously? You wish. This is a small niche.

Even with the economy between the U.S. and Canada on one side and Germany, Austria and Switzerland on the other going strong, you will have a hard time even finding 20 websites that offer valuable tips and tools for your job search or career in business between North America and German-speaking countries in Western Europe.

Okay, I admit it - I've borrowed the headline for this post from Forbes, which just presented its readers' recommendations for "The Top 100 Websites for Your Career."

Check it out. If you are looking for online resources - not just "job boards" - to advance your career in the US., you'll find tons of very solid tips on the websites Forbes has listed. On a few of the recommended sites you will even find useful tips for your career as a U.S, citizen in German-speaking Europe.

That's all nice and fine. But what about the top websites specifically for your career between the US and Germany?
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How to Treat Culture Shock

Things will be different, very different, when you settle into your new life as an expat or immigrant.

Americans in Germany, and Germans in the U.S., commonly experience a workplace "culture shock" when entering the foreign office environment for the first time.
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Systems Engineer - Computer Network Defense in Wiesbaden, Germany

New career opportunity: Systems Engineer - Computer Network Defense Wiesbaden, Germany



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Top 15 States for U.S. Auto Parts Manufacturing Jobs

Working in the automotive parts supply chain, in manufacturing, logistics or management, being German-trained or at least experienced in interfacing with a Germany-based HQ, partners or customers, and/or speaking German, is a sweet spot to be in nowadays.

You may even consider giving yourself a raise, in pay as well as quality of life, by way of relocating to one of the (fairly) new automotive industry hotbeds in the southeastern United States.



Source: Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) in collaboration with IHS. Visualization: GM Market Research

While "traditional" locations like Michigan, Ohio and Indiana are still attracting large automotive assembly plant investments, the modern South - Tennessee in particular - keeps rocking the boat.

In April, German auto parts supplier HP Pelzer Automotive Systems announced it will open a $28-million plant and create 200 jobs in Athens (McMinn County) that will supply the $1-billion Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga.

German-language readers can find an overview why so many German companies open subsidiaries around Chattanooga here.

Quiz: Working in Germany as an American


About our quiz author: Christian Höferle is a German native with more than a decade experience of working and living in the United States. His company, Höferle Consulting, helps multinational companies with preparing, training, and coaching their talent by minimizing the cultural gaps in the workplace.

Three Apps for Your German / American Job Search


Is there an app for that? Well, yes! Three smartphone / mobile device tools that can help with finding a job with an American or German company doing business in both countries.
Have something to add to our shortlist? Let us know!
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Business Development Manager USA (m/f)

Business Development Manager USA (m/f) Butzbach and Berlin, Germany



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