FAQs

You can register here.

After registering, please upload your current academic transcript so that we can activate you for the job search.

Notes on activation:

You must have your account activated again each semester by uploading a current certificate of study for the following semester.

Please bring any additional social security documents with you to your potential employer before you are hired. 

Instructions for students on how to present social security documents when you are hired:

If you are a German citizen:

Current certificate of study
If you are a citizen of an EU/EEA country:

Current certificate of study
Identity card or passport
If you are a citizen of a non-EU/non-EEA country:

Current certificate of study
Passport
Residence title, residence permit, work permit or eAT card with supplementary sheet

All of them! We receive a wide variety of offers every day: short- or long-term, with or without previous experience, in the warehouse, in retail, in the office.

After registration here.

The job placement service is available to students and employers free of charge.

We do our best to process your requests promptly. At some times, however, the rush is very large and you may have to wait a little.

Employers have the possibility to post their job offers online around the clock. There are no specific times.

New from 01.01.2019
Students from EU member states who would like to work in Germany must take out health insurance before starting work in Germany. Existing health insurance in your home country does not apply to German employment contracts.

Important information for students who are nationals of a member state of the EU, the European Economic Area or Switzerland: 
If you wish to take up employment in Germany, you must inform your previous foreign social insurance institution (Krankenkasse) in advance. There you will find out how employment or a mini-job affects your social security.

You will need an eAT card or a passport with a valid residence permit and work permit for a period of 140 full days or 280 half days (since March 1st 2024). You must provide the employer with proof of whether and how you used the 140 full days or 280 half days.

You must be able to provide proof that you have completed either the allowed 180 full-days or 240 half-days.

Please note: A half-day of work is considered to last no more than four hours if regular employees work eight hours for a full-day. A half-day is considered to last five hours if regular employees work ten hours for a full-day. Part-time work positions that do not have time-restrictions are those at a university or closely affiliated with a university (i.e. Studierendenwerk). Positions that go beyond that need approval from the worker’s administration office (Arbeitsbehörde).

You can find more information about the electronic application for the electronic residence permit card (eAT-Karte) here:

Service A-Z - www.freiburg.de - Rathaus und Service/Service/Service A-Z - Aufenthaltserlaubnis für Studierende aus Staaten außerhalb EU/EWR beantragen

You may work a maximum of 20 hours per week. Weekend hours and night shifts do not count towards the 20 hours.

You can find further information on the homepage of the AOK.

 You do not need to contribute to the annuity insurance if your monthly income does not exceed 520 Euros.

A short-term job may last for up to 3 months or 70 days in a year. The job is not regular or over a long period. Marginally employed, you are allowed to earn up to € 520 per month. There are no other restrictions. You can have a short-term job and be marginally employed at the same time.

In order to receive money from BAföG you cannot earn more than 5,400.00 Euros during the appropriation period (12 months), you cannot be married, and you cannot have children.

“Child benefits“, which your parents draw from, is cancelled when you have completed a vocational training program, when you earn more than 450 Euros per month and work more than 20 hours per week.

Proof of social insurance (Sozialversicherungsnachweis), name of your health insurance (Krankenkasse), bank account information (Bankverbindung), certificate for the pay-as-you-earn tax option (Bescheinigung über den Lohnsteuerabzug und/oder Steueridentifikationsnummer), Student ID, (for foreign students from non-EU/EEA countries) the electronic residence permit card (eAT-Karte) and supplement along with the valid residence permit (Aufenthaltserlaubnis) and work permit (Arbeitsgenehmigung bzw. Arbeitserlaubnis)

You can obtain the certificate for the pay-as-you-earn tax option (Lohnsteuerabzug) at the corresponding financial office (Finanzamt). As of 2011 you can no longer obtain a paper copy of the wage tax card (Lohnsteuerkarte).

You can obtain a trade certificate (Gewerbeschein) at the Citizens Advice Office (Bürgerbüro) which is located at Fehrenbachallee 12, 79106 Freiburg.

You can obtain a certificate of health (Gesundheitszeugnis) at the Staatlichen Gesundheitsamt Freiburg, which is located at Sautierstraße 28, 79104 Freiburg.

Please ask for their office hours via  0761/21870

You should keep in mind that you need to acquire accident/casualty insurance. Your health insurance provider will not cover accidents that occur at work. Earnings from a self-employed position must also be quoted to the financial office (notice of income tax assessment or Einkommensteuerbescheid).

If you work during your semester off, then you must pay the fees for social insurance.