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What I’m Willing to Lose Money For: My Core Values
This week, I reached out to a client who hadn’t been engaging with the program. I asked if she’s still looking for a job in Germany, offered to get on a call to see how I can help her, and offered to cancel her monthly subscription if this goal is no longer important to her.…
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You Can’t Be the Right Fit If You Have No Shape
The more experience you have, the harder it is to talk about yourself… and the more it hurts to fix it. I just got off a call with a client I’ve been working with for a few weeks now, trying to nail his unique value proposition. We keep hitting the same wall. He wants to…
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Finding a Job in Germany as a Skilled Immigrant: A Map of Every Type of Support Available
You’re already job searching. You’re not getting results. And somehow, despite spending hours on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Reddit… You still don’t have a clear picture of what support actually exists, or who to trust. This post is for you. It’s for skilled immigrants — engineers, product managers, designers, finance professionals, operations leaders — who are…
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Revenue Isn’t Enough: How I’m Building for Client Outcomes, Not Just Sales
“I really hope they got what they came here for. I hope they got what they’ve been saving up their money for.” In Taylor Swift’s documentary on the making of The Eras Tour, she reflects on what she thinks about at the end of every show, as people leave and walk home. That’s what she…
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Can I Use a Jobcenter / Arbeitsagentur Voucher to Pay for Your Program? (And Why I’m Not AZAV-Certified)
Can I use an AVGS voucher from the Jobcenter/Agentur für Arbeit to pay for your program? I’ve been asked this enough times that I finally looked into it. My current understanding: I considered it seriously for three reasons: After looking into it, I’ve decided not to pursue AZAV at least for now. My reasons: This…
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Will Brave New Job Work for You? An Honest Answer.
When people ask me about success rates, or which roles and countries I’ve worked with, this is usually the question behind the question: Will this program actually work for me? So let me be upfront and honest: this program is not for everyone. My goal is for this to be the best decision you ever…
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Applying for a Chancenkarte? Start Your Job Search Before You Move to Germany
B is a Marketing Manager from the Philippines. He’s applying for a Chancenkarte and expects to get it in December (it’s September as I write this). B’s Question: I’m not even getting interviews. Maybe it’s my A2 German, or maybe because I’m not yet in Germany and it will take 60–90 days for me to…
