Looking for employment in Germany

Hello and welcome on board, ReederKeith !

I would recommend that you read the Living in Germany guide for expats specially articles on work and that you create your CV in the Jobs in Germany section of the website for better exposure.

All the best

Bhavna

I'd like to add to what Bhavna wrote above:

• Your language skills will likely be the decisive factor in all your job applications, so by allmeans mention your level there (and be prepared to prove it verbally in an interview). For managerial positions, C1 is probably required.
• Due to the inflationary expansion of MBAs, they have lost much of their value in the eyes of employers. Thus focus your application on other niche skills and/or experiences, which are in demand but rare among EU citizens (who must be hired first, by law!).

Good luck - you'll need lots of that, too!

I concur with Beppi that language skills will be critical for any job in such fields. B2 might be enough but C1 even better. And in Germany, in many fields, a masters rather than just a bachelor is now fairly standard. Associate degrees are not even taken serious except as a bridge between a US high school diploma and the qualification of the equivalence of the German Abitur needed to do a bachelor in Germany. Not that they should not be mentioned but their significance is rather discounted. What seems to be missing is actual professional work experience. A few years in a specific niche field relevant to a company might interest them more than a handful of associate degrees.

Like we often recommend here; there are a handful of internationally known job websites that also have a German version. One can look there as online is the modern way rather than trying for a job seeker visa; a strategy that can waste a lot of time, energy and money. Looking at such sites should make it clear what kind of jobs are actually available. If not in high demand then most employers are not likely, if even able, to justify the extra risk, cost and trouble of recruiting someone from outside of the EU. The rules are set to be loosened for bringing in high skilled workers but it is always in context of demand for specific skills.