Job adverts in Germany often say whether German is needed in a single phrase — fließend Deutsch, von Vorteil, verhandlungssicher — and it is easy to miss. Paste an advert below, in English or German, and this page finds every sentence about German and tells you which kind it is.
It uses the same rules this site uses every night to decide which adverts it lists and how it labels them. How those rules work is on how we label German.
Check an advert
What it looks for
| The advert says… | What it means |
|---|---|
| German is required — fluent German, fließende Deutschkenntnisse, German C1, verhandlungssicher | The advert asks for German. This site leaves such adverts off. |
| German is a plus — German is a plus, von Vorteil, nice to have | English is enough to apply; German helps. This site labels them English works, German helps. |
| English is the working language — our working language is English | The advert says English is the language of the job. |
| German is mentioned, but not clearly either way | Read that sentence yourself. This site leaves an advert off when it cannot tell. |
What this check does not do
- It reads words, not the job. An advert can say nothing about German and the team can still speak it every day. It can only tell you what the advert says.
- It can miss a phrase. Employers write in many ways. If a sentence about languages is not picked up, read it yourself.
- It is not our label on a job. Adverts on this site are labelled from the employer's full advert each night; this page only reads what you paste.
The words that come up most in German adverts are explained in the glossary, and how to read an advert and apply is in applying in Germany. Every tool is on one page.