Finding jobs in Germany, the UAE and Australia: where to look and what to check

A practical guide to international job hunting with JobPLT: the job portals that matter in Germany, the UAE and Australia, how to spot visa sponsorship and language requirements, and why company career pages are worth searching.

Germany, the United Arab Emirates and Australia are three of the most popular destinations for people moving abroad for work. All three hire international talent in tech, engineering, finance and healthcare, but each has its own job sites, hiring habits and visa rules.

This guide explains where jobs are posted in each country, how to search them all with JobPLT, and what to check in every posting.

Where jobs are posted

LinkedIn and Indeed work everywhere, but every country also has local job portals that many employers use first. JobPLT searches the ones it can reach directly and gives you one-click searches for the rest.

Germany

• Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Jobbörse), the federal employment agency's job board and the largest job database in Germany
• StepStone and XING, the big commercial job site and the German-speaking professional network
• Arbeitnow, Berlin Startup Jobs, GermanTechJobs and Get in IT for English-speaking and tech roles
• Make it in Germany, the government portal for skilled workers moving to Germany

United Arab Emirates

• Bayt, the largest job site in the Middle East
• foundit Gulf (formerly Monster Gulf), Naukrigulf and GulfTalent
• Dubizzle Jobs for a wide range of roles in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
• Recruitment agencies such as Michael Page, Hays and Cooper Fitch, which handle many senior roles

Australia

• SEEK, by far the largest job site in the country, and Jora, its job aggregator
• CareerOne and Adzuna
• Government job boards: APSJobs (federal), I Work for NSW, Careers.vic and Smart Jobs Queensland
• GradConnection and Prosple for graduate programs and internships

Search them all in one go

1. Upload your CV. JobPLT reads your skills, job titles and seniority.
2. Pick countries or cities. "All of Germany" searches the whole country; pick Berlin, Dubai or Sydney to narrow it down. You can mix all three countries in one search.
3. Keep all four sources on: LinkedIn, Indeed, local job boards and company careers.
4. Read the results by tab. The Local job boards tab shows jobs from SEEK, Bayt, the Bundesagentur and the other portals, each labelled with where it came from.
5. Use "Also search on" under the progress bar for the portals that block automated searches. Each link opens that site's results for your job title.

Don't skip company career pages

Many international employers post roles on their own careers page before, or instead of, job sites. JobPLT reads hundreds of these boards directly (companies using Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Personio, Recruitee and Workable) and keeps only the roles in the places you picked. Company pages only list open roles, so these jobs are almost always still live.

Check three things in every posting

1. Visa sponsorship and work rights

Search the description for "visa", "sponsorship", "relocation", "work permit" or "right to work". Phrases such as "must have Australian work rights" or "EU citizens only" usually mean the employer won't sponsor; postings that mention relocation support are worth prioritising.

Each country has its own routes for skilled workers, and the rules change:

• Germany: the EU Blue Card for graduates with a qualifying job offer, the skilled-worker visa, and the Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte) for coming to look for work. See Make it in Germany.
• UAE: employment visas are sponsored by the employer, who also arranges the work permit; long-term Golden Visas exist for some professionals. See the official UAE government portal.
• Australia: employer-sponsored visas (the Skills in Demand visa), points-based skilled visas and, for some nationalities, working holiday visas. See the Department of Home Affairs.

Always check the official government website before you apply or accept an offer.

2. Language

Many tech roles in Germany are in English, especially in Berlin, but plenty require German. Look for "fließend Deutsch", "German C1" or a description written entirely in German. In the UAE, English is the working language for most professional roles, and Arabic is a plus for some customer-facing and government jobs. Australia is English-speaking.

3. Salary and contract

German postings increasingly list a salary range, usually as a yearly gross amount. In the UAE salaries are often quoted per month and are tax-free, with housing and other allowances sometimes on top. Australian salaries are usually yearly and may be quoted "plus super" (the employer's retirement contribution). Use JobPLT's match score and seniority detection to focus on roles at your level.

Make your CV ready for international employers

• Keep it to two pages with clear headings. JobPLT's CV score checks length, structure and readability.
• Quantify your achievements. Recruiters abroad may not know your previous employers, so numbers do the convincing.
• Follow local norms on personal details. Australian and UAE recruiters rarely expect a photo; in Germany a photo is common but optional.
• Add your LinkedIn profile and make sure it matches your CV.
• State your work-rights status if you already have it, for example "Eligible for the EU Blue Card" or "Australian permanent resident".

Recruiters in all three countries often list an email or phone number in the posting; our guide to recruiter contacts explains how to reach out.

Ready to look further afield? Start a search or learn how the match score works.