Banner Image
Work in Jena
Deutsch
Work in Jena
  • Jobs
  • Working in Jena
    • Why choose Jena
    • Industries
    • Job search and application
    • Training and Qualification
    • Arrival and residency
    • Recognition of qualifications
    • Languages
  • Apprenticeship in Jena
    • Basic information about Apprenticeships in Jena
    • Apprenticeship in optics and photonics in Jena
    • Apprenticeship in the healthcare industry in Jena
    • Apprenticeship in metal and electrical engineering in Jena
    • Career guidance & events
  • Living in Jena
    • Discover Jena
    • First steps in Jena
    • Housing
    • Family
    • Leisure and culture
    • Community and participation
    • Health
    • Mobility
  • Welcome Center Jena
    • Contact
    • Services for skilled workers
    • Services for companies
    • Events
    • Welcome Blog
    • Partners
    • Downloads

Job search and application

Looking for work

Applying for jobs

Getting established in Jena

Looking for work

You can find our job portal and the main industries in Jena here:

Jobs
Industries
Person am Laptop, Nahaufnahme der Hände auf Tastatur

If you come from abroad and want to work in Jena, you have to meet certain requirements. You need a visa to work. In order to obtain the visa, you must provide evidence of your professional qualifications. The team at the Welcome Center Jena will be happy to advise you. Here is a general overview:

Arrival and residency

A large number of job fairs and vocational training fairs take place in and around Jena throughout the year. Useful information about these fairs, as well as seminars and other offerings around applying for work, can be found in our Events Calendar.

Applying for jobs

Your application documents are important for a successful job search. Employers generally expect a written application. The application documents are usually submitted electronically. Please inform yourself on the career pages of the respective companies.

The Welcome Center Jena team has created checklists on applications in Germany. You can find them in the download section.

In addition, our English-speaking online workshop “Working and Living in Jena” provides information about career development opportunities and the job market in the City of Light. At the meetings, a keynote speech introduces the topic and provides important information about working and living in Jena. Afterwards, there will be time for questions and the exchange of personal experiences in a discussion round. Further information can be found on the following pages:

Workshop “Working and Living in Jena”Event calendar
Nahaufnahme von Hand, die Stift hält und Dokument unterschreibt

Further information and links

  • Companies offering job application coaching in Jena (selection):
    • WBS Training
    • pact Jena
    • ÜAG Jena
  • STAY Studying. Working. Living in Thuringia
  • Make-it-in-Germany portal: Tips for Applying for Work
  • Checklists job application

Getting established in Jena

If you want to opt for self-employment in Jena as an alternative to working for a company, then we recommend you look at the information at gruenden.jena.de and the dedicated contact points in the city.

Gründen in Jena
Logo Schriftzug Gründen in Jena, blauer Balken mit Jena Lichtstadt
Work in Jena

Contact

Welcome Center Jena
Steinweg 10
07743 Jena

Telephone: +49 3641 8730043
E-mail: welcomecenter@jena.de

 

  • Imprint
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility