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Questions, not forms
One question per card. Tap instead of typing where possible. Suggestions for your job, with an English gloss underneath.
Active ingredient: clarity
German CV & cover letter · free
Your application,
in German.
Answer in English, get your application in German.Answer a few questions in English. Jobrezept turns them into a German CV and cover letter that fit you and the job, the way employers in Germany expect them. For your first apprenticeship as much as for your next job.
Steps, templates and common questions
How it works.
In three steps.
Other sites throw 20 fields at you at once. We ask you one question at a time, in English.
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Every answer lands in your CV right away. You watch your German application take shape.
Active ingredient: overview
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Polished by AI
Your English notes become clean German wording. Facts and dates stay yours, the AI makes nothing up.
Active ingredient: words
Eight designs.
Zero boredom.
Every template comes as a CV and a matching cover letter. Pick any accent colour, with real text in the PDF.
11 languages
Questions in English. Application in German.
You understand every question in English and may answer in English too. What comes out is a German CV and cover letter, the way employers in Germany expect them. Made for everyone still learning German: after moving here, after fleeing, or with support from the job centre.
- All questions, hints and suggestions translated
- Answer in your language, the AI carries it into German
- Foreign qualifications are translated honestly, never passed off as German ones
Choose your language:
DeutschEnglischEnglishTürkischTürkçeArabischالعربيةUkrainischУкраїнськаRussischРусскийPolnischPolskiRumänischRomânăPersisch / Dariفارسی / دریAlbanischShqipBosnisch / Kroatisch / SerbischBosanski / Hrvatski / Srpski
In the questionnaire you can switch the language at the top at any time.
For international applicants
Applying in Germany: what's different.
Whether you moved for work, study or family, or are applying from abroad: German applications follow a few rules of their own.
German usually wins
Even in international companies, most job ads expect at least a German CV. Ads written in English are the exception, and then an English CV is fine.
The German CV is a table
Reverse chronological, at most two pages, dates on the left. No long profile text. Jobrezept handles order and layout for you.
Photo and age are optional
A photo is not required in Germany, and you don't have to state your age, marital status or religion.
Qualifications, honestly
Degrees are named with country and original title, e.g. “Bachelor of Science (India)”. Whether one counts as equivalent is decided by the recognition office: anerkennung-in-deutschland.de
Regulated professions
Doctors, nurses, teachers, educators and a few other regulated professions need recognition before working in the field. For most jobs you can apply directly.
Say your German level
State it plainly, e.g. “Deutsch – B1”. Many employers care more about honesty and progress than about perfect German.
General orientation, not legal advice. For visas, work permits and recognition, ask the Federal Employment Agency, the job centre, a migration advice service, or check make-it-in-germany.com.
Not sure yet where to?
Short scenes instead of a questionnaire, no sign-up. Then five suggestions with reasons and a detailed guide for each. These tools are in German for now; your browser can translate them.
Berufsfinder
Which job suits me?
For apprenticeships and jobs, from care to trades to IT. (in German)
Studienfinder
Which degree suits me?
With scenes from university life, from business to medicine to design. (in German)
Others charge you
at the end. We don't.
Free PDF download
No watermark
No account / no email needed
No subscription that renews itself
Question by question instead of a form
AI writing help included
TypicalJobrezept
More than a CV.
For applicants and for employers: all free, no subscription, privacy by design. These pages are in German.
Job market
Jobs in your region
Real ads from employers, with a clear reply deadline. Apply with your Jobrezept profile, often without a cover letter.
AGG-Check
Fair job ads
For employers: checks ads for wording that may breach the German equal treatment act (AGG).
Echtheit prüfen
Check documents
For employers: looks for signs of forgery right in the browser. The file never leaves the device.
For employers
Post jobs, manage applications
Ads, application inbox, team and a QR code poster. Free and without a contract.
Directions for use
Package insert.
For risks and side effects, read these answers or ask your recruiter.
Is it really free?+
Yes. No trial subscription, no watermark, no paywall when downloading. Creating it and the PDF cost you nothing.
Do I need to speak German?+
No. You understand every question in English, and the AI writes the German text. Please read through the result once, ideally with someone who speaks German.
Where is my data stored?+
While you write, only in your browser. Only if you email the application to yourself and activate your account do we store it, so you can edit it later. You can delete everything at any time with one click.
Do I need an account?+
No. You can download the PDFs right away. An account helps if you write several applications: you enter your CV only once.
Does it help with the job centre or after fleeing?+
Yes, that's what the translation is for: even while learning German you understand every question and still get a proper German application.
What does the AI see?+
Only job, stations, notes and skills. Name, address, phone, email and photo never leave your browser towards the AI.
Does it work without work experience?+
Yes. For school students, apprentices, university students and career changers, Jobrezept adapts order and texts automatically.
Do I get a real PDF?+
Yes, with real, copyable text. So applicant tracking systems (ATS) read your CV without trouble.
Side effects?+
Common: interview invitations. Rare: the urge to apply more often.
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