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## [First steps after getting a job offer in Berlin and Germany](/info/job-offer-in-berlin-first-steps)

So you got a job offer in Berlin, perhaps in its sparkling tech startup sector, but you're not sure what comes next. There is plenty of information online about all this, but here's our take on things you might want to know, based on our own experience.

## [Vacations and public holidays in Germany](/info/vacations-and-public-holidays-in-germany)

Not counting weekends, on average every German worker will count with a minimum of 30 leisure days every year. But that legal minimum can depend on a number of factors. Let's check them out.

## [The German reference letter system](/info/the-german-reference-letter-system)

German employers are required by law to write you a favourable reference letter when you leave. But since the letter must always sound positive, it can be interpreted in the most cynical way.

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- 1856

  ![Bavaria](/public/img/coa/de.bayern.png "Coat of arms of Bavaria")

  [Bavaria](/in/bayern "English jobs in Bavaria")
- 1597

  ![Baden-Württemberg](/public/img/coa/de.baden-wuerttemberg.png "Coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg")

  [Baden-Württemberg](/in/baden-wuerttemberg "English jobs in Baden-Württemberg")
- 1195

  ![North Rhine-Westphalia](/public/img/coa/de.nordrhein-westfalen.png "Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia")

  [North Rhine-Westphalia](/in/nordrhein-westfalen "English jobs in North Rhine-Westphalia")
- 1129

  ![Berlin](/public/img/coa/de.berlin.png "Coat of arms of Berlin")

  [Berlin](/in/berlin "English jobs in Berlin")
- 876

  ![Hesse](/public/img/coa/de.hessen.png "Coat of arms of Hesse")

  [Hesse](/in/hessen "English jobs in Hesse")
- 492

  ![Hamburg](/public/img/coa/de.hamburg.png "Coat of arms of Hamburg")

  [Hamburg](/in/hamburg "English jobs in Hamburg")
- 296

  ![Lower Saxony](/public/img/coa/de.niedersachsen.png "Coat of arms of Lower Saxony")

  [Lower Saxony](/in/niedersachsen "English jobs in Lower Saxony")
- 234

  ![Rhineland-Palatinate](/public/img/coa/de.rheinland-pfalz.png "Coat of arms of Rhineland-Palatinate")

  [Rhineland-Palatinate](/in/rheinland-pfalz "English jobs in Rhineland-Palatinate")
- 187

  ![Saxony](/public/img/coa/de.sachsen.png "Coat of arms of Saxony")

  [Saxony](/in/sachsen "English jobs in Saxony")
- 178

  ![Brandenburg](/public/img/coa/de.brandenburg.png "Coat of arms of Brandenburg")

  [Brandenburg](/in/brandenburg "English jobs in Brandenburg")
- 109

  ![Schleswig-Holstein](/public/img/coa/de.schleswig-holstein.png "Coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein")

  [Schleswig-Holstein](/in/schleswig-holstein "English jobs in Schleswig-Holstein")
- 95

  ![Thuringia](/public/img/coa/de.thueringen.png "Coat of arms of Thuringia")

  [Thuringia](/in/thueringen "English jobs in Thuringia")
- 86

  ![Bremen (state)](/public/img/coa/de.bremen.png "Coat of arms of Bremen (state)")

  [Bremen (state)](/in/bremen "English jobs in Bremen (state)")
- 84

  ![Saxony-Anhalt](/public/img/coa/de.sachsen-anhalt.png "Coat of arms of Saxony-Anhalt")

  [Saxony-Anhalt](/in/sachsen-anhalt "English jobs in Saxony-Anhalt")
- 63

  ![Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania](/public/img/coa/de.mecklenburg-vorpommern.png "Coat of arms of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania")

  [Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania](/in/mecklenburg-vorpommern "English jobs in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania")
- 49

  ![Saarland](/public/img/coa/de.saarland.png "Coat of arms of Saarland")

  [Saarland](/in/saarland "English jobs in Saarland")

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