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Munich is the German city with the strongest economy. The initiative “Neue Soziale Marktwirtschaft (INSM)” (New Social Market Economy) and the “WirtschaftsWoche” (Business Weekly) magazine have awarded Munich the top score in their comparative survey for the second time in 2005.

According to the study, Munich has the lowest unemployment rate for example and - together with Dresden - the highest concentrat-ion of top qualified and best paid employees among Germany’s 50 biggest cities.

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Working for a temp agency can be a useful alternative if you need to find a job quickly or if you don’t want to settle down in a permanent position.

Temporary job agencies link companies who need workers with companies that have a short-term labour shortage.

You can earn enough money to live for a while working for a temp agency and also gain experience and learn new skills – thus boost-ing your chances on the job market. Temp agencies are required by law to offer the same working conditions as other employers.

That includes health and unemployment insurance and pension contributions, maternity and paternity leave.

If your work impresses the company you’re temping for, then you could be taken on as a permanent member of staff. Temp agencies are becoming an increasingly important part of the job market.

The number of temporary employed people Germany has risen from 753 000 inr 2003 to 845 000 in 2004 according to the “Bundesanstalt für Arbeit.”

Temping fairs take place twice a year in April and October at the BIZ center (Berufsinformationszentrum) next to the Agentur für Arbeit (Munich’s Agency for Work) at Kapuzinerstrasse 30.
At these fairs you might be able to get a temporary job straight away or you can just find out information without having to make a commitment.

Gov't job agency

Federal employment office
Free help and advice for job seekers, unemployment benefit.
›› Isarvorstadt, Kapuzinerstr. 26, Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri 8 am-12 pm, Thu 8 am-12.30 pm & 2 pm-6 pm
›› Telefon service: Tel. 0 18 01/55 51 11, www.arbeitsagentur.de

To job

Job agency
Labor exchange for students and university graduates, permanent jobs, day jobs and temp-work.
›› Schwabing-Freimann, Dietlindenstr. 15, Tel. 27 31 25 70
›› Garching, Lichtenbergstr. 2, Mensa der Technischen Universität Garching, Tel. 32 73 06 28 >
›› Opening times upon appointment, www.jobcafe.de

Job-Center Messe
Trade fair employment agency for short-term and student jobs.
›› Riem, Willy-Brandt-Allee 9, Tel. 94 92 49 90

Job fairs

jobmesse München
This relatively new trade fair sets up shop in the Munich Mercedes-Benz Center for a weekend in November. It is oriented towards all qualifications and ages between 16 and 60; in addition to providing job placement services, it also features a free job application portfolio check, lectures and possibilities for further education.
›› Location: Neuhausen, Mercedes-Benz Center, Arnulfstr. 61, www.barlagmessen.de

Münchner Zeitarbeitsmesse
Munich's semi-annual temporary work fair takes place in spring and autumn. Here you can meet with representatives of temporary employment agencies and apply for a job right away.
›› Location: Isarvorstadt, Kapuzinerstr. 30 (BIZ), Contact: Gremium Zeitarbeitsmesse, Powerteam Personaldienstleistungen, Maxvorstadt, Hiltenspergerstr. 11, Tel. 27 32 16 60, www.­zeitarbeitsmesse.biz

Talents
Annual recruiting event in August that gives selected high-school graduates and junior professionals the chance to find their dream job in any discipline at their favorite company. Workshops and job application training courses take place beforehand.
›› Location: Schwabing-Freimann, M,O,C, Lilienthalallee 40, Contact: bmv Consulting GmbH, 22303 Hamburg, Jarrestr. 20, Tel. 040/21 90 83 50, www.­talents.de

Jobs online

Jobbörse der Agentur für Arbeit
On this well-arranged Web site you can search for suitable job and internship offers or publish your CV.
›› www.jobboerse.arbeitsagentur.de

Jobs.de
This Web site searches the Internet continuously for job offers from company Web sites and publishes the results online. Offers can be sorted according to employment fields, regions and positions.
›› www.jobs.de

JobScout24
More than 250,000 job offers, worldwide search, plenty of advice and support, e.g. capability or payment analyses, guidebook, further education.
›› www.jobscout24.de

Monster Worldwide Deutschland
Two comprehensive, concise career sites combined, more than 400,000 job offers per year that can be sorted by keywords, occupational fields/trade sectors, regions, companies, entry level positions and more.
›› www.monster.de, www.jobpilot.de

Newspaper job ads

Abendzeitung
Wednesday & Saturday.
›› www.abendzeitung.de

Kurz & Fündig
Tuesday & Friday.
›› www.quoka.de

Merkur & TZ
Wednesday & Saturday.
›› www.tz-online.de, www.merkur-online.de

Süddeutsche Zeitung
Saturday.
›› www.sueddeutsche.de