Since luck often plays a big role in landing a job, moving to Berlin first can have its advantages. If a big company suddenly needed someone fluent in your native tongue with experience of, say, measuring air pollution values, which is exactly what you’ve been doing for 10 years, they may hire you on the spot just because you can start tomorrow. On the other hand, you’ll have to re-apply to get a combination residency and work permit. The best bets are the websites mentioned below, as well as the weekend editions of local newspapers Tagesspiegel and Berliner Zeitung. Job adverts are also online under www.berlin-online.de and www.berliner-zeitung.de. Hassle friends about positions they may have heard about. And don’t forget to check your embassy’s website for any Berlin offerings.