Jenny
@Jenny
Born in Taipei, studied in Taiwan and USA, and now I live in Berlin. Before moving to Germany, I worked as an HR Business Partner in a big corporate. HR is where my passion lies. In Berlin, I am very lucky to find new things that enlighten me as well – The startup/entrepreneurship culture.
I want to share with you the tips and information I have about Berlin, Startups, and HR. I hope you find something here useful.
Best posts made by Jenny
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推薦柏林活動 (Free Events)
Events & Festivals in Berlin: 柏林活動與慶典,有每月活動推薦。
https://www.berlin.de/en/events/Visit Berlin
https://www.visitberlin.de/en/events-berlinFree Events in Berlin ∼ 推薦
內容包含每日活動
http://www.gratis-in-berlin.de/Meetup ∼ 推薦
可下載App版,各種聚會、討論、演講、社團活動
https://www.meetup.com/cities/de/berlin/events/Eventbrite (incl. pay event)
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Free events in Berlin
Top websites / apps to find events in Berlin.
Events & Festivals in Berlin ∼ highly recommended
https://www.berlin.de/en/events/Visit Berlin
https://www.visitberlin.de/en/events-berlinFree Events in Berlin ∼ highly recommended
http://www.gratis-in-berlin.de/Meetup ∼ highly recommended
networking, can join different groups of your interests.
https://www.meetup.com/cities/de/berlin/events/Eventbrite (incl. pay event)
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Top Interview Questions (Top 5, Top 50, Leadership, Interesting/Creative ones...)
General Interview Questions:
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Tell me about yourself.
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What is your biggest strength? (or what are your strengths?)
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What is your biggest weakness? (or what are your weaknesses?)
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Why do you want to work for our company? (or why are you interested in the position?)
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Can you tell us about a time you experienced conflict within a team and how you handled the situation?
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Find apartments in Germany (Berlin: A step-by-step guide)
Plan ahead and don't wait. It may take more than 3 weeks or month to find an apartment in Berlin. It requires a lot of work and time. Start your search as early as possible. Here are the top 2 websites we use.
ImmobilienScout24: Top 1 apartment / flat search
https://www.immobilienscout24.de/wohnen/mietwohnungen.htmlWG-Gesuch: it’s a popular shared-room search. This site also includes room-swap. You can filter further to exclude room swap posts (Tauschangebot: select "Nein", No).
http://www.wg-gesucht.de/wg-zimmer-in-Berlin.8.0.1.0.html
Reminder:-
On all the websites, watch out for fake posts. NEVER transfer money before you see the apartment and at the last step closure of signing the contract.
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If you are looking for an unfurnished apartment, please read the description in detail. Pay attention that kitchen may not be included. You may need to buy from the previous tenant or buy on your own. Or you can redefine your search criteria to include kitchen (mit Kuche).
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Elevator / Lift is the same. Take this into consideration if you care about higher floor without elevator.
More websites:
https://www.immowelt.de/
https://www.immonet.de/
https://www.berlinovo.de/de/suche-wohnungen (offer furnished apartments in Berlin)
https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-wohnung-mieten/c203
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RE: Find apartments in Germany (Berlin: A step-by-step guide)
Further Filters: try not to be too strict with your search criteria! It will make it more difficult to find an apartment.
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RE: Find apartments in Germany (Berlin: A step-by-step guide)
Steps: using ImmobilienScout24 as an example.
- Input postcode or city. This column can not be skipped; other criteria can leave in blank.
- Preis bis, price upto: Please note that the rent price here usually does NOT include Nebenkosten, Heizkosten. The details are shown in individual posts.
- Zimmer, number of rooms: Living room also counts as one room in Germany. If you want 2 bedroom + 1 living room, please select ab 3 Zimmer.
After clicking "Suchen" search, in the next page you can continue to further narrow your search.
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RE: Free events in Berlin
Berlin Event Highlights: April
Spring is finally here!
The Spring Festivals at Gutspark Britz and Kurt-Schumacher-Damm are still going on till mid April.Beginning from the 3rd or 4th week of April, it will be a good time to see beautiful cherry blossoms in Berlin. Two famous places are:
- Cherry Blossoms at Bornholmer Straße (under Bornholmer Straße bridge & walk along the Norwegerstraße)
(map) https://goo.gl/maps/FxBztC1CMf52 - Cherry Blossoms at Lichterfelde Süd (Mauerweg, near the end of Holtheimer Weg)
(map) https://goo.gl/maps/8LxgqUy3mzx
http://hanamifest.org/hanami.html
More events in April:
https://www.berlin.de/en/events/april/
http://www.gratis-in-berlin.de/ - Cherry Blossoms at Bornholmer Straße (under Bornholmer Straße bridge & walk along the Norwegerstraße)
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How to find good doctors in Berlin (or Germany)
https://www.jameda.de/
jameda is Germany's largest website for the rating of doctors and physicians.Many of my friends found the website very helpful when searching for doctors, dentists in Berlin. An average rating is good, when it's <1.5 in German rating scale; >4.5 in google search rating. Also don't forget to look at # of reviews and the detailed comments.
*German rating scale: 1~6, 1.0 is the best.
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RE: Habit forming: Running everyday
Keep it up!
This motivates me so I'm now planning to do the same. My goal is to do cycling at least 15 minutes every day and continue for 21+ days.
Latest posts made by Jenny
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RE: Free events in Berlin
IFA Berlin (Consumer Electronics Fair)
31 August - 5 September 2018
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RE: Free events in Berlin
Moabiter Festival
Date/Time: Saturday, 1st September, 2018, begins from 12pm
Location: Rathaus Tiergarten
Mathilde-Jacob-Platz 1, 10551 Berlin
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RE: Free events in Berlin
Light & Film Show @ Bundestag
Date/Time:
From 13 August, 2018, begins at 21:15 pm
From 3 September, 2018, begins at 20:45 pm
From 17 September, 2018, begins at 20:15 pm
Location: Friedrich-Ebert-Platz 2, 10117 Berlin
(Map) https://goo.gl/maps/aAYUPND25sK2
Website: https://www.bundestag.de/grossbildprojektion
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RE: Free events in Berlin
Berlin Event Highlights: August 2018
(including paid events)
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RE: Free events in Berlin
Berlin Beer Week 2018
Berlin Beer Week is a ten day-long citywide celebration of independently and locally brewed craft beers in Berlin.
Date/Time: Friday, 20th July, 7pm ~ Sunday, 29th July, 11:59pm
Location: at various places. Please visit the website.
Links:
https://www.berlinbeerweek.com/
https://www.facebook.com/berlinbeerweek/
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RE: Free events in Berlin
Motzstraßenfest 2018:
Lesbian and Gay Festival at Nollendorfplatz
Date / Time: Saturday, 21st July ~ Sunday, 22nd July, begins at 11am
Location Motzstr. Berlin, near Nollendorfplatz
(Map) https://goo.gl/maps/noPteUF2b4U2 -
RE: Free events in Berlin
Berlin Event Highlights: July 2018
(including paid events)
More information: https://www.berlin.de/en/events/july/
https://www.gratis-in-berlin.de/ -
RE: Free events in Berlin
Canadian Street Food
Date/Time: Sunday, 1st July, 2018, from 12pm.
Location: Osthafen, Alt-Stralau 1, Friedrichshain
(Map) https://goo.gl/maps/vtu8RCfq3N12More information: http://canada-day.berlin/index.html
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RE: Free events in Berlin
Dumpling Festival Berlin 2018
Date/Time: Saturday, 30th June, 2018 - Sunday, 1st July, 2018, from 12pm.
Location: Alte Münze Berlin
Molkenmarkt 2, 10179 Berlin
(Map) https://goo.gl/maps/MDaSuyTh16w
Entry: 4 €
More information: https://m.facebook.com/events/1339018409564062/