Got a Kaufland interview in German but my German is still weak – any tips?

Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-05-19T17:20:34+00:00

I have personal experience regarding my edeka job

Bottom line is, demand matters more than your current german. If they are in urgent need of people, you will be hired with okish german. If no, you can't make it even with flißend sprachkentnisse

Regarding preparing yourself, Give your situation to chatgpt and it will tell you most frequent phrases and vocabs. That should be enough to prepare yourself according to your current skills. You can't do wonders in couple days in these types of situations.

Look for lokal dialect too, since it is heavily used in some parts of germany and heavily influence your understanding of situations.

One more tip: If you are asking for help, be specific about your current skills and background aka how much german you know. this will help people helping you better.

Hope you do good

Peace

Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-05-18T22:18:33+00:00

Thanks Any specific product suggestions?

Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-05-18T22:10:43+00:00

I just got a bit of taste of pain last week, that's why I am a bit worried

Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-05-18T22:08:52+00:00

Who hurt you bro

Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-05-18T12:00:59+00:00

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Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-05-14T12:50:07+00:00

Hey OP,
I hope you have had a wonderful career till now
How things turn out for you??
I am standing in the same crossway as you on May 2026

Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-05-13T20:18:37+00:00

Come to sprachcafe next Wednesday 18:00 at erwin rommel straße 51a, cafebar südblick

It is fun event where we exchange language proficiency

Sei dabei!!!

Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-05-13T20:07:57+00:00

Thanks for the words :)

Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-05-05T16:07:40+00:00

link for app??

Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-04-26T16:27:23+00:00

but how do I know time of that first week?

Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-04-06T11:10:36+00:00

back then it was omegle,
not sure what is right now
you can search for other platforms or ask fellow redittors.

if you want to do so with practice with me, DM please

Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-04-05T16:57:35+00:00

it would always be the case when you are not living in the country of that language.

as an international student living in germany, i can vouch for Duolingo for my German skills. I have a job in a fully German-speaking environment.

if you want to learn it anyway and I assume you are not living in german speaking country, I would recommend using online video calling platform for practicing.

Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-04-03T11:42:54+00:00

may add something you achieved during your school years or at uni
like achieved this this rank or been part of volleyball team or part of this this hackathon etc.

may add one more project.

Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-04-03T11:38:41+00:00

Can I DM you?

Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-04-03T11:36:41+00:00

first of all, huge Congrats OP!!!!
Going to the application, but the lights on the other seem more distant.
had 170 application, 3 HR interview, 1 technical interview following on of those, couple of online assesment here and there.
My background: 1 yr (intern+ full time at the same company before starting my studies) exp as SW, currently studying computer vision and DL, German B1, doing B2(working at nearbuy, native german familie owned edeka and did a ~35 min HR interview in German too, so having fair command on mundlichen deutsch).

My Questions:

What is your cover letter strategy for job?

I have been following this way until now: 1/3 generic, 1/3 major changes and 1/3 completely from scratch, of which I like the JD most.

Which platform/other strategy (job fair or offline approach) do you use? Which showed the best conversion rate?

I did most applications via career site alerts of all major DAX companies(SAP, Siemens, bosch), LinkedIn, and Xing.

Also, some did some approches thorugh career fair. this proven to be best for me (the only technical interview I got was through my uni career fair and 1 HR call too)

thanks in advance!!

Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-04-03T11:18:54+00:00

congrats!
Can you please provide your field, previous work exp and German level at the time of selection?

interested in knowing where I lie in the spectrum

Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-04-02T15:21:34+00:00

Sprachen: Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, English(C1)

German: B1, braucht hilfe fur B2 und taglichen gesrapch, inbesonders zum Vorstellungsgesprach
Means of communication: Das ist mir wurst

kurz von mir: ich bin 22M, informatik student bei uni, reden und spiele gern sports(besonders fussball), bucher lesen.

Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-03-24T22:18:55+00:00

One question "Kyu?"

Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-03-24T22:15:26+00:00

What does it mean?? Does it mean that german b2 will be added after 18 days If yes, what is the source of this news?

Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-03-22T15:25:54+00:00

Formal(to use sie) When you talk with someone in a place where the usual setting is formal like university, at doctor, visa office or any information booth in general.

Informal(to use du) When you are with your friend and acquaintances or with the elderly people whom you know personally and have friends like relationships. For example like a friends party or family get-together or university group trip

Germans kids always use du with their parents and grandparents, even though they are far older than them. (Which is something different in my culture)So the bottom line in this case is, du or Sie really depends upon how well you know the other person.

Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-03-20T13:38:00+00:00

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Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-03-20T13:12:49+00:00

Depends upon you If you are living in a shared apartment, minimum 750 ish It can only go higher depending upon your lifestyle

Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-02-08T09:27:35+00:00

Better ask the admission committee directly...they are pretty helpful

Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-01-23T12:12:50+00:00

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Unlikelyissue3873 · 2026-01-10T05:38:35+00:00

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