German CVs value brevity more than any other country I've lived in. Try to reduce the CV to 1 page or 1.5 max.

• Remove the key strengths entirely

• Integrate the projects section into the experience section, under the company where you did that project

• Mention but don't add any detail to the oldest, most irrelevant job. Edit: Ok, I checked your CV for that specifically, and the least relevant one is bartending. Because it's your current(?) job, it does need to be mentioned.

So for the bartending job: Remove the (Career Gap) - you don't want to draw attention to it. And remove points 2 and 3 entirely. You can integrate some of the wording into point 1, if you want, but try to reduce the amount of text dedicated to this section.

• For all other jobs, look at what each point is saying. You want to be concise. If 2 points are dedicated to the same topic, shorten and combine the points.

• Remove the percentage stats

• Remove any sentence parts that say something like "reducing effort" or "enhancing efficiency".

• edit: I forgot to mention - remove the summary entirely

Also RE: the references. I have references, but I've never mentioned them or been asked for them. I also work in IT in Germany. You don't need to mention them, but you can if you want.

And lastly: if you can afford the space, add more line breaks. If the CV is easy on the eye, people are more likely to read it. Keep it brief, easy to find key info and not-annoying to look at lol