Client stories

What changed after the documents changed

Comments from people who used Infraanalytics for employment consulting in Germany — CV rewrites, reviews, and interview practice.

Marta K. · Marketing specialist relocating from Warsaw · CV & Cover Letter Adaptation

“I had been sending English CVs with a German translation bolted on. Infraanalytics rebuilt the document around German section order, photo expectations, and how hiring managers in Leipzig actually skim applications. Two interviews followed within three weeks. The first draft felt strict about length — that turned out to be the point.”

Daniel R. · Mechanical engineer, mid-career move · Application Package Review

“They caught that my Zeugnis summaries buried the skills German recruiters look for first. The cover letter stopped sounding like a life story and started naming the exact duties in the Stellenausschreibung. Not flashy — just clearer than anything I wrote alone.”

Priya S. · IT project coordinator entering the German market · Interview Preparation Sessions

“Practice rounds focused on how German panels ask about gaps, notice periods, and salary. I still got nervous on the day, but I had concrete answers ready instead of improvising. One phrasing they suggested felt too formal at first; it matched the tone of the company after all.”

Jonas H. · Recent graduate, Berlin applications · Career Positioning Consultation

“I thought I needed more certificates. The session showed me how to frame my Werkstudent work so it reads as responsibility, not filler. The resulting CV is shorter and gets more callbacks from Mittelstand firms.”

Extended story: Leipzig marketing move

Starting point

Marta arrived with a three-page English CV, a machine-translated German version, and six unanswered applications to agencies in Leipzig and Dresden. Dates were correct; section order and photo treatment were not.

What we changed

We rebuilt the Lebenslauf to two pages, moved education below recent roles, and rewrote achievement lines using verbs from two target vacancies. The Anschreiben dropped a long paragraph about “passion for branding” and opened with a campaign she had owned end-to-end — language mirrored the ad’s call for budget responsibility.

Outcome

She reported two interview invitations within three weeks. One panel still asked about her German level; she used the speakable phrasing from the letter rather than improvising. The adaptation did not create experience — it made existing work readable to German employers.

Extended story: engineer changing employers inside Germany

Starting point

Daniel’s package was already in German but buried technical skills under soft summaries. His Zeugnis excerpts listed tasks without outcomes hiring managers could skim.

What we changed

An application package review flagged the buried skills and a cover letter that read like a biography. We did not rewrite every line for him; annotated guidance showed which bullets to elevate and which Anlage to leave out of the first send.

Outcome

He revised overnight, submitted to two Mittelstand manufacturers, and progressed to on-site interviews. He noted the process felt strict about length — and that the stricter cut made the technical story easier to defend aloud.