Job Boards Worth Using in Europe, Country by Country
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33 boards, all checked in August 2026
Germany
7 boardsTwo of these are run by the federal government and carry the largest pools of vacancies in the country. Start there before you touch a commercial board.
Bundesagentur für ArbeitThe federal employment agency’s own board, and the widest pool of vacancies in Germany. Free, no account needed to search.OfficialLocal language
Make it in GermanyThe government’s English-language portal for skilled workers. Every employer listed has agreed to receive applications from abroad.OfficialHires in EnglishOpen to applicants abroad
StepStoneGermany’s largest commercial board. Strongest for experienced corporate, finance and engineering roles.Local language
EnglishJobs.deNarrows Germany down to the jobs where the working language is English, which is a much smaller list than people expect.Hires in English
ArbeitnowCarries the filter most boards leave out: visa sponsorship, then English-speaking, then remote.Hires in EnglishOpen to applicants abroad
GermanTechJobsTech roles with the salary range printed on the listing, which is still unusual in Germany.Tech & ITHires in English
Berlin Startup JobsBerlin’s startup scene in one feed, where English-speaking teams are the norm rather than the exception.StartupsHires in EnglishNetherlands
3 boardsThe Dutch market is unusually open to English speakers, and two of these three exist specifically to place internationals.
UndutchablesA recruiter that places only internationals, so the language question is settled before you apply.Hires in EnglishOpen to applicants abroad
IamExpat JobsThe job board of the main Dutch expat portal. English-speaking roles, weighted towards Amsterdam and the Randstad.Hires in English
Magnet.meOver 30,000 vacancies aimed at students, graduates and early-career professionals across 6,000 employers.GraduatesFrance
3 boardsFrench is genuinely required for most of this market. The exception is tech, where English-speaking teams are common in Paris.
France TravailThe official public employment service, formerly Pôle emploi. The widest listing in the country.OfficialLocal language
Welcome to the JungleLeads with company profiles, photos and video before the job ad, which makes shortlisting a lot faster.Startups
LesJeudisFrance’s long-running IT and engineering board.Tech & ITSwitzerland
3 boardsSalaries are the highest in Europe and so is the bar. Non-EU quotas are real and tight, so employers here sponsor deliberately, not casually.
jobs.chThe largest Swiss board, with a full English interface and a French-language sister site for the west.Hires in English
SwissDevJobsSwiss developer roles with the salary range and the required language stated on every card.Tech & ITHires in English
SwisslinxA recruiter covering finance, pharma and tech, the three sectors that hire into Switzerland from abroad.Open to applicants abroadSpain
3 boardsOutside tourism and the creative sector, Spanish is the working language. Plan for that rather than around it.
InfoJobsSpain’s biggest board by volume, and Spanish-language throughout.Local language
TurijobsTourism and hospitality across Spain and Portugal, the sector that hires seasonally and at scale.
Domestika JobsDesign, illustration and marketing roles from the Spanish-founded creative network.CreativeHires in EnglishPoland
3 boardsPoland’s IT boards set a standard the rest of Europe still has not matched: published salary ranges as a rule, not a favour.
Pracuj.plThe largest general board in Poland, Polish-language, covering every sector.Local language
No Fluff JobsEvery listing must publish a salary range. That single rule is the entire product.Tech & ITHires in English
Just Join ITPoland’s IT board, with pay, tech stack and remote status on the card before you click.Tech & ITHires in EnglishSweden
3 boardsEnglish goes a long way in Swedish tech and startups. Everywhere else, Swedish is expected sooner than people plan for.
PlatsbankenThe official job bank of the Swedish Public Employment Service.OfficialLocal language
Academic WorkRecruits students and recent graduates into Swedish companies, often as a first professional role.Graduates
The HubNordic startup and scale-up jobs, listed in English by default.StartupsHires in EnglishDenmark
3 boardsDenmark runs a government board built specifically for international candidates, which is rarer than it sounds.
Work in DenmarkThe Danish government’s board for international candidates, in English, aimed at exactly this situation.OfficialHires in EnglishOpen to applicants abroad
JobindexDenmark’s largest private board, which also pulls in vacancies posted only on company sites.Local languageThe HubThe Danish half of the Nordic startup board, where teams work in English.StartupsHires in EnglishEurope-wide
5 boardsUse these when the country matters less than the job. One caution: EURES is built on free movement, which covers EU and EEA citizens. Everyone else still needs a permit for the country they land in.
EURESThe European Commission’s own mobility portal, pooling vacancies from national employment services across the EU and EEA.OfficialOpen to applicants abroad
Europe Language JobsHires you for the language you already speak, which is often the quickest way into a country whose language you do not.Hires in EnglishOpen to applicants abroad
Relocate.meLists only jobs that come with a relocation package, so the sponsorship question is answered before you apply.Tech & ITOpen to applicants abroad
JobFluentStartup roles across Europe’s tech hubs, listed in English, filterable by city.StartupsHires in EnglishTech & IT
EU CareersCareers inside the EU institutions themselves, through the official EPSO competitions.OfficialThese are independent job boards with no relationship to Ankommo. Logos belong to their owners and are shown to identify each site. Boards change: if you find a dead link or a board that has moved, tell us at hello@ankommo.de and we will fix it.
Guide by
Abdullah
Creator of Ankommo · Based in Germany
I moved to Germany and built Ankommo to help others navigate the same process I went through. We offer 1-on-1 video consultations on visas, Ausbildung applications, citizenship requirements and settling in.
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The Board Is Rarely the Bottleneck
People spend weeks hunting for a better job board when the thing actually stopping them is upstream: they are not eligible for the permit yet, their CV is in a format German recruiters skim past, or they are asking for a salary the role does not pay. Finding the listing is the easy half. These three are free, they take a few minutes each, and they answer the questions a job board cannot.
Questions People Actually Ask
Which of these job boards will sponsor my visa?
None of them. A job board is a listing service; the sponsorship comes from the employer who hires you, and in most of Europe from a residence permit you apply for afterwards. What a few of these boards do is flag the employers who are open to it. Arbeitnow has a visa-sponsorship filter, Relocate.me lists only roles that come with a relocation package, and every employer on Make it in Germany has agreed to receive applications from abroad. Start with those three if sponsorship is your blocker.
Do I need to speak the local language?
It depends on the market far more than on the board. Tech, startups and the Nordics run on English; the Dutch market is unusually open to it. Spain, Poland and France mostly do not, and the official government boards list in the national language because that is who they serve. The "Local language" filter marks the boards where you will need it.
Is it better to apply from abroad or move first?
Apply from abroad. Most European work permits are applied for on the basis of a signed contract, so arriving first usually means arriving on a tourist stamp with no right to work and a clock running. Germany is the exception worth knowing about: the Chancenkarte is a points-based job-seeker visa that lets you come and look, and a few nationalities can apply for a permit from inside the country.
Are any of these boards paid?
No. Every board listed here is free for job seekers to search and apply through. Some ask you to make an account to save searches or get alerts. If a site asks a candidate for money to apply, to be matched, or to be "shortlisted", that is your signal to leave.
Where should I start if I want to work in Germany?
Make it in Germany and the Bundesagentur für Arbeit job board, in that order. Both are run by the federal government, both are free, and between them they carry the widest pool of vacancies in the country. Make it in Germany is in English and its employers have opted in to applications from abroad, which is exactly the filter most people are looking for.
The Filter That Opens the Most Doors Is the Language
Every list above gets shorter the moment you need English-only roles, and longer the moment you do not. B1 German is also the level the permanent residence and citizenship rules ask for. Start free at your level.
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