Companies seeking high-level management staff and people with sought after skills usually use these people. The first step in landing the job should be contact with the personnel department of the prospective employer. Employment interviews are formal in Germany. Dress accordingly and don't get too friendly or familiar with the interviewer. The German work week now is down to 37 hours or less most places, and the practice of closing early on Friday afternoon, generally between noon and 2 p.m., is widespread.
Employees get between four and six weeks annual paid vacation.
Salaries are generally paid once a month, with the money deposited directly into your bank account around the 25th. There are many pluses and minuses affecting your take-home pay with a German employer. You will be subject not only to German taxes, but also to the premiums for the various health, unemployment and retirement plans. But the employer pays half the cost of the health insurance, and you might get exempted from the retirement plan if you don't intend to stay in Germany all your life. You also might find the unemployment insurance a blessing if you ever need it.