When looking for a job, never look on Monster (unless you are a software developer or engineer). This has been my rule for a decade. I break it every time I'm looking for a job, and the result is depressing.
Before having kids, the conclusion was always that I should have done what my father recommended I do: become an engineer.
After having kids, the conclusion is that I need to become a student again, because any part-time job is a "student job" or "internship" (i.e. miserably paid, if at all, and usually completely uninteresting).
A friend of mine just recommended I apply for jobs that interest me, no matter where they are located and what the conditions are. The benefit is that I may be able to negotiate some kind of Berlin-based consultancy if they accept me, that I could travel to cities I have friends in, and network. I guess this is a much more constructive idea than looking through Berlin-based organizations (which have zero on offer at the moment, and I have done), or having my optimism eaten up by Monster...
I welcome any other ideas!
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