Working Abroad

[xx3221]

I finished my Undergrad last month and plan to move to Europe for the next year or so to work (I live in England). I originally wanted to do a masters but I will do that when I come back, if I still want to. I've been looking at Italy, The Netherlands and Spain so far.

i was wondering if anybody had any experience doing this sort of thing and where you looked for/applied for jobs etc? I've done the whole PWC, KPMG website stuff already but im not sure how successful it'll be.

Any advice will be appreciated thank you!

 

[BettyCrockerr]

I finished my Undergrad last month and plan to move to Europe for the next year or so to work (I live in England). I originally wanted to do a masters but I will do that when I come back, if I still want to. I've been looking at Italy, The Netherlands and Spain so far.

i was wondering if anybody had any experience doing this sort of thing and where you looked for/applied for jobs etc? I've done the whole PWC, KPMG website stuff already but im not sure how successful it'll be.

Any advice will be appreciated thank you!

Do you hold a UK passport? If so, you may struggle to find long term work in EU countries now post Brexit. Usually you’ll only get 90 days to work without a visa or work permit, unlike prior to Brexit when UK nationals could easily work long term in the EU.

 

[xx3221]

Do you hold a UK passport? If so, you may struggle to find long term work in EU countries now post Brexit. Usually you’ll only get 90 days to work without a visa or work permit, unlike prior to Brexit when UK nationals could easily work long term in the EU.

Yeah, I have a British passport. A work permit or visa can be applied for once job offers are received or accepted

 

[BettyCrockerr]

Yeah, I have a British passport. A work permit or visa can be applied for once job offers are received or accepted

I think you’ll struggle, as it costs the employing company a tit load for the permits. Look out with Europe?

 

[xx3221]

I think you’ll struggle, as it costs the employing company a tit load for the permits. Look out with Europe?

Potentially but I dont want to let that defer me from looking and applying in the case that it is possible.

I have looked at jobs in the USA and Canada too but I wanted to be a little closer to home for now

 

[soymilk]

Hi, I hope I can offer a bit of useful advice as I lived in Spain for 5 years- from the UK originally and now living in France. The process will be a bit more complicated now bc of Brexit but some companies do offer programs of work for people specifically in your position. I would emphasise that you're in-between graduating and possibly applying for a masters, that way they would be aware of only hiring you on a yearly contract.
I should let you know that salaries in Spain are very low, so please don't expect the salary you'd get in England for example and, it would be even lower if it was a short contract, after graduating and helping with your visa. Getting the visa isn't incredibly difficult but you have to be patient and it helps a lot if you speak Spanish as a lot of people in administrative/government roles don't.
I would look into applying for a visa now because it is a lot of paperwork you need to prepare!
- if you have anymore questions about this, or Spain in general ask me and I'll help you as best as I can

ps the visa you'd probably want is 'professional work' it lasts one year and then if you chose to stay you could get a permanent one.

 

[xx3221]

Hi, I hope I can offer a bit of useful advice as I lived in Spain for 5 years- from the UK originally and now living in France. The process will be a bit more complicated now bc of Brexit but some companies do offer programs of work for people specifically in your position. I would emphasise that you're in-between graduating and possibly applying for a masters, that way they would be aware of only hiring you on a yearly contract.
I should let you know that salaries in Spain are very low, so please don't expect the salary you'd get in England for example and, it would be even lower if it was a short contract, after graduating and helping with your visa. Getting the visa isn't incredibly difficult but you have to be patient and it helps a lot if you speak Spanish as a lot of people in administrative/government roles don't.
I would look into applying for a visa now because it is a lot of paperwork you need to prepare!
- if you have anymore questions about this, or Spain in general ask me and I'll help you as best as I can

ps the visa you'd probably want is 'professional work' it lasts one year and then if you chose to stay you could get a permanent one.

Thank you so much for replying! You said you now live in France, did you have a better experience there than Spain? Can I also ask which industry you work in please?

 

[soymilk]

Thank you so much for replying! You said you now live in France, did you have a better experience there than Spain? Can I also ask which industry you work in please?

you're welcome! Can't compare the two tbh because I've only recently moved to France. My bf is French, we met in Spain and decided to move here. I'm a teacher at Secondary School level. In France the salaries are higher and there are a lot of benefits including health care etc. The cost of living is more expensive in France but the rent is about the same tbh.
Depending on the field of work you're interested in France maybe has more international opportunities if you're only able to speak English - as they use it a lot in business.
Spain is great fun if you're single in your 20s, which was my position when I went, I think I would have had less fun if I'd have gone to France first!