How does one go about getting a job in a foreign country?

Question

I'm going to take a year off after I get my undergraduate degree and I really want to move to Italy and learn Italian. What process should I follow in order to get a job there? Is teaching English my best bet? I really just want something to pay the rent, food and shoe bills, not a career or anything, as I'm planning on going to medical school when I return to the states. Also, I need a visa, correct? Or is it something else that I'd need?

Answer 1

ok..learn italian before you go..then try phoning a job bureux in italy

Answer 2

Check with your college, just as there are study abroad programs, there are work abroad programs. It will give you more options to choose from plus you will get some help in screening the offers & getting visa's and any other stuff you may need.

Answer 3

Which country you want to goto and what kind of job are you looking for?

Answer 4

Whether or not you need a visa depends on your nationality.  If you don't have EU citizenship, then you will need a visa.  VERY FEW companies are interested in sponsoring US / Canadian / Australian workers in entry-level jobs because they can fill those positions locally without the extra paperwork.  The type of companies who will employ you illegally are the type of companies who probably won't pay you your full salary (and there's nobody you can complain to because you're working illegally).

Your best bets are teaching English or working in a bar (especially Irish pubs, where they like having English-speaking staff).  To teach English you will definitely need an undergraduate degree and a four-week, full-time TEFL certificate that included supervised teaching practice.  In Europe, the CELTA is the most well-respected (see link).  You can do the course in Italy or at home, but I suggest doing it overseas so you can look for work during the course.  It is really difficult to find an apartment if you don't speak any Italian, so I suggest you take some conversation classes before you go, and invest in a self-study book.  

You can enter Italy on a tourist visa, and use your "tourist" time to complete the TEFL course and find employment.  I HIGHLY suggest you find legal work because if your employer does anything unsavoury it is SO important to have legal ground.  Once you've found a job, your employer can complete their paperwork for your work visa, and you can do your paperwork for the permesso di soggiorno / residenzia / codice fiscale, etc.  Obviously, never tell your employer that you're going to leave after a year or nobody will invest in a visa for you.  Bureaucracy is amazing in Italy, and it will probably take (in total... spread out between each item) about four full days just to submit all your paperwork that will allow you to work legally.  You really need the support of your employer get it all done, so get a guarantee from them before you commit to working.

Answer 5

well u need a visa but don't think that teaching English is going to work

more likely to get bar/restaurant work in Italy

also picking fruit is good fun but hard work.

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