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I am interested in working in Europe. What is the best way to do this? My background is administrative.Thanks!

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I am thinking of working in Germany or Spain but have no clue what the first step would be. I do have an administrative background and have been taking lessons in both languages. I just want to go and explore the world and be able to afford to do so.

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Germany is having the worst Unemployment ever,so i would not suggest trying to work in Germany right now.
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You need to check out the portals where companies offer jobs.

e.g. www.jobfinder.de (Germany), popular but there are more.

Apply with your CV when you find something interesting, also place your own add. In germany there are lots of US companies, so check out there websites, too.
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You need to check the working holiday agreements between the countries you are interested in. I know that Germany has one with Canada but I don't know about the US. A lot of Americans seem to work in Spain. The thing with being an Administrator is that you really need to speak the language. I have been lucky because I have gotten jobs that didn't need the language and they sponsored my visa. You really have to hunt around. Spain does seem to have a lot of jobs - see http://expatriates.com. Germany is harder because the language. I used to live there for school and there were lots of North Americans in telecommunications there. England is probably a better choice. They have a lot of Admin jobs and I believe they have an agreement with the US for Working Holiday visas. You can work for one year. Kelly Services there is happy to take people on a one year visa.
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It's not easy. Other countries are not as open to immigration as we are. Work visas can be a real pain to obtain. Your best bet would be to try to get a civilian job with the military. Check out government and military websites for international job postings.
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www.siemens.com

If you speak German, there's a good chance you could find employment with this outstanding company.

I had 4 wonderful years with Siemens and enjoyed traveling in Germany as a Siemens employee. There's no better European company to work for and there aren't more the 5 companies in the world that are bigger.

Check it out!
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