Securing a work placement abroad

1. Securing a work placement abroad Margaret Evans Careers Adviser, Northumbria University Luke James, Scott Oakley

2. Working abroad • Why do it? • What do you want to do? • How do you go about it?

3. Living, breathing and loving a different country shows that you are adaptable, responsible and ambitious. Being able to speak a second language doubles, even triples, your options of job location. You could work in a café in Italy, be a personal assistant in Strasburg or a holiday rep. in Spain. Rosie Shimmin, German and Politics

4. Why bother? • Self-motivation • Drive and determination • International outlook • Confidence • Resilience • Flexibility • Problem solving • Negotiating

5. What do you want to do? • What do you want to achieve? • Where? • When and for how long? • What kind of work?

6. Where can you go? Spanish Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, El Salvador, Eq. Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Niger, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Togo, Tunisia, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela German Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Czech Rep., Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Paraguay, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland French Algeria, Andorra, Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, France, Gabon, Guinea, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Laos, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Monaco, Morocco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, Vanuatu, Vietnam Italian Croatia, Eritrea, France, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland

7. Consider… • Course requirements • Skills you offer • Skills to be developed • What sector • What job role • Large or small • Location • Payment/costs

8. Finding your placement Plan ahead! Network Agencies Advertised opportunities Speculative approaches

9. work colleagues & contacts friends family friends Parents friends Partner Work colleagues Family My network Siblings work colleagues Neighbours friends family & friends Uni staff Family friends work contacts Previousplacement students

10. Summer and short-term • Summer jobs worldwide • Work your way around the world • www.anyworkanywhere.com • www.jobsabroadbulletin.co.uk

11. Internships – via organisations • www.internabroad.com • www.highflyersweb.com • EU internships http://europa.eu/epso- useful links

12. Internships/Jobs – DIY • Exodus • Going Global • Prospects Country Profileswww.prospects.ac.uk – Career Advice • www.europa.eu/eures • www.transitionsabroad.com

13. Graduate vacancies • www.eurograduate.com • www.careers.lon.ac.uk/ijo • www.jobsabroad.com

14. Volunteering • European Voluntary Service http://ec.europa.eu/youth • VSO youth programme • Gap year organisations • European Volunteer Centrewww.cev.be – You want to volunteer • www.worldwidevolunteering.org.uk

15. Making applications • CV in the format and language of the country • Letter - address the right person • Who you are • What you want • Why them? • What you can offer

16. Telephone interviews • Be prepared • Body language • Voice • Anticipate questions • Questions to ask

17. Enjoy!