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Working in Poland

Europeans on the Intercultural Labour Market Lifelong Learning Programme Grundtvig Partnership Project No: 2013-1-RO1-GRU06-29549 5. Working in Poland. Sławomir Rudziński Roman Tarnowski School of Polish for Foreign Students University of Lodz. Presentation plan.

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Working in Poland

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  1. Europeans on the Intercultural Labour Market Lifelong Learning ProgrammeGrundtvig Partnership Project No: 2013-1-RO1-GRU06-29549 5 Working in Poland Sławomir Rudziński Roman Tarnowski School of Polish for Foreign Students University of Lodz

  2. Presentation plan • Employmentdocuments(chapter 1) • Lookingfor a job(chapter 3) • Practicesand workhabits in Poland (chapter 4)

  3. Employmentdocuments: CV/motivationletter Thereisno one „correct” wayto construct a CV/motivationletter! However, thereare general principles for a good CV/motivationletter: • Adaptyour to the post you are applying • Concentrate on the essentials (revealonlyjob-relatedqualifications and skills) • Be clear and concise (informative, logicallyordered, easy to read) • Pay attention to the presentation of your CV/motivationletter (clear layout, not too long) • Check your CV/motivationletteronce you have filled it in (make sureyourspelling and grammarisperfect)

  4. Employmentdocuments: CV Whatinformationshould a CV (résumé) contain? • Personalinformation(name, address, date of birth, telephone number and email, photo) • Education and qualifications (educationlevel, degrees, gradesunlesspoor) • Workexperience(job/post, period of work, employer, responsabilites, skillsacquired) • Interest and achievements(interestrelevant to thejob, evidences of achivement, extraordinaryhobbies) • Skills (languages, computing, otherjob-relatedskills) • References(employers’ statements)

  5. Employmentdocuments: CV Good CV: Source: https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/pl/documents/curriculum-vitae/examples

  6. Employmentdocuments: CV Poor CV: Source: http://www.cv-masterclass.com/cv-demo2.html

  7. Employmentdocuments: motivation (cover) letter Goodmotivationletter: Source: http://motivationalletter.com/category/motivational-letter-for-a-job/

  8. Employmentdocuments: motivation (cover) letter Poormotivationletter: Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/worst-cover-letters-2011-10?op=1

  9. Looking for a job in Poland Whocanwork in Poland?: • EU/EEA citizens and holders of the Card of the Poledo not need a workpermit • non-EU/EEA citizens generally need to apply for a work permit (which is granted only if no EU citizen can fill the position) • full-time students do not need a permit for some forms of work (summer jobs, obligatory internship) • full-timestudygraduates do not need a permit

  10. Looking for a job in Poland Where to look for a job?: • public jobcentres in each major city and region, eg. www.wup.lodz.pl • universitycareercentres, eg. www.biurokarier.uni.lodz.pl • non-public employmentoffices, eg. www.randstad.pl www.manpower.pl www.grafton.pl • onlinejob services, eg. www.job-poland.com www.pracuj.pl www.gazetapraca.pl

  11. Looking for a job in Poland Whatjobsyoucanfind in Poland: • generally no demand for foreign workforce (lowimmigration) • regions to look for a job: mostly Warsaw and major cities (high-skilledemployees), rural regions (low-skilledemployees) • shortage of labour: mostlylow-skilledworkers (agriculture, construction, house services)

  12. Looking for a job in Poland Necessarydocuments: • visa/settlementpermit • workpermit • sufficient means to cover the costs of living in Poland • certification/proof of perviousworkexperiecneorjobqualifications (doctors, teachers etc.) translatedintoPolish

  13. Practices and workhabits in Poland Polishworkspecificities: • Polishlangaugerequired • 8 hourworkingday (40 hours a week) • no lunch breaks/siestas • workcontracts (first 1-3-months, then 1-year and finally permanent), popular taskcontracts (especially for youngemployees) • retirementwhen 67 years old

  14. Thankyou for yourattention!

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