I have traveled a few times to europe and i really dislike the modern attitude and state of affairs in the U.S and i would love to be able to move to europe. Now obviously i would need work and im totaly at a loss as how i would go about finding good, steady work overseas so i could move over there. I would like to move to western europe, U.K. Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, ect. If anyone has any helpful tips please let me know, thanks.
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there are tons of sights on the net for jobs overseas. check them out.
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For one thing you might not like it when you are living there because some have a way of making Americans feel really uneasy and unwelcome. If you want to move there, I would look into some jobs on the American bases in Europe. You don't have to be military.. you take on a government job. Plus you have the advantage of having other Americans around if you ever face too much anti-American attitude.
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Try looking online...be sure to have a really good visa. In Germany the situation isnt that good, local people dont have jobs. If you could get a working visa that would be great. Uk is looking for a lot of buisness ..at least for what I need these are just things drawn from what i've heard. With Sweden you need a good job I think. Why dont you try looking at their national internet sites.
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First of all, don't be afraid of American bashing, in the end, they copy or listen to our music, eat at McDonald's, and watch our films and TV shows. And don't say "I'm from America, sorry." I'm not at all a flag waver, but don't be afraid of who you are. The most assured job in Europe for an American is teaching English. If you get a CELTA certification before or after you go, you will definately get work (cost about 1,500 USD). Without CELTA, work in the West might be hard to get. In the newer EU members, CELTA isn't as required but still a good idea. Also, you might want to relook your desire for 'western' Europe. Central (Germany, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Czech Republic, if not Poland, Slovakia, Hungary as well) Europe and the newer EU members are either quite established or up and coming (both SLovenia and Czech surpassed Portugal in GDP last year) and in a place like Prague for example, you have Berlin, Vienna, Krakow all within a 5 hour train ride, and all of Europe 1 hour away by plane. Also, in this part of the world, the dollar goes further, and there is significantly less anti-Americanism, although I still wouldn't worry about that since if some idiot can't distinguish you from your government, I'd say he's just as dumb and Walker Texas Moron.
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I think most European countries have very strict requirements when it comes to obtaining a work permit for people who are not EU-citizens. I am from Denmark, and you will only be able to get a work permit if you belong to one of the groups who are in short supply: engineers, mathematicians, statisticians, physicists, biophysicists, chemists, pharmacists, biologists, geologists, radiographers, doctors and nurses you should be able to get a work permit, otherwise not. I imagine it will be equally difficult in most European countries. Good luck.
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One option is to work for an international organisation, like the UN or one of the many others based in Europe. That way you circumvent all the usual work permit requirements they have in the EU. One nice site for this is http://unjobs.org However, it's very competitive. Sometimes hundreds apply for the jobs. Switzerland has low unemployment and is a good opportunity for you if you have skills in IT, life sciences or a few others.
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Listen to Jon Z, especially the parts about teaching English in the central parts of Europe. I do not have any knowledge on Western Europe and personally, with my many short stints through their airports, I feel that you'd trade one set of problems for another. Teaching in an English school, you'd find comraderie like you'd never experienced before. Just research how to get in before you go there.
