Summer Jobs Abroad

Information on job vacancies and vacation traineeships in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Includes businesses, amusement parks, catering services, language schools, and outdoor sports and activity centers.

This definitive guide to summer jobs overseas contains details of over 30,000 vacancies in over 50 countries in Eastern and Western Europe, Africa, Asia, Australasia, and the Americas, enabling readers to earn while they travel the world. Summer Jobs Abroad explains everything they need to land the summer job of a lifetime, including where the jobs are and how to apply, plus details of the wages offered, what experience or qualifications (if any) are needed etc. Also includes essential information on work permits, and visas. Vacancies include crew for barges on French waterways, party organizers for fun pubs on Ibiza, volunteers to help rehabilitate gibbons in Thailand, caterers for a Hollywood theme park in Germany, English teachers for Cairo, Ecuador, and Japan, leaders for expeditions in Austrian forests, disk jockeys for cruise ships in the Mediterranean, farm hands for the Australian Outback, strawberry pickers for France and Denmark, and diving instructors for the Red Sea.

The definitive guide to summer jobs overseas, containing details of over 30,000 seasonal vacancies for the summer of 2006 in more than fifty countries around the world.

This definitive guide to summer jobs overseas contains details of over 30,000 seasonal vacancies for the summer of 2005 in more than 50 countries in Eastern and Western Europe, Africa, Asia, Australasia, and Central America. The book covers an enormous range of paid jobs that give readers the opportunity to earn money while seeing the world. In addition, it offers a wide variety of voluntary positions that enable participants to use their time and energy to help others while gaining for themselves the experience of living and working in another country. Summer Jobs Abroad explains everything needed to land the summer job of a lifetime including where the work is; when and to whom to apply plus details of the wages offered; the period of work; and what previous experience or qualifications (if any) are needed. Country-by-country chapters include essential information on work permits, visas where to go, what to do, and essential preparation. The book contains jobs to suit all types of people including: crew and cooks for hotel barges in France; campsite couriers and entertainers in Greece; disc jockeys for Ibiza; wild animal rescuers in California; leaders for adventure tours worldwide; ground crew for hot air balloons in Switzerland; strawberry pickers for Denmark and many more.

Provides information on internships, volunteer work, and short-term jobs around the world.

With over 1100 websites, hundreds of recruitment agencies, and lots of useful contacts, this book tells readers where there are overseas jobs available, how to apply for them, and how to weigh up the risks and rewards of expatriot living, whether on a temporary or permanent basis. CONTENTS: PART I - Working abroad - an option for you? PART II - Finding a job 1 The search for a job 2 The recruitment process 3 Coming to a decision PART III - Preparation and acclimatisation 4 Preparing to leave 5 Settling in PART IV - Surveying the opportunities 6 Working holidays and work experience 7 Contract work 8 Permanent jobs and self-employment PART IV - The Regions of the World 9 Europe 10 The Arab World 11 Asia 12 Africa 13 North America 14 Latin America and the Caribbean 15 Australasia and the Pacific PART VI - Reference About the author ROGER JONES has worked in a number of overseas countries and now writes extensively on careers and education as well as on living and working abroad. Quotes "Practical advice on finding the country where you can make the most of your skills." - 'The Guardian' "- highly informative - lots of hard information and a first-class reference section." - 'Outbound Newspapers' "Do your research thoroughly. Check out GETTING A JOB ABROAD." - 'Cosmopolitan'