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1. How to find short-term and seasonal work
2. How to find part/full-time work
3. Agencies
4. Voluntary work
5. Au pairs
1. How to find short-term and seasonal work
Summer camps
Several English companies employ seasonal staff to look after group of youngsters aged between the ages of 7 and 17. The main work requirement is a good knowledge of the English language and … you can even apply on-line!
Recruitment agencies and contacts for short-term/ seasonal work
Do bear in mind that the English Capital is very busy during the summer. Students from all over the world descend on London for 1 to 3 months to work in bars, restaurants and shops to help them cope with increased custom. Despite the many work opportunities to be found in London, the Academy advises you plan your trip. Before departure you should make Internet enquiries as to jobs availability by contacting hotels, restaurants and shops. Please find some useful web addresses that may have seasonal or short-term work:
Recruitment agency that covers the whole of the UK
West one Hotel & Catering Consultancy
World leader in catering business
Catering agencies (also useful for part/full time) include:
Short-term and seasonal work can be found in fast food restaurants too. Here are some web addresses:
Hotels too can offer seasonal work (as well as part/full time). Here are some useful addresses:
Supermarkets offer work with flexible hours, part/full-time too:
Another useful address for part/full time employment is the Department of Work and Pension’s Job Centres. The main objective of this department is to reduce unemployment hence their propensity to find you a job. The first thing you need to do is register with a Job Centre (free service). After you’ve registered you will have access to a Job Centre Personal Adviser who will look at your past experiences and background in order to find you suitable job opportunities. If you don’t have a CV, the Job Centre Adviser can help you devise one as well as giving you advice on how to behave at interviews. Job interviews will then be arranged by the same adviser. Good luck!
2. How to find full-time work
Needless to say, getting a ‘good’ job will depend on how well you speak English. If you don’t speak the language well, you can’t expect much even if you do have good qualifications. However, there is a paradox regarding this. There are some Italians that speak perfect English but that work in catering and some even have humble jobs, yet there are some who speak appalling English who have amazing jobs. They achieve this through sheer determination, a trait not always present in all of us.
The links below offer work to anyone who’s willing to ‘work’. However, we can solve the paradox above by saying this: Be ambitious, be realistic.
www.europa.eu.int/eures/home.jsp?lang=it
Eures allows you to find work within the public sector of 31 European states linked together by a network called EURES -. European Emplyment Services. Each state memeber has a section specialised in International appointments where Euro Advisers are at hand to help you find work in other member states. I Italy, every region has its own Euro Adviser to be found at the Local Employmnent Office. For further inforamtion please contact:
Coordinamento EURES
Via fornovo, 8
00192 Roma
tel : 06.32.22.352
fax: 06.32.30.161
European project whose objective is to help you further your education and professional career within the European Union.
Eurodesk is organised through specific local information Points:
In Italia
Via 29 Novembre, 49
09123 Cagliari
Te. 070.68 40 64
Faz: 070 68 32 83
informazioni@eurodesk.it
Eurodesk UK
9, Rosebery House
Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh
EH12 5EZ
Tel: 0044 (0) 13 13 13 24 88
Fax: 0044 (0) 20 73 89 40 33
connectyouth.enquiries@britishcouncil.org
Informagiovani
Another address offering work overseas (including volunteering work)
For full-time and part-time work you could also check an official website from the Department of Work and Pension:
3. Recruitment Agencies
Most employment agencies will want to see your CV before they even meet you. They do this to establish where your work experience lies and whether you can benefit from each other. You can read more about agenicies in the answers provided by members in a questionnaire that relates specifically to agencies and work experience.
Global recruitment
www.headhuntersdirectory.co.uk
www.1st4jobsinlondon.co.uk/agencies
Independent
Specialised recruitment agencies
Foreign languages
Social work
Financial and banking
Graduate
IT
www.cwjobs.co.uk
Pharma
4. Volunteering in Europe through the SVE
(Servizio Volontario Europeo)
The SVE is an organisation that helps youngsters between the ages of 18 and 30 to work overseas as volunteers within public organisations for periods between 6 and 12 months. Voluntary work can be found also within Environmental, Art and Cultural departments. Apart from benefiting from free English courses, volunteers are given a certificate at the end of their work placement. There are no wages involved except for full board and some symbolic indemnity.
Agenzia Nazionale per I Giovani
Via Fornovo 8
00192 Roma
Tel 06. 36 75 44 22
Fax 06 36 75 45 29
In the UK you can contact:
Volunteering England
Regents Wharf
8, All saints Street
London
N1 9RL
Tel: +44 (0)845 305 6979
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7520 8910
volunteering@volunteeringengland.org
Au Pair International
Via S. Stefano 32
40125 Bologna
tel.: 051267575; 051238320
info@au-pair-international.com
They organise study/work programmes in the UK
Must be over 18
Minimum stay is 3 months
Registration fee: Euro 240 + expenses
In England you can contact the following agencies:
Au-Pair UK
Green Cross Quarry
Churt, Surrey
GU10 2ND
Tel: +44 (0)20 85 37 32 53
Info: complete for on line
Christian Au-Pairs
Berkeley House
11, Nightingale Crescent
West Horsley
Surrey
England
KT24 6PD
Tel: +44 (0)1483 280160
info@christianaupairs.com
Quick Au Pair and Nanny Agency
22, The Ridings
Norwich
NR4 6UJ
Tel: + 44 (0) 1603 50 34 34
office@quickaupair.co.uk
Premier Au Pair
Benson’s Cottage
Woodgreen
Astley
Nr Southport On Severn
DY13 0RR
Tel: +44 (0) 87 04 43 04 35
aupairs@premieraupair.co.uk
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