I am trying to find jobs in Europe (preferably remote) that are open to hiring Americans. I know many companies seek residents and citizens of Europe first, but I know there has to be some companies that are open to seek Americans as well. With horror show going on in the US, I hope there are some European companies that are open to hiring Americans trying to escape it. For context, I am looking for jobs that deal with any of these sectors: customer support, privacy, IT&tech, and arts&humanities. If anyone knows of any companies or job portals that can help Americans find jobs in Europe, that would be greatly appreciated!
What languages do you speak?
What languages would be best honestly? I’d like to be prepared before they come for me.
Generally speaking, the best bet is French due to the large community of speakers (including also Belgium, Luxemburg and Québec), the relative ease of getting French to a usable level, and its usefulness and sought-afterness even outside of francophone countries. Next up would be German with its even larger community of speakers in Europe and economic relevance but higher difficulty. Third I’d say is Spanish, since learning it will also make Italian intelligible to you.
If things get worse in the US, some people who are affected particularly gravely (e.g. trans people) might even be eligible for asylum, which would remove the language requirements (but I’m only speculating here).
While this advise is generally ok, thinking about it as an English speaking immigrant you should probably consider what languages the locals speak. For example, while it is nice to be able to speak English with more or less anyone in the Netherlands, it also means that your ability to speak English fluently is in very low demand. While in some other country being able to speak English might be more apprechated in an new employee.
If you don’t already speak it, its probably too late at this point to gain the level of proficiency they will want.
I don’t want to demoralize you just to be realistic. Those languages aren’t getting you very far (maybe try in Ireland or malta), English proficiency in the eu isn’t great. Also those fields you listed are super saturated.
When you say remote do you mean working from the states? A European wage with American CoL? I think many Americans think we’re paid the same as them. We are not. A waiter in the us prolly makes more than a (medical) doctor or an engineer over here, and I’m not talking about fresh out of college.
Hotels, bars, restaurants in some touristy areas in Spain (east coast, Mallorca, Ibiza…) do hire native English speakers. Also teaching English as a second language. But I’m not sure you’ll get many offers without being already here.
Cant really agree to this. IT is full of pure english speaking projects. I even know some where everyone is German but talking in English. Without the proper connections, its gonna be hard to find something though. I agree that it would be much easier to move here first. I dont even really understand what youre gonna do with a EU job living in the US. Thats kind of the opposite of what I would do given the current situation.
I’d say that at least central and Northern Europe is VERY proficient in English.
I could work remotely from the states, but it’s just difficult trying to find opportunities. A European wage might actually be higher than I make now, so not too concerned about that. I did look at getting a TEFL certificate as that can allow me to work abroad and make some money, but I’m not sure if I could make it as a teacher. So, I’m back to square one, I guess.
Are you looking for just any job? Then it will be difficult.
Are you specialized in some way? Then you might have better chances. But as someone else said, the company would need a reason to hire you instead of someone just around the corner.
Nobody hires you because of whatever you are running away from.
If you get hired, it is because of 1. what skills and experiences you bring with you, 2. how well these fit to the open position, and 3. how much of it you can prove (should be 100% - you better don’t claim it if you can’t prove it).
One very, very, veryvery important “extra question” is the language skill. It is not because we Europeans would emphasize language, but because the language skills are missing so often with immigrants.
Do you enjoy dark and cold weather?
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