Non Polish nationals living in Poland - What do you do for a living?

sylar_pt:

my name is Ricardo and, as you can tell, i'm not polish. I'm doing my EVS (voluntary service) in Lublin but would like to stay in Poland, preferrably Wrocław, and work there. Ispeak fluent English, Portuguese and Spanish, understand French, Italian and German. Can anyone tell me what kind of jobs i should be looking for? Thanks.

cjjcThreads: 37 Posts: 463 Joined: Jul 26, 08	Jan 1, 09, 09:03 / #
I am thinking of moving to Poland to study the Polish language and explore and experience more of Poland sometime in the future. :D However am I trying to work out what to do for money whilst I am there so I am asking the question to pf members (and guests ;P): What do the non Polish nationals on this site who live in Poland do for a living? Please could you write a short description of what you do. Thank you for your time. and a happy new year. cjjc :)

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07	Jan 1, 09, 10:34 / #
I teach at 3 schools here in Poland. In effect, 2. Officially, 3. As Morrissey once said, "It pays my way but it corrodes my soul". Can't remember the song though.

Cardno85Threads: 33 Posts: 858 Joined: Jul 11, 08 MEMBER	Jan 2, 09, 08:35 / #
I would advise looking for native speakers at English schools if you can. If you are lucky and find a cheap flat then you can just stick to bar or restaurant work.

MarkS	Jan 2, 09, 10:47 / #
I run a recruitment agency in Krakow. I've got many friends and colleagues doing various jobs out here who can't speak Polish. Essentially without the Polish language there are several jobs you could do and often involve using your native language skills. (there are some specialist jobs you could go into with the various international companies here, but below are the basic): - Teach English Proof Reading Customer Serive (helpdesk) Sales Anything in the leisure/tourist industry (bar, restuarant, tour guide) Its easiest to start teaching English as this is something that is easy to find, then you can network from here and find something else you may be able to move into. Hope this helps

cjjcThreads: 37 Posts: 463 Joined: Jul 26, 08	Jan 2, 09, 12:40 / #
Thank you all very much this is great info.... please keep it up... :D

kabanos1Threads: - Posts: 4 Joined: Jan 2, 09	Jan 2, 09, 15:55 / #
hi mark. would you be able to give me at least three reliable recruitment agencies in gdansk, if ever? otherwise, it's alright. also, based on statistics, would you know how much time it actually takes before a non-EEA could find a job in poland (that is, average in terms of months for a person who has been using English as a joint first language)? thanks ever so much! happy new year! =) MarkS: I run a recruitment agency in Krakow. I've got many friends and colleagues doing various jobs out here who can't speak Polish.

AussiepoleThreads: 1 Posts: 5 Joined: Dec 15, 08	Jan 3, 09, 02:33 / #
Hi MArk Would it be possible to get the name and contact details of your agency? I`m also thinking of moving to Poland to live and work - but i guess the work side of things will be the hardest finding. Could you please get in contact with me via emailing me here. Regards Richard

Wroclaw Boy	Edited by: Wroclaw Boy Jan 3, 09, 06:03 / #
It seems the traditional methods of earning dough in Poland for foreigners such as teaching, property, recruitment agencies etc, are either drying up or too competitive now. If i had the investors and expertise id love to take on one of the big boys such as neostrada. Many companies need a good kick up the backside in terms of stiff competant competition. There are massive deficiencies in many sectors.

sylar_pt	Jan 14, 09, 04:06 / #
hello everyone, my name is Ricardo and, as you can tell, i'm not polish. I'm doing my EVS (voluntary service) in Lublin but would like to stay in Poland, preferrably Wrocław, and work there. Ispeak fluent English, Portuguese and Spanish, understand French, Italian and German. Can anyone tell me what kind of jobs i should be looking for? Thanks. Best wishes

cjjcThreads: 37 Posts: 463 Joined: Jul 26, 08	Jan 14, 09, 04:18 / #
sylar_pt: my name is Ricardo and, as you can tell, i'm not polish. I'm doing my EVS (voluntary service) in Lublin but would like to stay in Poland, preferrably Wrocław, and work there. Ispeak fluent English, Portuguese and Spanish, understand French, Italian and German. Can anyone tell me what kind of jobs i should be looking for? Thanks. Well knowing Spanish and English is a huge benefit you can get a job as a language teacher. If you would like more info search this site as you can find links for employment site and advice from teachers working in Poland. Good luck.

delphiandomineThreads: 42 Posts: 9,954 Joined: Nov 25, 08 [Suspended]	Jan 28, 09, 19:00 / #
mafketis: I'm not sure how someone could function in those areas without a knowledge of Polish. No reason why someone couldn't be a tour guide in a major European language without speaking any Polish, no? Likewise, washing dishes/collecting glasses is probably doable with no Polish.

mafketisThreads: 17 Posts: 1,880 Joined: Mar 31, 08	Jan 29, 09, 00:50 / #
delphiandomine: No reason why someone couldn't be a tour guide in a major European language without speaking any Polish, no? Depends on what you mean by 'tour guide'. To me though it implies either telling groups of tourists about local sights (in which case I'd be skeptical of a guide that didn't know the local language) or implies a sort of go to person for a specific group (again the questions are liable to require local knowledge). Kitchen help and/or bussing don't require the local language but I would assume that it would be cheaper to hire locals (if they're willing) and if not to import temp workers from across the eastern border.

Guest	Feb 1, 09, 09:35 / #
@ SEANUS its "frankly mister shankly" which schools do you teach at and what?

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07	Feb 1, 09, 09:37 / #
Thanks!! It was with The Smiths and not solo. I teach at Britam and Speak Up/EMPIK and a wide variety of things from Cambridge courses to Business English.

sofienThreads: - Posts: 1 Joined: Jan 28, 09	Jan 28, 09, 17:53 / #
hey im tunisian guy i speak english arabic and french and i would like move to poland and work to be with my girl if smb can help me or can give me some advice pls contact me to my email is "kingaloui@hotmail.com" or answear me here pls i need ur help

mafketisThreads: 17 Posts: 1,880 Joined: Mar 31, 08	Jan 28, 09, 18:49 / #
MarkS: Sales Anything in the leisure/tourist industry (bar, restuarant, tour guide) I'm not sure how someone could function in those areas without a knowledge of Polish.

backhanderThreads: 11 Posts: 34 Joined: Nov 9, 08	Jan 29, 09, 01:17 / #
Mark S, can you give me some contact details of your recruitment agency as I would like to contact you and go over my CV with you? Im interested in finding out what job opportunities there may be for someone with my experience and skills, I have worked for some of the worlds largest global companies in Cust Service and Sales over the past 7 years across two european countries. I am a native english speaker from Scotland by the way Many thanks

wonkaThreads: 1 Posts: 19 Joined: Jul 3, 08	Feb 12, 09, 10:51 / #
Seanus: "It pays my way but it corrodes my soul". Frankly Mr Shankly by The Smiths :)

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07	Feb 12, 09, 22:54 / #
Thanks for that. It'll be ever more true tomorrow as I have 9 classes :(

jesse23Threads: 1 Posts: 20 Joined: Oct 31, 08	Feb 16, 09, 21:26 / #
Hello I also teach English here I'm currently with only 1 school at the moment and have put my CV into a few other school and in the summer i will be doing a TEFL course but I'm doing fine with out it at the moment with plenty of private students as well. I enjoy living in Wroclaw Poland and plan to stay here for a while : )

sobieskiThreads: 82 Posts: 1,141 Joined: Jun 1, 08	Edited by: sobieski Mar 1, 09, 19:26 / #
I work in logistics near Warsaw. Lots of work (very interesting), lots of stress (sometimes entertaining, sometimes not :), many boring pointless meetings... Too many Excel files torturing me, especially on a Friday afternoon... Just like at home, really :) Do I miss my native Flanders? Well... sometimes but not too often... Going back home is not an option I consider for the foreseeable future.

jesse23Threads: 1 Posts: 20 Joined: Oct 31, 08	Mar 1, 09, 19:34 / #
Why is it not an option...... i bet you really look forward to the weekends then : )

monkey25Threads: 2 Posts: 2 Joined: Nov 11, 08	Mar 25, 09, 15:05 / #
Hello Marks I was wondering if you could help me to find a job out here? I am living in Krakow and do not speak Polish but I am learning slowly. If you could tell me about some of the jobs available please contact me and I'd like to go through my CV with you, thanks v.underwood@hotmail.co.uk