devopol: My educational background is High School only - before moving into full time employment.
This could be a problem - Polish society unfortunately places far too much emphasis on education irrespective of one's own achievements in the workplace. It's also partially because the country churns out vast amounts of graduates.
devopol: From a professional point of view i have 7 years experience working in the financial sector in Scotland. 6 years in Life and Pensions and 1 year working for a large global bank dealing with High Net Worth clients.
This might just be enough to get your foot in the door in Warsaw. You'll certainly have to network like hell, you'll have to be persistent - but there's just a chance that your experience in dealing with such clients will prove valuable to someone.
devopol: I see from this forum that i am not the only English speaker looking for a job in Poland! Is teaching English the only option available or are there other jobs available for English speakers?
Teaching English is by no means the only option. There's call centre work available (most call centres are absolutely screaming for native speakers), and if you go to Warsaw, you might find that you can get some work doing something else. To give an idea - a friend of mine is a German teacher, but was offered full time employment in a German company through a client. Or of course, you could try to get relocated by the bank if they have any sort of presence in Warsaw.
In general though, it's best to assume that there's nothing here except teaching. The problem with teaching is that any job that offers any sort of decent conditions will be looking for people with degrees and some sort of teaching certificate. Of course, if you have the money to invest to begin with - then you could easily set up your own business to teach clients in very specific industry sectors. For instance - I'm focusing more and more on telecommunication clients at the minute.
jonni: Or try and get some private lessons and network like hell among the British community.
That would be my advice too - it'll take a lot of effort, but could pay off with the previous experience in insurance. Depends on what the experience is, I guess.
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