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Will it be easy to find a job within 6-10 months of moving to Poland?

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Dec 21, 09, 01:19 #1

OOOOOOOOOOOOK , so i am serbian, but i speak english perfectlly and im learning polish and its still far away from perfection. So my question is, if i would move to Poland, how hard would be finding job? I have master deegre in investments managment. Oh yeah, my reason nu 1 for this movement is boyfriend of course. I really want to know what You all think and do You have some advice? I would like to find job in first one 6-10 months after moveing. Do u think its realistic? Thanks

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Dec 21, 09, 01:21 #2
Investments management, nice! I would imagine that there is plenty of work available in that area. Plus, you can move there more easily now due to the recent travel restrictions being eased. It just depends who you know. I'd check for a position long before you leave for here.

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Dec 21, 09, 01:29 #3
Молимо Вас да пишете на енглеском. These are the rules of the forum. You can write private messages in Polish but not regular ones. Which part of Poland are you targetting?

strelicaaThreads: 1 Posts: 7 Joined: Dec 21, 09 ♀	Dec 21, 09, 17:37 #4
Sorry!!! Im open for any area of Poland but since i am from capital and i used to fast life i would prefer Warsaw, but as i said, any part is acceptable

Tara	Dec 22, 09, 13:28 #5
There is no work in Poland. Unless you have a Polish education and speak Polish and it might help to know someone, and that sometimes doesn't help unless you invite the person to dinner with wine or pay him high amount of zloty you will get a job. This is what is happening in Warsaw.

miraThreads: - Posts: 142 Joined: Jan 28, 09 ♀	Dec 22, 09, 13:57 #6
strelicaa: speak english perfectlly wishful thinking...

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Dec 22, 09, 14:01 #7

I have never lived or worked in Warsaw nor I'm a foreiner in this country, but I would recommend to look for a job in different polish cities; Kraków, Wrocław, Poznań. The cost of living in Warsaw is very high even for natives, that's what I heard. besides Warsaw is already full of Poles from different parts of Poland, who thought of a career in the capital. on the other hand you can base your search on your language knowledge. for your search try to get in touch with HR companies; HRK, grafton, randstad or go to google for "oferty pracy".

HarryThreads: 62 Posts: 8,508 Joined: May 2, 07 ♂ [Suspended]	Dec 22, 09, 14:13 #8
Tara: and that sometimes doesn't help unless you invite the person to dinner with wine or pay him high amount of zloty you will get a job. This is what is happening in Warsaw. Dinner with wine? Really?!

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Edited by: delphiandomine Dec 22, 09, 14:42 #9

Tara:

There is no work in Poland. Unless you have a Polish education and speak Polish and it might help to know someone, and that sometimes doesn't help unless you invite the person to dinner with wine or pay him high amount of zloty you will get a job. This is what is happening in Warsaw.

No work in Poland? That's why Poznan has an absurdly low employment rate compared to most of Poland, and it's actually difficult to find talented workers here?

Maybe if you want a very specific job in a very specific area, it can help to grease a palm - but that goes on everywhere. I don't think anyone would be particularly shocked at the idea of corruption in hiring, especially in smaller privately owned companies.

A Polish education is hardly seen as definitive - I think every single Polish person knows that the vast majority of education in this country has been obtained with cheating in some way or another.

There are jobs- but knowing people does indeed help.

convexThreads: 46 Posts: 7,185 Joined: Nov 25, 09 ♂	Dec 22, 09, 14:49 #10
Tara: Unless you have a Polish education Had to put down my drink for that one.

polkamaniacThreads: 1 Posts: 514 Joined: Aug 2, 09 ♂	Dec 22, 09, 15:07 #11
My cousin in Torun tells us that to get work ,one has to travel outside the country.Polish people work in Germany,France and even the U.K.To get a job in Poland,she say,you might as well forget about it.

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Edited by: jwojcie Dec 22, 09, 16:19 #12

It will be hard, but your Serbian could be an asset because it is very rare here. English and some economy related degree is quite common so you face big competition. Some Serbian related postitions at the moment:
http://praca.money.pl/customer;service;professional;-;croatian;and;ser bian;hrvatski;srpski;jezyk;chorwacki;i;serbski,warszawa,oferta,2234924 .html

http://praca.money.pl/specjalista;ds;obslugi;klienta;zagranicznego,war szawa,oferta,2399315.html

http://praca.money.pl/spedytor;miedzynarodowy;jezyk;serbski;chorwacki; wegierski;rumunski,warszawa,oferta,2233269.html

PS. you can check job related sites once in a while, it would give you an idea at least where are your chances, for now it seems only Warsaw needs some Serbian speakers

Thomas88

Dec 22, 09, 17:43 #13

polkamaniac My cousin in Torun tells us that to get work ,one has to travel outside the country.Polish people work in Germany,France and even the U.K.To get a job in Poland,she say,you might as well forget about it.

That is the truth.

And someone mentioned Poznan here... please show ... because doing job searchings on all those websites I see most in Warsaw. If you want to work by only using your English it's almost 100% impossible in Warsaw, in Poznan- even non English positions very very hard to find something. Krakow is almost impossible to, unless you want customer service or telemarketer, then you should find something for 2500 zloty netto.

strelicaaThreads: 1 Posts: 7 Joined: Dec 21, 09 ♀	Dec 23, 09, 17:49 #14
So u all pretty much discourage me :(((( I watched of tv some reportage about Poland and they were saying all positive, how is now much better life in poland, how young people with diploma are finding job pretty easy... and i m learning polish now cause i want to know some of language before i move there....hope polish language will be my advantage

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Dec 23, 09, 20:59 #15

Thomas88:

And someone mentioned Poznan here... please show ... because doing job searchings on all those websites I see most in Warsaw.

You're making the big mistake of searching for jobs online. The vast majority of jobs are by either word of mouth, or by personal contact. The internet is *not* a reliable measure of the jobmarket, unlike in the USA.

strelicaa:

So u all pretty much discourage me :((((

I think it's doable. Drop me an e-mail at office@lindenia.net and I'll be happy to give you some advice :)

Thomas88

Dec 24, 09, 12:19 #16

delphiandomine
You're making the big mistake of searching for jobs online. The vast majority of jobs are by either word of mouth, or by personal contact. The internet is *not* a reliable measure of the jobmarket, unlike in the USA.

Is that the only option, so I should dress in a tux and walk to companies, but alot of big companies in Warsaw, you need to get thru security entrance and if you don't have an appointment they won't let you in. Basically the key is to know people which is hard if you move there from aboard.

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Dec 24, 09, 12:33 #17

Thomas88:

Is that the only option, so I should dress in a tux and walk to companies, but alot of big companies in Warsaw, you need to get thru security entrance and if you don't have an appointment they won't let you in. Basically the key is to know people which is hard if you move there from aboard.

You need to get out there and network with people - sending CV's blind is rarely going to see a result in Poland. Especially in Warsaw, there's a lot of opportunity to do just that.

If you can't get through security - find a way in - initative!

My other recommendation would be to take a teaching job in the meantime - many interesting people take lessons and can help you :)