Whats the job and school market like in Warsaw? gonna need one

irishdeanoThreads: 11 Posts: 492 Joined: Oct 23, 07 ♂	Mar 28, 10, 13:52 #1
Hey guys, Ive been through poland many times etc as u all know Gonna be going to warsaw soon, What kind of jobs are going around there? I dont have any teaching qualification which is kinda not good, I do have some in business. any ideas and help would be excellent

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May 4, 10, 14:51 #2

Wish I had some good news for you. If you're not bringing a job with you, teaching is one of the few options. I'm here a year and not a sniff of a job. Not having the language puts you at a huge disadvantage to the locals. What jobs are there for English speakers pay poorly. Start applying now and never send a CV off without getting the name of the contact. Follow up with them to see if anything is progressing. Recruitment agents are lazy and will forget about you if they don't have an obvious job to put you forward for. Start to learn the language before coming and practice at home. I've been looking for a trade buying/purchasing job. Had the wind taken out of my sails when I was told max to expect is about 3000pln p/month before tax in Lodz, more in Warsaw or Krakow but still only just covering the bills.

Ireland even now offers far higher wages and I have 2 interviews after a week looking.

irishdeanoThreads: 11 Posts: 492 Joined: Oct 23, 07 ♂	Jul 12, 10, 00:28 #3
Thread attached on merging: jobs or english schools warsaw Hello guys, its along time from i posted a thread, Just looking to know has anyone got any info of jobs in warsaw or english schools there lookin native's, websites etc i hope on of you teachers can help me out cheers people The Deano has returned

terriThreads: 1 Posts: 385 Joined: May 3, 09 ♀	Jul 12, 10, 00:43 #4
Try Dave's ESLcafe or go through all the schools listed in www.ang.pl for Warsaw - get a CV and knock on doors. There is no other way.

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Jul 12, 10, 10:44 #5

contacts are quite important in Warsaw too. the nice thing about teaching is that you have a bid wedge of time in the middle of the day to dedicate to other things.
the warsaw voice, the warsaw insider, warsaw in your pocket all need content and you could create content for them. this is how friends of mine who work for Reuters started out. every magazine is desperate for ad sales people, all your prospective clients speak English. You would get commission only however i have met many people who started this way then landed jobs at advertising agencies.
it makes your CV look far more marketable. early hours teaching business English and afternoon/evening work teaching students will stop you from starving to death.

irishdeanoThreads: 11 Posts: 492 Joined: Oct 23, 07 ♂	Jul 12, 10, 11:08 #6
aligator_s: the warsaw voice, the warsaw insider, warsaw in your pocket all need content and you could create content for them Do you contact them straight about it? commisson on it wouldnt be alot tho would it?

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Jul 12, 10, 11:16 #7

please contact them directly. they can only say no, but as it is no win, no fee they would be silly to do so. particularly if you call from their offices and they can keep an eye on what you are saying. no publisher wants someone misrepresenting their product.

it is a great start out job in Poland, you meet loads of people and no one takes themselves too seriously. the underlying thing to remember is that not many Poles can sell. they either undersell or they try and ram the bl**dy product down your throat.

as for commission, I am not sure but I would have thought 12,5% would be acceptable.
you are never going to get rich doing this but it is a proven stepping stone in building a career in Poland

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Jul 12, 10, 11:27 #8

aligator_s:

the underlying thing to remember is that not many Poles can sell. they either undersell or they try and ram the bl**dy product down your throat.

I know lol its one thing im not so bad at is selling but not much good to me lol

aligator_s:

you are never going to get rich doing this but it is a proven stepping stone in building a career in Poland

Oh i know that ive been in different parts like kleice for a while but i didnt work, also krakow, zakopane and lodz, and was in warsaw an came home the other day but im planning to go back soon, just came home to get a few more savings before i go back over

delphiandomineThreads: 42 Posts: 9,954 Joined: Nov 25, 08 ♂ [Suspended]	Jul 12, 10, 13:29 #9
irishdeano: Hello guys, its along time from i posted a thread, Just looking to know has anyone got any info of jobs in warsaw or english schools there lookin native's, websites etc i hope on of you teachers can help me out Not to be rude, but...are you sure teaching is for you?

irishdeanoThreads: 11 Posts: 492 Joined: Oct 23, 07 ♂	Edited by: irishdeano Jul 12, 10, 21:07 #10
delphiandomine: Not to be rude, but...are you sure teaching is for you? To be honest not really an its not something id wanna do, id rather do accounts plus if you wanna make fun of way i write on here it's cause its a forum an i dont re-read what i write

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