Work and Life in Warsaw

Hi,

I just got back from Warsaw last night and abolutely loved it. Was actually thinking about going to Prague but I changed my mind as I thought Warsaw is a fantastic and buzzing city. People were so friendly and helpful and the bars and clubs we went to were good too.

Anyway here my question. I have tried jobpilot.pl and would like to know if there are any other job sites out there you would recommend? Would I be better off sending my CV to companies directly and what would a good salary be to lie comfortably on in Warsaw?

Many thanks in advance :)

Rene

www.praca.gazeta.pl - the internet version of the most popular newspaper in poland ofering jobs every monday (Gazeta Wyborcza)

and the salary... Depends on what standard you want to live.

Thanks for that James. Will certainly check them out.

As to the standard of living. I consider myself a fairly social person. Like to go out and meet friends or new people. Also like watching football and travel around over the weekends. As for the rest I am not that fuzzy. Would prefer my own wee appartment but have been sharing for a long time so I wouldnt mind that either.

Been working in Credit Management for around 6 years now and have been involved in transitions, implementations and testing of SAP R/3 as well as managing between 6 and 10 staff. I'm native german with fluent english and advanced dutch.

Not too sure what to ask for when stating my salary expectations. obviously dont want to undersell myself but also dont want to ask for too much and ruin my chances straight away........

Don't know really what kind of salary you should consider, but i'll tell the minimum to live on a comfort lvl in warsaw (are you sure you want to live in warsaw? my town is at least half cheaper then warsaw and it's only 17 km from the centre).

1000-1500zł the cost of renting a flat, of course there are lower and higher offers
don't know anything about your needs in TV/internet/mobile phone but lets say 100-200zł
electricity/water/gas 100-200zł
And if you don't eat much, and live alone then 200-300zł will be rather enough so you won't starve to death ;-)

now to the fun part :P

Average price of beer in warsaw: 5-7zł (in clubs/pubs/bars)
If you have to pay to get into a club: around 10-20zł
vodka, depends on what kind is it, but: 8-15zł for a glass (for that price you can buy whole 0.5l bottle in normal shop)
Average price of ride in taxi: 1.50-2.60zł/km for a day time ride (x2 in the night)
by bus (warsaw ZTM include trams and tube, metro or how you want to call it): normal ticket 2.40zł (one ride, one bus), 24h ticket 7.20zł, month ticket not sure but 69zł

if you would like to get a driving license: 1500zł for learning, 134zł for exams, 70zł for the driving license after you pass the exam

there are some other salary threads on the forum - do a search. they should still be around :)

good luck, me love warsaw 2 ;P