Projected value of the US dollar?
Within the next 3 months does the US dollar expect to gain strength or keep losing it? The reason I ask is because I'm an Austrian-American and working in Austria at the moment, and want to know if it would be better for me to wait 3 months until I leave and then transfer my money at hopefully a higher rate (1.6 usd to euros) rather than for it to fall to a lower rate (like 1.2 usd to euros) Right now it's at about 1.48 USD to Euro.
Economics - 1 Answers
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Well the dollars slide against the Euro has stopped and occilated back and forth in the past two months or so. If inflation keeps rising in Europe, or they start easing interest rates as well due to the housing slow down and credit crunch, then there will be downward pressure on the Euro too. Also the relatively lower oil prices now of around 87 to 90 dollars a barrel apposed to 100 means a lower net outflow of dollars which should bolster the dollar value a bit. So its a tough call in the next three months. Either way though, currencies dont move that much in that time frame. The dollar for instance last about 10-12% percent aginst the euro in the past year and that includes a large slide, which likely wont continue for the time being, so either way it will have a minimal effect for you. But keep in mind that predicting currency dirrection is very difficult and speculative.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
How easy is it for a native English speaker to get a job as an English teacher or assistant in Austria
How easy is it for a native English speaker to get a job as an English teacher or assistant in Austria?
I am very interested in someday moving to Austria and this seems like a job I could do. I am an English major who is currently working on her Bachelors degree and I have taken 3 years of college German. I am also planning on going to Austria to study German at some point in the next 2 years. How difficult is it to find and attain such a job in Austria and does it pay fairly well? Do they have very high educational requirements for those who want to teach English? Thank you in advance for any answers! :-) Sannaparis - Yup, I'm American and I actually think I live in the same state as you. CA? lol
Other - Austria - 3 Answers
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This information is not confirmed by any official sources, but it is what everybody says at university: High school: If you are qualified to teach a foreign language in your country at high school level most countries where that language is used in education will count that as a qualification for teaching your native language. Example: A person from the UK studies German at university level (at least to B.A. level - it could be that you have to have an M.A.) AND is qualified to teach German at high school level. They can teach English in Austria at high school level . In general, I think it is important that you have some sort of pedagogical/ language teaching qualification in addition to your language studies. Also, three years of college in German might not be considered enough. Universities and colleges: While the state high school system might be difficult to get into, but colleges and universities might be easier to access, as at that level, native speakers are sought after. However, you would have to have at least an M.A. Look at Fachhochschulen and Universitäten (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik.) Private sector and community colleges: The good news is that English is taught in all schools, higher or lower, private or state run, community college, etc. There are a host of private language schools as well. For that (the private) sector, it would be good to have an internationally recognized certification for teaching English as a Second Language . Look at Cambridge Certificates for more information. Assistants: If you are American, this is real easy ;-) Look at the programmes operated by the Fulbright Commission. BTW what Wolfgang said about available jobs is only true for certain parts of the country. Also what he says about pay does not make sense, at least not for state run schools, as pay does not depend on the amount of applicants for one job!
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To be honest it is very, very difficult, nearly impossible. We have so many teachers in Austria waiting for a job and there is a waitlist for five years or even more. The payment for teachers is not so good because there are plenty of young peaple who want to do this job. Regarding worl permission it depends where you are from. Citizens from the EU may work in nearly every job in Austria, for non-EU-citizens it is very difficult to get a working permit, especially if there are enough local people who are qualified for the same job. Sorry that I have no better news for you... Wolfgang
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In general I agree with sannaparis. Nevertheless I am not sure if it is sufficient to be a native speaker of English an qualified to teach German in your home country to get a job as a highschool teacher. Schools have often native speakers as assistants, they accompany the teacher but mainly correct pronounciation but do not really teach. This is often done by students from abroad staying for a year or so and not having any academic degree so far. It might be easier in the university sector (assistant) as English is part of a lot of studies (economics etc). There might as well be exchange programs (or something similar)with Universities in your country. Also the private sector (language schools like Berlitz) or semi-private sector (Volkshochschulen, WIFI - run by the Austrian Chamber of Commerce and offering qualification courses for employed people, BFI similar to WIFI) which do not have such strict formal regulations as the school sector has. At a first step I suggest you contact the Austrian consulate in L.A. http://www.bmeia.gv.at/view.php3?r_id=2063&LNG=en&version= or the Austrian Embassy in Washington D.C. http://www.austria.org/ for more information - most probably they can also give you a contact in the Austrian Ministry of Education. I would also suggest that you try with your University if they have any contacts with Austrian Universities.
I am very interested in someday moving to Austria and this seems like a job I could do. I am an English major who is currently working on her Bachelors degree and I have taken 3 years of college German. I am also planning on going to Austria to study German at some point in the next 2 years. How difficult is it to find and attain such a job in Austria and does it pay fairly well? Do they have very high educational requirements for those who want to teach English? Thank you in advance for any answers! :-) Sannaparis - Yup, I'm American and I actually think I live in the same state as you. CA? lol
Other - Austria - 3 Answers
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This information is not confirmed by any official sources, but it is what everybody says at university: High school: If you are qualified to teach a foreign language in your country at high school level most countries where that language is used in education will count that as a qualification for teaching your native language. Example: A person from the UK studies German at university level (at least to B.A. level - it could be that you have to have an M.A.) AND is qualified to teach German at high school level. They can teach English in Austria at high school level . In general, I think it is important that you have some sort of pedagogical/ language teaching qualification in addition to your language studies. Also, three years of college in German might not be considered enough. Universities and colleges: While the state high school system might be difficult to get into, but colleges and universities might be easier to access, as at that level, native speakers are sought after. However, you would have to have at least an M.A. Look at Fachhochschulen and Universitäten (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik.) Private sector and community colleges: The good news is that English is taught in all schools, higher or lower, private or state run, community college, etc. There are a host of private language schools as well. For that (the private) sector, it would be good to have an internationally recognized certification for teaching English as a Second Language . Look at Cambridge Certificates for more information. Assistants: If you are American, this is real easy ;-) Look at the programmes operated by the Fulbright Commission. BTW what Wolfgang said about available jobs is only true for certain parts of the country. Also what he says about pay does not make sense, at least not for state run schools, as pay does not depend on the amount of applicants for one job!
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To be honest it is very, very difficult, nearly impossible. We have so many teachers in Austria waiting for a job and there is a waitlist for five years or even more. The payment for teachers is not so good because there are plenty of young peaple who want to do this job. Regarding worl permission it depends where you are from. Citizens from the EU may work in nearly every job in Austria, for non-EU-citizens it is very difficult to get a working permit, especially if there are enough local people who are qualified for the same job. Sorry that I have no better news for you... Wolfgang
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In general I agree with sannaparis. Nevertheless I am not sure if it is sufficient to be a native speaker of English an qualified to teach German in your home country to get a job as a highschool teacher. Schools have often native speakers as assistants, they accompany the teacher but mainly correct pronounciation but do not really teach. This is often done by students from abroad staying for a year or so and not having any academic degree so far. It might be easier in the university sector (assistant) as English is part of a lot of studies (economics etc). There might as well be exchange programs (or something similar)with Universities in your country. Also the private sector (language schools like Berlitz) or semi-private sector (Volkshochschulen, WIFI - run by the Austrian Chamber of Commerce and offering qualification courses for employed people, BFI similar to WIFI) which do not have such strict formal regulations as the school sector has. At a first step I suggest you contact the Austrian consulate in L.A. http://www.bmeia.gv.at/view.php3?r_id=2063&LNG=en&version= or the Austrian Embassy in Washington D.C. http://www.austria.org/ for more information - most probably they can also give you a contact in the Austrian Ministry of Education. I would also suggest that you try with your University if they have any contacts with Austrian Universities.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
What is the best country to work in other than the US
What is the best country to work in other than the US?
my criteria are: 1. good income -- i am qualified enough for that 2. reasonable cost of living 3. reasonable taxes - not like in france 4. somewhere with excellent culture and history like austria or france 5. easy immigration -- I am from India So what I am looking for is a place that is fun to work, fun to live in and where I can save for a rainy day easily. Thanks in advance
Other - Careers & Employment - 1 Answers
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Most places in western Europe. They have excellent benefits also. Here (US), people are worked to exhaustion and then berated when taking time off.
my criteria are: 1. good income -- i am qualified enough for that 2. reasonable cost of living 3. reasonable taxes - not like in france 4. somewhere with excellent culture and history like austria or france 5. easy immigration -- I am from India So what I am looking for is a place that is fun to work, fun to live in and where I can save for a rainy day easily. Thanks in advance
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Most places in western Europe. They have excellent benefits also. Here (US), people are worked to exhaustion and then berated when taking time off.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Would you hire someone to work for you based on their astrological sign
Would you hire someone to work for you based on their astrological sign.?
There is a bank in Austria that only hires Taurus Leo Capricorn and one other sign. They say that those signs work best in their bank. What are your thoughts on this?
Horoscopes - 17 Answers
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i think that is stupid and in a way racist :D
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that's just horrible! I mean, honestly.. if I was a manager who was hiring someone, and they were aquarius like me- and I LIKED them.. that might put them at a slight advantage. But I would never NOT hire someone that showed potential just because of their zodiac sign!
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Well that's discriminatory.
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I would hire someone to work for me based on their character, references and work experience.
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How is that even legal? That's ridiculous seeing that not all Leos, Capricorns, and Taureans will work and act the same. I can't believe they're able to get away with that kind of thing. Personally, no I wouldn't hire someone based on their sign. I wouldn't even look at their birthday on the applications anyways. If they happened to mention their sign to me and it's one that I get along with I would be a little happy about it but it wouldn't sway my decision. I can't believe there are actually companies out there that hire based on astrological signs. That's crazy!
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This is not legal in the United States. You are not allowed to discriminate due to race, color or creed, and astrology is a belief system, ergo it is a creed. Personally, I did not use astrology when I had to hire people for my department. I didn't even ask them their birth dates, but I am a Capricorn and I ended up hiring a Virgo and two Capricorns. So...
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That makes no sense whatsoever.
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That's rediculous, that is just getting to rediculous.
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I would hire a lucky Sagittarius.
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yea thats descrimination !
11 :
Funny and If i did not like the way my boss behaves, then id just seek another job; in reality they don't harass, humiliate or otherwise beat up people based on the sun sign, they just select employees of 4 sun signs. Considering that astrology is built around beliefs, i don't expect the majority of Autralian banks to end up hiring only leos and tauruses with relevant data to back up their point of view :).
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haha! I hope not, because if that were the case, they would make me turn right back around as soon I told human resources I was a Libra
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Amy Elric: Racism is when you are prejudiced against someone because of their race. How the hell is that racism? Personally, I find it interesting. I've always wanted to know how it would be to have people of a certain sign working in different parts of a company. I mean, there's no law against discriminating because of someones astrological sign.
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Geez. Well it's a bit extreme, but it's not "racist" (as someone just mentioned) because the zodiac signs are not "races"... Technically it's not illegal (because it's never been challenged, and the legal definition of "astrology" as a belief system might stand to challeng, only because date of birth is not one of the current"protected" areas of law : race, age, sex, nationality, disability, or religion (1). If taken to court there may be some possible credence to going after the "age" angle, but only a little. (of course, this is the US law, not the Austrian law, which varies only slightly (2) As for morally, the people doing this are rather short sighted, since other aspects in a person's chart can better determine fiscal responsibility and the ability to conform within the corporate structure. A person with the 8th or 2nd in Scorpio or Taurus might do just fine in that environment, for example. My personal thoughts are purely practical. The employers here are missing out on a significant pool of talent by leaving out other Suns, and are setting a slightly frightening precedent by implementing such as hiring strategy. **I wonder if psychics hold grudges. oops. guess so. So much for being a christian.**
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No I would never hire some one to work for me based on their astrological sign because it is discrimination. I would only hire some one to work for me based on their character, references and work experiences.
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My sign is represented, yes! Nah, j/k. I heard japan hires (or used to) by blood type. Certain blood types are better for managerial positions, I think it's B?
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No,that's discrimintory. Plus,not everyone is just the characteristics of their sun sign,that's only the tip of the iceberg...so it'd be really naive to hire someone because their a Capricorn and supposedly hard-working and rational to find that they aren't meerly that what so ever.
There is a bank in Austria that only hires Taurus Leo Capricorn and one other sign. They say that those signs work best in their bank. What are your thoughts on this?
Horoscopes - 17 Answers
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i think that is stupid and in a way racist :D
2 :
that's just horrible! I mean, honestly.. if I was a manager who was hiring someone, and they were aquarius like me- and I LIKED them.. that might put them at a slight advantage. But I would never NOT hire someone that showed potential just because of their zodiac sign!
3 :
Well that's discriminatory.
4 :
I would hire someone to work for me based on their character, references and work experience.
5 :
How is that even legal? That's ridiculous seeing that not all Leos, Capricorns, and Taureans will work and act the same. I can't believe they're able to get away with that kind of thing. Personally, no I wouldn't hire someone based on their sign. I wouldn't even look at their birthday on the applications anyways. If they happened to mention their sign to me and it's one that I get along with I would be a little happy about it but it wouldn't sway my decision. I can't believe there are actually companies out there that hire based on astrological signs. That's crazy!
6 :
This is not legal in the United States. You are not allowed to discriminate due to race, color or creed, and astrology is a belief system, ergo it is a creed. Personally, I did not use astrology when I had to hire people for my department. I didn't even ask them their birth dates, but I am a Capricorn and I ended up hiring a Virgo and two Capricorns. So...
7 :
That makes no sense whatsoever.
8 :
That's rediculous, that is just getting to rediculous.
9 :
I would hire a lucky Sagittarius.
10 :
yea thats descrimination !
11 :
Funny and If i did not like the way my boss behaves, then id just seek another job; in reality they don't harass, humiliate or otherwise beat up people based on the sun sign, they just select employees of 4 sun signs. Considering that astrology is built around beliefs, i don't expect the majority of Autralian banks to end up hiring only leos and tauruses with relevant data to back up their point of view :).
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haha! I hope not, because if that were the case, they would make me turn right back around as soon I told human resources I was a Libra
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Amy Elric: Racism is when you are prejudiced against someone because of their race. How the hell is that racism? Personally, I find it interesting. I've always wanted to know how it would be to have people of a certain sign working in different parts of a company. I mean, there's no law against discriminating because of someones astrological sign.
14 :
Geez. Well it's a bit extreme, but it's not "racist" (as someone just mentioned) because the zodiac signs are not "races"... Technically it's not illegal (because it's never been challenged, and the legal definition of "astrology" as a belief system might stand to challeng, only because date of birth is not one of the current"protected" areas of law : race, age, sex, nationality, disability, or religion (1). If taken to court there may be some possible credence to going after the "age" angle, but only a little. (of course, this is the US law, not the Austrian law, which varies only slightly (2) As for morally, the people doing this are rather short sighted, since other aspects in a person's chart can better determine fiscal responsibility and the ability to conform within the corporate structure. A person with the 8th or 2nd in Scorpio or Taurus might do just fine in that environment, for example. My personal thoughts are purely practical. The employers here are missing out on a significant pool of talent by leaving out other Suns, and are setting a slightly frightening precedent by implementing such as hiring strategy. **I wonder if psychics hold grudges. oops. guess so. So much for being a christian.**
15 :
No I would never hire some one to work for me based on their astrological sign because it is discrimination. I would only hire some one to work for me based on their character, references and work experiences.
16 :
My sign is represented, yes! Nah, j/k. I heard japan hires (or used to) by blood type. Certain blood types are better for managerial positions, I think it's B?
17 :
No,that's discrimintory. Plus,not everyone is just the characteristics of their sun sign,that's only the tip of the iceberg...so it'd be really naive to hire someone because their a Capricorn and supposedly hard-working and rational to find that they aren't meerly that what so ever.
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