I'm thinking about planning a very long trip to Europe, spending at least 2 weeks in some or all of the following countries: France Austria Germany Netherlands + maybe Italy I have dual citizenship so I have an EU passport as well as a US one. How easy or difficult is it to find temporary work in these countries? By work, I mean simple stuff like retail (for the English-speaking countries), teaching English, and general hospitality service. I'm looking for answers from people with travel experience! I'm also going on relatives' memories that there used to be ways to get temporary employment, such as housesitting, working with college programs in foreign countries (my alma mater, for example), elderly care...etc. I know this is outdated information, so I'm asking: is there any kind of network NOW for this kind of thing, or is it purely a thing of the past?
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I think it is extremely unrealistic to think you can get a job in a place you are only going to spend a few weeks in. Why would an employer do that? there are 1000's of unemployed Europeans who are not going to leave so quickly after being hired.
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In several or even all of these countries you are allowed to work if you have an EU passport but do need to register. I know that in the Netherlands it takes about 6 weeks for your tax number to be send to you, and you can only apply for it when you have an official address in the country. That makes it impossible to do some casual work while traveling around. Besides, with the current high unemployment numbers all casual jobs are filled by local people desperate to get some money besides or instead of the dole, which in most countries is not much or will not pay young people who just left school. There is not really a lack of English speakers all over Europe, but you might be able to get some casual (read illegal but not acted against) work as teacher in some of the countries. Work in hospitality is more likely, but most places prefer to hire someone for a whole season, not just for a few days. And with the amount of people who have all paperwork sorted, or are local, you will have to be very lucky if you can get a bit of work. Fruit picking, by its short seasons, might be a better choice, but again, places are checked for hiring only legal workers.
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Well you are allowed to work (if you have an EU passport) in all this countries without restrictions. So more or less (less because if you don´t speak the language...) you have the same chance to get a job like every citizen of this country. As said there are no restrictions, if you are "qualified" enought you will get it if not then not.
