How to Get a Job in Europe: Names, addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, and websites for over 2,000 employers in England, France, Italy, Germany, ... 18 other countries (The Job Finders Series) [Paperback]

Cheryl Matherly (Author), Robert Sanborn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2003

Get the penultimate guide to getting jobs in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Greece, Holland, Turkey, and 18 other countries. Each country’s chapter includes a directory of major employers, business directories, employment reguations for Americans, current economic climate, additional resources (major newspapers, websites, embassies, chambers of commerce, world trade centers), short–term and temporary work opportunities, internship possibilities, summer and other seasonal work, getting around, and a cultural and historical summary for each country -- over 2,000 up-to-date resources! Free updates available online!

Learn how to determine if an international job is for you. The authors offer their "Nine–Step Plan" strategy that works. Learn the different approaches to resumes, cover letters, and interviewing you need to use when seeking a job in Europe -- many of the resume and cover letter practices used in the U.S. are unacceptable in Europe and could keep you from getting interviewed. Learn how to cut red tape and obtain your working papers.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Jam-packed with leads for overseas work... Nothing compares with the resources cited here." -- Career Opportunities News

"Probably the most thorough and current guide to really getting hired for a permanent, summer, or temporary job in Europe." -- Daniel Lauber, author International Job Finder: Where the Jobs are Worldwide

"The best book on the market!" -- Transitions Abroad

Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Planning Communications; 5 Sub edition (May 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884587283
• ISBN-13: 978-1884587283
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,226,850 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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54 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great place to start, but maybe too broad for some people, December 22, 1999

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"vic123" - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Get a Job in Europe (Insider's Guide Series) (Paperback)

Getting a job overseas can be challenging, and this book is a fine place to start. Each country chapter has a brief history/culture summary; current economic climate information and employment outlook; resources for finding short-term work, internships, volunteer opportunities; embassies; international nonprofits; companies listed by industry and lots more. It also has a list of books the author recommends to those seeking international employment. Caveat: The resume samples are fine for seeking a US job, but European CVs are different. But overall, this is a great book for someone who knows they want to work in Europe but who hasn't focused yet. And still a good book, but less helpful, for someone who knows exactly what they want to do.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Useful for college-age with limited research skills, December 12, 2001

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Michael Wehle (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Get a Job in Europe (Insider's Guide Series) (Paperback)

This book is essentially a compendium of bland generalities and lists such as you might compile in an afternoon spent with your favorite Internet search engine or reference librarian. For each country surveyed there are lists of foreign and domestic companies and a trite couple of paragraphs about the country's "economic outlook". You *might* find this useful - if you were a European student looking for work in the U.S., think of how useful you might find a couple paragraphs from "Let's Go" and the address and phone numbers of the headquarters of IBM, Exxon, and AT&T, say.

I was especially interested in finding information on writing a CV, and found instructions for an "international" CV that adequately describe how to write an American resume. The authors make no distinction between requirements for a French CV as opposed to German Lebenslauf. You might find a job in spite of following the book's advice, but I think a better bet would be "The Global Resume and CV Guide".

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth Its Considerable Weight in Gold, July 7, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Get a Job in Europe: Names, addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, and websites for over 2,000 employers in England, France, Italy, Germany, ... 18 other countries (The Job Finders Series) (Paperback)

It would take months to find all the resources this books offers. It's worth its considerable weight in gold!

After reading this really helpful new 5th edition, I quickly realized that the less than flattering comments by some did, indeed, refer to a previous edition. This new edition cures all that ailed previous editions. It is really chock full of effective advice on conducting a nine-step search for full-time, part-time, or seasonal jobs anywhere in Europe. When the authors don't cover something in as much depth as you might like, they offer information about numerous other print and online resources that do cover the topic indepth (I guess if they tried to cover absolutely everything in as much depth as the things they do cover, the book would have been 600 pages and cost twice as much). They do a really good job of explaining how resumes and cover letters should be written differently when applying for work in Europe -- if you follow the U.S. model your resume will wind up in the circular file very quickly.

The directory half of the book provides contact information with thousands of potential employers -- organized by country, and within each country by broad category like banking and fiance, technology, service industries, retailing and wholesaling, and industrial manufacturing. The concise country profiles really help you chart your course of action. There's also a whole chapter on teaching English abroad, one on internships and summer jobs, and one on working with placement agencies.