How to find a job in another EU country?

Finding the right job is a journey – not a destination The right approach, mindset, tools to finding an job in another EU country

The world has changed – and not just in Europe

The new zeitgeist
Accelerated globalisation
A recession
Uncertainty
Black swans
Internet

CRISIS MEANS DANGER AND OPPORTUNITY

The opportunity
Change means opportunity
Facebook = half a billion citizens and counting
Europe as a single market (a competitive advantage)
Internet to get information and build networks in advance
Need to adapt, rethink

"In the future globalization is going to be increasingly driven by the individuals who understand the flat world, adapt themselves quickly to the processes and technologies."

The right approach
Mindset
Preparation
Finding the right match

Mindset: learn to hyperthink
Learn to learn
Think creatively
Use your networks
“ Stay hungry, stay foolish”

The HyperThinker : the right mental DNA

Preparation
Beyond the CV: Identity 2.0
Get your profile up to date and relevant
Linkedin, twitter, blogging, joining online communities (ning)
Radical transparency: be yourself!
Win the job before it is advertised: internet intelligence
Create a relationship early

The New Job seekers Toolkit
Online job boards
Google and Bing (do your homework!)
Linkedin (people who work there and will interview)
Follow and be followed on twitter
Check out what the EU can do 4U

Job boards: Jobs in Hubs

Know what you are looking for

Networking
Most jobs are won before the interview begins
Get to know your ‘enemy’
Set-up google alert on the company
Check your friends of friends
Look at all social networks (facebook, linkedin)

Meet people who can help: careerbooster.eu

Find true love

Find the right match:
Look for the company with the right values
Look for what they have done
Check the country and city where the company is based
Travel there first (holidays)
Spend some time before the interview
Get to know the local market, housing, general information about the new place – what matters more location or job?
Language issues: understand what it needed and pitch yourself accordingly
Check out press release, presentations, youtube videos about where they are heading
Understand the context: size, culture, projects
Make sure this is the right job for you – don’t forget winning the wrong job won’t make you happy and won’t help your long term career
Be prepared to invest in a relationship before you get the job
Is it a win win?

8 Tips
Be flexible: prepare for a journey of exploration
Commit (spend some time there first)
Be ready to take on what is available to get attention and get on the list
Create and develop a relationship
Refine your ‘presentation’ based on how you can add value to the company
View every job as a learning opportunity
It’s about finding the right fit
Look for a challenge not a job

May you live in interesting times …

FOR, BELIEVE ME, THE SECRET FOR HARVESTING FROM EXISTINCE THE GREATEST FRUITFULNESS AND ENJOYMENT, IS TO LIVE DANGEROUSLY!
Friedrich Nietzsche

Thank You Philip Weiss - @pweiss For Further Questions please contact [email_address]

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How to find a job in another EU country?

by Nicholas Brooke on Oct 03, 2010

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