How to find jobs in Europe as an American?
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What languages do you speak?
What languages would be best honestly? I'd like to be prepared before they come for me.
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What languages would be best honestly? I'd like to be prepared before they come for me.
If you don't already speak it, its probably too late at this point to gain the level of proficiency they will want.
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What languages do you speak?
English, and I am currently learning Spanish.
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What languages would be best honestly? I'd like to be prepared before they come for me.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Generally speaking, the best bet is French due to the large community of speakers (including also Belgium, Luxemburg and Québec), the relative ease of getting French to a usable level, and its usefulness and sought-afterness even outside of francophone countries. Next up would be German with its even larger community of speakers in Europe and economic relevance but higher difficulty. Third I'd say is Spanish, since learning it will also make Italian intelligible to you.
If things get worse in the US, some people who are affected particularly gravely (e.g. trans people) might even be eligible for asylum, which would remove the language requirements (but I'm only speculating here).
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Generally speaking, the best bet is French due to the large community of speakers (including also Belgium, Luxemburg and Québec), the relative ease of getting French to a usable level, and its usefulness and sought-afterness even outside of francophone countries. Next up would be German with its even larger community of speakers in Europe and economic relevance but higher difficulty. Third I'd say is Spanish, since learning it will also make Italian intelligible to you.
If things get worse in the US, some people who are affected particularly gravely (e.g. trans people) might even be eligible for asylum, which would remove the language requirements (but I'm only speculating here).
What about English? Or does Ireland not accept American immigrants?
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What about English? Or does Ireland not accept American immigrants?
I suspect though that there are already a lot of applicants, given that Ireland is the only remaining country in the EU that has English as its main language, so the competition may be especially hard. But that's not to say it's impossible.
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English, and I am currently learning Spanish.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]That's a good basis. With spanish knowledge you have a bonus in Spain, Andorra, Gibraltar, Italy and Switzerland.
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I am trying to find jobs in Europe (preferably remote) that are open to hiring Americans. I know many companies seek residents and citizens of Europe first, but I know there has to be some companies that are open to seek Americans as well. With horror show going on in the US, I hope there are some European companies that are open to hiring Americans trying to escape it.
For context, I am looking for jobs that deal with any of these sectors: customer support, privacy, IT&tech, and arts&humanities.
If anyone knows of any companies or job portals that can help Americans find jobs in Europe, that would be greatly appreciated!You could also consider working an american job remotely in Europe
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What about English? Or does Ireland not accept American immigrants?
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Ireland is a poor choice because of English speaking immigrants flooding in. You will immediately be thrown into the shittiest housing market in Europe while also dealing with the most underdeveloped transport system of any European capital. The country has seen population growth far in excess of what the government was able to handle. There is not one efficient state service other than taxation and the passport office. Investment in ETFs is effectively banned. The weather is also shit.
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You could also consider working an american job remotely in Europe
working an american job remotely in Europe
Very unlikely. The administrative tasks around tax and social insurance are extremely difficult to do for American companies in America (just imagine learning the neccessary "legalese" in a foreign language), and they take a good share of the salary, which comes as a surprise to most. But if you try to "simply" ignore it all, you become several kinds of criminal.
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