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!
What languages do you speak?
I bet an American would put down their second language as British and think that would work.
What languages would be best honestly? I’d like to be prepared before they come for me.
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).
While this advise is generally ok, thinking about it as an English speaking immigrant you should probably consider what languages the locals speak. For example, while it is nice to be able to speak English with more or less anyone in the Netherlands, it also means that your ability to speak English fluently is in very low demand. While in some other country being able to speak English might be more apprechated in an new employee.
What about English? Or does Ireland not accept American immigrants?
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.
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.
If you can prove your family is from Ireland, e.g. your grandparent was born there… Then Ireland gives you preference when applying
If you don’t already speak it, its probably too late at this point to gain the level of proficiency they will want.
Whether language proficiency is needed beforehand depends a lot on the precise European country (and on the profession(s) OP would like to work in, and on what other skills they possess).
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English, and I am currently learning Spanish.
I don’t want to demoralize you just to be realistic. Those languages aren’t getting you very far (maybe try in Ireland or malta), English proficiency in the eu isn’t great. Also those fields you listed are super saturated.
When you say remote do you mean working from the states? A European wage with American CoL? I think many Americans think we’re paid the same as them. We are not. A waiter in the us prolly makes more than a (medical) doctor or an engineer over here, and I’m not talking about fresh out of college.
Hotels, bars, restaurants in some touristy areas in Spain (east coast, Mallorca, Ibiza…) do hire native English speakers. Also teaching English as a second language. But I’m not sure you’ll get many offers without being already here.
Cant really agree to this. IT is full of pure english speaking projects. I even know some where everyone is German but talking in English. Without the proper connections, its gonna be hard to find something though. I agree that it would be much easier to move here first. I dont even really understand what youre gonna do with a EU job living in the US. Thats kind of the opposite of what I would do given the current situation.
Well in Germany there’s a greater percentage of English speakers than in other European countries, I don’t think there are many teams in Spain, Italy or France speaking in English.
I’m not in IT so my knowledge is not first hand but I do know that while there are jobs the competition is crazy, job offers for a single position or two get thousands of applications. For a company to hire someone on the other side of the pond op would have to really stand out from the other thousand applicants.
I could work remotely from the states, but it’s just difficult trying to find opportunities. A European wage might actually be higher than I make now, so not too concerned about that. I did look at getting a TEFL certificate as that can allow me to work abroad and make some money, but I’m not sure if I could make it as a teacher. So, I’m back to square one, I guess.
That’s a good basis. With spanish knowledge you have a bonus in Spain, Andorra, Gibraltar, Italy and Switzerland.