EURES: The European Employment Service
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EURES: The European EURES: The European Employment Service Employment Service
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EURES: The European Employment Service. Working abroad. An opportunity to: - meet new people - improve language and other skills - experience new cultures and a different working environment Can be a useful addition to your CV. Some examples of jobs abroad. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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EURES: The European EURES: The European Employment ServiceEmployment Service
Working abroad
• An opportunity to:- meet new people- improve language and other skills- experience new cultures and a different
working environment
• Can be a useful addition to your CV
Some examples of jobs abroad
• Graduates level jobs • Temporary work• Teaching English
….remember language skills will be important for the vast majority of jobs
Europe
• You have the freedom to live and work in the countries of the EEA European Economic Area (EEA) if you are an EEA national*
• The EEA is made of the 25 countries that from the EU (European Union)- plus Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein
*Some restrictions apply for citizens of the new Member States that joined the EU on 1 May 2004
EEA (European Economic Area)member countries
Austria Belgium Cyprus
Czech Republic Denmark Estonia
Finland France Germany
Greece Hungary Iceland
Ireland Latvia Liechtenstein
Lithuania Luxembourg Malta
Netherlands Norway Poland
Portugal Slovakia Slovenia
Spain Sweden Italy
United Kingdom
• Switzerland has a bilateral agreement with the EU on the free movement of persons
A map of the EEA
EURES
European EmploymentServices
What is EURES?
• A network linking public employment services across Europe to provide an international jobcentre service
• Jobcentre Plus as the British public employment service is part of the EURES network
• Funded by the European Commission
• Launched in November 1994
EURES offers
• An easy way to find information on jobs and learning opportunities throughout the EEA
• Advice about living and working in EEA countries
• A human network of more than 700 EURES advisers across Europe
• The EURES job mobility portal
The EURES job mobility portalwww.eures-jobs.com
The EURES job mobility portalwww.eures-jobs.com
• Search for a job• Living and working information• EURES CV search• Learning• My EURES• Links to public employment sites• Contact details for EURES advisers
Search for a job
• Search through the European vacancy database of over 900,000 vacancies
• Search by country/region, occupation and keywords
• The vacancies cover a wide range of occupations and include permanent and seasonal job opportunities. Each vacancy has information on how to apply and whom to contact.
www.eures-jobs.com
Living and Working
• The database contains contains information on a number of important issues such as finding accommodation, finding a school, taxes, the cost of living, health, social legislation, and comparability of qualifications.
• You can also view Labour Market Information. This provides details on current trends on the European labour market by country, region and sector of activity.
www.eures-jobs.com
EURES CV search
• An internet-based meeting place for employers and jobseekers
• Gives you the opportunity to post your CV and make it visible to EURES advisers and registered employers
• Takes about 30 minutes to register your CV details• Currently has 309,488 CVs on line, and 16,575 employers
www.eures-jobs.com
Learning
• This information comes from PLOTEUS, the Portal on Learning Opportunities Throughout Europe
• In addition to the Learning Opportunities that are available here in EURES, the PLOTEUS website http://europa.eu.int/ploteus/portal/home.jsp contains information on national education and training systems, European exchange programmes and relevant contacts for further information.
www.eures-jobs.com
My EURES
• My EURES provides a number of ways to personalise the services of the EURES Job Mobility Portal according to your personal needs
• You can create and store search profiles and receive e-mail alerts when jobs matching the profile become available.
• Provides access to EURES CV On Line, www.eures-jobs.com
Comparability of qualifications
• NARIC (National Recognition Information Centre) can provide comparability details for qualifications
• You should contact the NARIC in your destination country
• List of NARICs can be obtained from:http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/socrates/adnaric_en.html
Europass
• “To make skills and qualifications clearly and easily understood in Europe”
• www.europass.cedefop.europa.int• In the UK, it is supported by
www.uknec.org.uk• There are five parts to it
EURES graduates page
• Go to www.eures-jobs.com• Click on “JOBSEEKERS”• Click on “ARE YOU A GRADUATE?”• Note: you will see a link to careers
opportunities for graduates.• On the right there is a link to “INFORMATION
SERVICES FOR GRADUATES” and “JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATES”
