Eight European countries, including Norway, Sweden, Finland along with the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and the UK, are looking for workers from other countries in the fields of metal engineering, shipbuilding and medicine. The employment representatives of two Nordic companies and three firms of the Netherlands were present in the European XORNADAS do Emprego 2012, held this week in the Spanish city of Santiago, Galicia, aiming to find employees who have completed their studies and seek to work in other countries, as well as professionals seeking new experiences and unemployed who want to know and seize new job opportunities.
The most searched work areas for these European employers are engineering, the metalworkers, professionals involved in the health and naval sector , including oil rigs, or the restauration sector. Therefore, for those engaged in engineering, plumbing, welding activity or sector of shipbuilding and metal work, the Nordic countries is now a viable employment option.
The sectors that are no seeken are administratives, economists, architects or marketing professionals.
The Nordic job technicians received in Santiago the visit of a total of about two thousand people interested in the nordic jobs. Advice was also offered on how to sekk a job in another country and the life changes that occur when you find employment in another country.
Norway is the star destination among all applicants given the high salary range, but remember that when looking for work in the Nordic countries, it is important to speak languages like English. For some jobs one needs to control even the home language of the country. Norway tends to be more open to receive non Norwegian-speaking workers than its neighbor, Sweden. Yet English is essential in both countries. Finland receives also non Finnish-speaking, but English speaking workers.
Among other essential tips for those who decide to work in Scandinavia is the organization to create a plan for your job search, which is something the Nordic job technicians accentuate, “you must have a Project, know where you are going to, what you are going to do, what are your priorities.” Because, they said, “you have to know that your lifestyle will change a lot and you should have that clear.”
It is also good to know that although the salary range offered in the Nordic countries is higher than in many other European countries, the consumer services, and life in general, are more expensive in the north.
Norwegian Employers advise people from other countries to seek work in rural areas, as they can provide more job opportunities for example hairdressers, bus drivers, plumbers or electricians.
A good moment for this life change is the spring time, because that’s when you can get a temporary summer job, which in turn would facilitate the search for more stable employment.
