Europe IT contract jobs..inputs please...

[Pogle]

Guys,

I am keen to look out for some european IT contract roles..But no recent experience there..10 years back i worked in Madrid where I found language is a big issue..

Any one recently done european roles...Where all could work with out knowing local language..?? which site is the best to look for european contract roles..?

thanks..

We're not all blokes you know

[Brussels Slumdog]

Strange concept I know - but ever thought about learning a language?

I can speak 3 foreign languages French Dutch and German but not at IT
level which is the basic problem when applying for foreign language jobs.
I speak to my wife in French but we don't discuss IT.
They don't normally teach SAP french at a language school,or publish books
ie SAP press in French

[PaulCD]

Ok..So am I correct in thinking that interviews for European clients will be done over phone rather than face to face..?? or they expect us to fly to client location for interview..???

I didn't have an interview, my CV was enough.

I should add though that this was because I've had interviews with them before.

[jmo21]

Ok..So am I correct in thinking that interviews for European clients will be done over phone rather than face to face..?? or they expect us to fly to client location for interview..???

FFS man!

every client is different, there is no correct answer to this.

Some will be fine with a phone interview, I guess most would rather face to face at your expense, some *might* pay for a contractor's flights.

[Darren_Test]

Ok..So am I correct in thinking that interviews for European clients will be done over phone rather than face to face..?? or they expect us to fly to client location for interview..???

[expat]

I work mostly in Scandinavia. They often insist on one of the local languages, which is silly, as most places, even government/military, is all in English.

It will tend to keep outsiders out, in general.

[uky kozak]

Well I have 6 languages under my belt mostly Eastern European but that has not given me any advantage. In 20 years of contracting I have only ever worked in Poland once for about a year that was 8 years ago for a German company. Never got work again. They dont seem to have the same skill requirements as we do, just mainly SAP and telecoms.Either agencies dont want to know or i'm looking in the wrong place for adverts.

[threaded]

I work mostly in Scandinavia. They often insist on one of the local languages, which is silly, as most places, even government/military, is all in English.

[BoredBloke]

I'm working in Geneva and they all speak english

[Tingles]

I'm learning Espaňol - 1-2-1 lessons & Michel Thomas disks, recommended on here....

Just started, it's challenging, frustrating and hopefully after a few weeks rewarding...

Give it a go - an hour a day....

I'm hoping it's going to open up a big Latin world...


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[GCR99]

Guys,

I am keen to look out for some european IT contract roles..But no recent experience there..10 years back i worked in Madrid where I found language is a big issue..

Any one recently done european roles...Where all could work with out knowing local language..?? which site is the best to look for europian contrcat roles..?

thanks..

you could start with learning English hombre

[MrMark]

Strange concept I know - but ever thought about learning a language?

[PaulCD]

Got this Zurich based gig from Jobserve. It's a multi-national client with people on teh project from all over the EU.

Language isn't a problem...

[Darren_Test]

Guys,

I am keen to look out for some european IT contract roles..But no recent experience there..10 years back i worked in Madrid where I found language is a big issue..

Any one recently done european roles...Where all could work with out knowing local language..?? which site is the best to look for european contract roles..?

thanks..