Hi everyone,

Advice needed.......

I'm currently in North America but my visa runs out in June, I want to go to Australia in January 2012 but don't want to go back to the UK / my boring home town in the interim.

I'm a UK citizen therefore can work any where in the EU but I only speak English (and a small amount of embarrassingly poor French), so does anyone have any suggestions of English speaking European places I can work in the interim. I will work anywhere - within reason!

All advice greatly appreciated!!

Thanks,
Helen

English speaking European places ....... well that would be England, Wales, Scotland, Gibraltar maybe, Malta & Benidorm

Your areas are limited I'm afraid, and I guess it depends on what line of work you are interested in. Bar work in Spain might be an option

I went to live in Poland, and didn't know any Polish whatsoever. I guess I was lucky that the company I went to work for didn't mind about this, although as I worked, I learnt my Polish too.

Other countries can be possible, there are multinational companies in European countries that let English people work there, even if they can't speak the language.

Why not try the Republic of Ireland, although the summer would be better as there are more jobs in the tourism industry.

I think you would have no trouble finding work in Barcelona. It's a cosmopolitan city where speaking English is well seen.

Errr ... have you been to Barcelona?
You are aware of the huge unemployment in Spain at the moment are you?

Currently I live in Barcelona.
Unemployment is high but it affects mainly the professional building, much less to other sectors.
Unemployment in Barcelona (and Catalonia) is not related to unemployment in Spain. Spanish unemployment is structural in nature and difficult to solve.

So what are all the people in the building industry you mention managing to do for work there? Just interested really .. taking the summer jobs?

Bottom line is, as with anywhere ... if you go for a job in Barcelona and you compete with Spanish citizens and speakers when you cant speak Spanish, then theres often not going to be a contest

Anyway ... back on subject I guess