|
Employment |
| Employers,
Agencies & Placement Services |
| Au
Pair Agency T & S - Estonian agency. |
| Au
Pair Agentura SAPA
- Not in English. |
| Au
Pair Anya - Polish agency. The site is in Polish
but provides clear links to email addresses of their branches. |
| Beloit
College - Places English conversation teachers in
Hungary, Poland, Romania, Latvia and Lithuania. |
| BKC
International House Foreign Language School - Russian
English school. Employs around 200 teachers from the UK,
Ireland and North America. It offers 9 month contracts in
and around Moscow to teachers with Cambridge/RSA CELTA qualifications.
Perks include free accommodation, salary, visa support and
5 weeks paid holidays. Teachers with other TEFL qualifications
and experience are welcome in their other schools around
Moscow. |
| The
British Council, Poland - For teachers and students
of English. |
| The
British Council - Russia office. |
| Crystal
Holidays - Tour operator active in Slovenia. |
| Grafton
Technologies - Permanent, temp and contract placements
in the IT, telecommunications and engineering industries
around the world. |
| Hera
Holding - Au pair and babysitting agency in Hungary. |
| Neilson
- This large leisure firm offers jobs connected with sailing
yachts in Croatia. |
| Personnel
Agency - A European agency based in Bratislava,
capital of the Slovak Republic. They offer services for
Slovak students seeking vacation jobs in the territories
of Slovakia and Czech Republic and further afield. |
| Program-Bell
- Polish tefl school. Employ British and American teachers
equipped with a tefl qualification and a university degree. |
| PTK
Echo - Slovak au pair agency. |
| Rainbow
Overland - Trans Siberia by Road. Small group
guided tours of Mongolia, Russia, Siberia. |
| St
Giles Language Teaching Center - A US School, the
first to offer RSA teacher training in America, their site
includes an overview of teaching English across the world. |
Employment
Resources |
| Advice & Useful Sites for Finding Work |
| Activity
Travel - Activity and adventure travel, outdoor
recreation, small group adventure holidays off the beaten
tracks, escorted adventure tours and accommodation in Estonia.
Find Activity Travel tours such as hiking, biking, riding,
kayaking, canoeing or more. |
| Argyle
Visa Service - Assistance with Russian visas. |
| INTESOL
Prague - Onsite,
distance learning and hybrid TEFL / TESOL programmes. They
offer courses at certificate and diploma level including
a Further Certificate for Teachers of Business English.
A
member of the worldwide INTESOL International with centers
in Britain, Australia, South Korea, China, New Zealand,
Singapore, Spain and the Czech Republic. |
| Jobs.pl
- Polish job search site. In Polish. |
| Next
Level Language Institute - Study for a TEFL certificate
in Prague and qualify for a job in Eastern Europe. |
| Passport
TEFL - Trinity TESOL Certificate course in Prague,
Barvelona and Madrid. |
| Prague
Language Centre - Offer a four week intensive course
in the centre of Prague leading to the Trinity College London
Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. |
| Prague
TEFL - Offer a four week TEFL course. The site has
a good selection of link to teaching resources too. |
| TEFL
Worldwide Prague - British and American owned company
offering a four week internationally recognized TEFL course
in the enchanting city of Prague. Free job placement assistance
worldwide. |
Gap Year & Voluntary Work |
| Unpaid Positions & Adventure |
| British
Trust for Conservation Volunteers |
| Canada
World Youth - Exchange programmes for Canadians. |
| Cross-Cultural
Solutions - Volunteer programs, ranging from one
week to six months, in Eastern Europe. These programs allow
you to work with dynamic grass-roots organisations while
immersing yourself in the local culture. Volunteers typically
work in the areas of education, health care and community
development. |
| Global
Volunteer Network - A non profit organisation. GVN
place people in community projects in Romania.
Volunteers have the opportunity to participate in a variety
of educational and community aid programs. Volunteers can
be involved in areas such as teaching English, environmental
work, health and sanitation, and cultural home stays. |
| Hope
and Homes for Children - A British based NGO working
in 14 countries worldwide with children displaced by war
or disaster. |
| InterExchange - Offers Americans the chance to work in the Czech Republic,
Hungary, and Poland. |
| i
to i International Projects Ltd - Teach English
in Russia. |
| Mast
International - US based organisation. Voluntary
work in various countries, mostly Europe, in agriculture,
horticulture and forestry. |
| MOST-
Workcamps. Slovenian branch of Service Civil International. |
| Peace
Brigades International - PBI has branches in 15
countries and recruits volunteers to act as international
observers and to accompany local human rights activists
in conflict areas. They began working in Guatemala in 1983
and have run projects in El Salvador and Sri Lanka. Currently,
PBI are operating in Columbia, Indonesia, West Timor, Haiti,
Mexico and the Balkans. |
| Services
for Open Learning - Volunteers required to support
English teachers. |
| SV
Agency - Travel agency run by six young Russians.
They can arrange teaching experience in a school in Izhevsk,
Russia, in exchange for room and board. |
| Travellers
Inn Hostel Krakow - Describing themselves
as a small and cozy hostel in Krakow, they say
they don’t employ many people but do occasionally
have some vacancies. |
Living in Russia & Eastern Europe |
| Real Estate and Resources for Staying Long Term |
| Arc Property - Investment property in eastern Europe. Includes buyers' guides to Romania, Slovakia and the Baltic states. |
| B E Realty - Italian company with homes and plots in Lithuania. |
| BG Balkan Estate - Bulgarian real estate agency. |
| BulgarianLiving.com - Sales and rentals. Private property owners can advertise their homes for free. |
| Bulgaria4u - Property consultants. |
| County Property Investments - Friendly real estate agency located in Veliko Tarnovo, the medieval capital of Bulgaria. |
| Croatia Blue - Holiday property. |
| Duna House - Properties in Hungary. |
| Easy BG - Various properties for sale in Bulgaria. Includes a careers page. |
| EHS - Properties and services in Prague. |
| Eurosilex - Property sales in Bulgaria. Based in Varna. Website has a careers page. |
| Euro Ventures - Property investment consultancy for those interested in the Czech Republic. |
| Experience BG - Offering over 5000 Bulgarian properties. Includes a buyers guide. |
| The Foreigner's Guide to Living in Slovakia - A useful resource for those contemplating living in Slovakia including observing local customs with hard alcohol and teaching English. |
| Jigsaw Properties - Bulgarian property sales. |
| Mamdom.com - Meaning "I have a home", this is a real estate portal for English speaking buyers in Poland. |
| Ober Haus - Real estate advisors with offices in Poland, the Ukraine and the Baltic. They also have a page for those interested in real estate sales. |
| Orpheus International - Ski, sea, town and city properties available in Bulgaria. |
| Polish Property Investments - This company works with developers in Poland. |
| PragueProperty4Less - Property sourcing, finance, legal and letting services. |
| Property Secrets - Property investment advice to eastern European markets. |
| Quinaries - Bulgarian estate agent. |
| Select Property Overseas - Bulgarian estate agents. |
| Slovak Bar Association - Legal representation. SLOVAK |
| Slovakia-Property.com - Property services for investors and residents. Includes a guide to buying property in Slovakia. |
| Slovenian-Property.net - A portal for buying in Slovenia. |
| Slovenia Real Estate - Set up in 2005 by Geraint George, a man with a passion for the country, this agency has offices in the UK and Slovenia. |
| Visit Croatia - Includes both travel information and a guide to buying property. |
Travelling in Russia & Eastern Europe |
| Accommodation & Getting Around |
| albanian.com - Maps, virtual tour, history and news of Albanians across
the Balkans. |
| Czech
Tourist Authority - Official travel information
about the Czech Republic, including tours around castles
and chateaux. |
| Elvis's
Villa Hostel - Accommodation near Dracula's tomb
in Romania. |
| FAB
Russia - Services
for Russia visitors and expats. Includes books on travel
and Russian history and culture, apartments in Moscow and
St. Petersburg and info on Russian cities. |
| Hungarian
Ski Portal - The biggest
ski portal in Hungary. |
| Romanian
Travel Page |
| Russian
Tourist Office |
Other |
| Culture, News... |
| Albanian
Daily News |
| APORT
- Russian search system. This site used to have an English
version but now seems to be in Russian only. |
| British
Embassy in the Czech Republic |
| Central
Europe Online |
| Estonian
Embassy, in London |
| Government
of Romania |
| Polish
Embassy |
| Prague
Daily Report - News in the Czech capital. |
| Romanian
Castles |
| Romanian
Connection - Webring. |
| Romanian
Embassy, Washington DC |
| Romanian
Voice - Over 1,000 Romanian poems in five languages,
125 professional Romanian images in true colour and a searchable
directory. This well laid out magazine also contains Romanian
humour, lyrics, and music. |
| Romanian
Yellow Pages |
| Russian
Map |
| The
Spirit of Romania - Journals, stories and
travel photographs. |
| Virtual
Romania - Chat. |
| Weblist
RU - Directory and search engine for Russia. |
