|
Employment |
| Employers,
Agencies & Placement Services |
| Crystal
Holidays - Offers a variety of ski holidays and
employ over 1,000 staff in Europe and North America. The
majority of staff are required from the end of November
to the middle of April, but some additional staff may be
required once the season has started. |
| Esprit
Holidays - Winter work for British passport holders.
Pocket money wage plus lift pass, ski hire, accommodation,
uniform and medical insurance are provided. |
| Equity
Travel - Reps are employed in Austria. |
| Eurocamp
- Friendly, helpful employees sought for the summer. |
| First
Choice - Very large tourist operator. No jobs on
site but they do recruit for both summer and winter. |
| Free
Radicals - Looking for chalet couples/hosts,
chefs and hotel managers to work for UK independent ski
companies. If they cannot find you a position they will advise
you on your best option to take. To register is free and
can be done on the internet then you can leave the hard
work to them. |
| French
Au Pairs - Short and long term au pair placements
in Switzerland. |
| Inghams
- Large employer of ski personnel. Recruits from April to
October for winter jobs. |
| Mark
Warner - Recruit over 1,500 staff for the Alps and
the Med each year. Applicants must be over 19 and hold an
EU passport. |
| Natives-
Very useful. Lots of skiing links, including employment,
and an offbeat look at working in the Alps. |
| On
the Piste - Independent ski holiday company with
positions in Switzerland. |
| Perfect
Way - A Swiss agency happy to place British girls. |
| Petite
Pumpkin Au Pair Agency - Au pair agency specialising
in finding jobs in England and Switzerland for au pairs
aged 18 to 27 from Australia, Canada, Europe and the USA.
Selected candidates must provide references and a police
criminal record check. |
| PGL
Ski Europe - Recruit staff to lead school ski trips. |
| Powder
Byrne International - Now have an online job application
and job description section. Vacancies for summer and winter
work. |
| Simply
Ski - Small specialist ski company offers high quality
chalet and hotel holidays to Verbier in Switzerland and
St. Anton in Austria. |
| Ski
Total - A catered chalet specialist operating in
Austria, France, Switzerland and Canada. |
| Swiss
Travel Service - Summer and winter tour operator
owned by Bridge Travel. Full training is provided but language
skills, especially German or Italian or French would be
advantageous. |
| Village
Camps - Summer camps in Austria and Switzerland. |
| WWOOF
Austria - Working vacations on organic farms in
Austria. Under construction last time we looked. |
Employment
Resources |
| Advice & Useful Sites for Finding Work |
| Innsbruck
Tourist Office - Austrian winter resort. |
| Kitzbuhel
- Tourist and other information for the Austrian winter
resort. |
| St.
Johann Information Office - Tourist office for Austrian
winter resort. |
| Thealps.com
- News, resorts and links. |
| Tourist
Office Zell am Ziller - Tourist office for Austrian
winter resort. |
| Wildschoenau
Tourist Office - Tourist office for Austrian winter
resort. |
Gap Year & Voluntary Work |
| Unpaid Positions & Adventure |
| Euro
Practice - Placements for European students in Austria.
Offices in France, England, Germany and Spain. |
| International
Conference Volunteers - Voluntary work assisting
with conferences available in Switzerland. |
| Landdienst-Zentralstelle - Agricultural vacation work in the farming cantons of Switzerland.
Details in English, French, Italian and German. |
Living in Switzerland & Austria |
| Real Estate and Resources for Staying Long Term |
| About Austria - Provides a list of estate agents in the living in Austria section plus travel information and city guides. |
| Switzerland is Yours - Information on living in Switzerland, swiss banking and a travel guide. |
Travelling in Switzerland & Austria |
| Accommodation & Getting Around |
| Alpbach - Austrian village surrounded by 160 km of well marked hiking
trails and 45 km of family friendly ski runs. |
| Austrian
Tourist Office |
| Swiss
Backpacker News - Low cost travel guide to Switzerland. |
| Swiss
Federal Railways - Features an online timetable,
fare finder and ticket ordering. |
| Swiss
Tourist Office |
| Tourist
Office Obergurgl-Hochgurgl |
Other |
| Culture, News... |
| ABC-Zentrum
Sprachinstitut Vienna, Austria - German courses
in Vienna. |
| Alpha
Sprachinstitut Austria - Learn German in Vienna.
Intensive German courses, cultural programmes, accommodation.
Following the system of the Goethe-Institute, courses prepare
for internationally recognized certificates. |
| Austro
Search - In English and German. |
| DeutschAkademie
- German Course Vienna at DeutschAkademie. Intensive language
training with modern and communication oriented methods
in small groups of five to nine students. |
| Swiss
Embassy, London |