| If you plan to work legally in any European country, | | | | the right credentials. A recognized TESOL or TEFL |
| you will need to make arrangements based on your | | | | certificate is useful. You'll also need a university degree |
| citizenship. | | | | from your home country. August and September are |
| If you are a non-EU national, you will need to get a | | | | the best times to look for teaching jobs. If you can't |
| work permit or a visa in advance. Expect to do a lot | | | | get one, the other alternative is to offer your services |
| of paperwork and conquer a lot of red tape to obtain | | | | as a private tutor to groups or individuals, but this is a |
| the necessary permits from the consulate of your | | | | riskier option. The best places to find teaching jobs |
| own country. You'll also be needing letters from your | | | | would be Eastern Europe and Greece. The other |
| future employers as proof of your intent. Before you | | | | countries are already quite saturated with English |
| leave, make sure you've also contacted the embassy | | | | teachers. |
| or consulate of the country that you plan to work in | | | | The hospitality industry is probably the biggest source |
| because employment regulations change frequently. | | | | of temporary employment in Europe. If you have a |
| If you are a Commonwealth citizen between the ages | | | | work permit and some experience, it is easy to get |
| of 17 and 27, you can get a working holiday visa for | | | | work as a waiter or bartender. The best ways to find |
| Britain which is valid for two years. If you have a | | | | this sort of work are to ask around restaurants and |
| parent or grandparent who was born in an EU country, | | | | bars and watching hostel notice boards. If you time to |
| get in touch with that country's embassy and inquire | | | | work in this industry, you'll need to take with you a |
| about dual citizenship and work permits. Use this option | | | | good set of clothes. |
| if you are closely related to somebody Irish. Ireland | | | | If you don't have a permit, fruit picking or harvesting is |
| easily grants citizenship and passports to people with | | | | probably one of the easiest ways to make extra cash. |
| an Irish grandparent or parent and once you have a | | | | Employers usually turn a blind eye to the law and pay |
| passport, you can travel the EU easily. If you have a | | | | up front. This sort of work is available almost |
| British-born grandparent or parent, you may be entitled | | | | everywhere. The best way to get a job is to |
| to a four year work visa from the UK with an option | | | | approach farmers directly or ask around the nearest |
| of residency at the end of the term. Before taking any | | | | village. However, timing is very important. If you are too |
| of these options, make sure that your home country | | | | early or too late in the harvest season, there will be no |
| also recognizes this dual citizenship. | | | | work. If you show up in the middle of the harvest, all of |
| Once you've got the paperwork straightened out, you | | | | the jobs might be taken. |
| can legally hold a casual job that may provide some | | | | You can also earn extra money by publishing articles |
| financial support while you are Europe. You can teach | | | | or photos of the places you visited. Travel |
| English, work in the hospitality industry, pick fruit, take | | | | photography can be very competitive, so prepare to |
| pictures, or write travel articles. You can also do some | | | | take a hundred shots before some get accepted. |
| other work in counseling, babysitting, telemarketing, or in | | | | Many magazines and newspapers also accept travel |
| factories. Bear in mind that is not always easy to pick | | | | articles based on the pictures that go along with them. |
| a job because other unemployed EU citizens usually | | | | Make sure to use a professional approach when |
| get them first before you do. | | | | writing, as simple essays are almost never bought. |
| There are many students out there in Europe who | | | | Also make sure you write with interest and depth, with |
| want to learn English, but it is not always easy to get a | | | | the occasional offbeat angle to make your article |
| teaching job. You will need to be either very well | | | | marketable. |
| dressed and an extremely bluffer, or you need to bring | | | | |