EURES: The European Employment Service

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EURES The European Employment Service

• Joe Bennett,
• EURES N.E.England

www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
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Working abroad

• An opportunity to
• - meet new people
• - improve language and other skills
• - experience new cultures and a different
  working environment
• Can be a useful addition to your CV

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Some examples of jobs abroad

• Graduates level jobs
• Temporary work
• Teaching English
• .remember language skills will be important for
  the vast majority of jobs

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Europe

• You have the freedom to live and work in the
  countries of the EEA European Economic Area (EEA)
  if you are an EEA national
• The EEA is made of the 25 countries that from the
  EU (European Union)
• - plus Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein
• Some restrictions apply for citizens of the new
  Member States that joined the EU on 1 May 2004

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EEA (European Economic Area)member countries

• Austria Belgium Cyprus
• Czech Republic Denmark Estonia
• Finland France Germany
• Greece Hungary Iceland
• Ireland Latvia Liechtenstein
• Lithuania Luxembourg Malta
• Netherlands Norway Poland
• Portugal Slovakia Slovenia
• Spain Sweden Italy
• United Kingdom
• Switzerland has a bilateral agreement with the EU
  on the free movement of persons

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A map of the EEA
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EURES

• European
• Employment
• Services

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What is EURES?

• A network linking public employment services
  across Europe to provide an international
  jobcentre service
• Jobcentre Plus as the British public employment
  service is part of the EURES network
• Funded by the European Commission
• Launched in November 1994

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EURES offers

• An easy way to find information on jobs and
  learning opportunities throughout the EEA
• Advice about living and working in EEA countries
• A human network of more than 700 EURES advisers
  across Europe
• The EURES job mobility portal

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The EURES job mobility portalwww.eures-jobs.com
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The EURES job mobility portalwww.eures-jobs.com

• Search for a job
• Living and working information
• EURES CV search
• Learning
• My EURES
• Links to public employment sites
• Contact details for EURES advisers

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Search for a job

• Search through the European vacancy database of
  over 900,000 vacancies
• Search by country/region, occupation and keywords
• The vacancies cover a wide range of occupations
  and include permanent and seasonal job
  opportunities. Each vacancy has information on
  how to apply and whom to contact.

www.eures-jobs.com
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Living and Working

• The database contains contains information on a
  number of important issues such as finding
  accommodation, finding a school, taxes, the cost
  of living, health, social legislation, and
  comparability of qualifications.
• You can also view Labour Market Information. This
  provides details on current trends on the
  European labour market by country, region and
  sector of activity.

www.eures-jobs.com
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EURES CV search

• An internet-based meeting place for employers and
  jobseekers
• Gives you the opportunity to post your CV and
  make it visible to EURES advisers and registered
  employers
• Takes about 30 minutes to register your CV
  details
• Currently has 309,488 CVs on line, and 16,575
  employers

www.eures-jobs.com
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Learning

• This information comes from PLOTEUS, the Portal
  on Learning Opportunities Throughout Europe
• In addition to the Learning Opportunities that
  are available here in EURES, the PLOTEUS website
  http//europa.eu.int/ploteus/portal/home.jsp
  contains information on national education and
  training systems, European exchange programmes
  and relevant contacts for further information.

www.eures-jobs.com
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My EURES

• My EURES provides a number of ways to personalise
  the services of the EURES Job Mobility Portal
  according to your personal needs
• You can create and store search profiles and
  receive e-mail alerts when jobs matching the
  profile become available.
• Provides access to EURES CV On Line,

www.eures-jobs.com
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Comparability of qualifications

• NARIC (National Recognition Information Centre)
  can provide comparability details for
  qualifications
• You should contact the NARIC in your destination
  country
• List of NARICs can be obtained from
• http//ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/socrates
  /adnaric_en.html

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Europass

• To make skills and qualifications clearly and
  easily understood in Europe
• www.europass.cedefop.europa.int
• In the UK, it is supported by www.uknec.org.uk
• There are five parts to it

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EURES graduates page

• Go to www.eures-jobs.com
• Click on JOBSEEKERS
• Click on ARE YOU A GRADUATE?
• Note you will see a link to careers
  opportunities for graduates.
• On the right there is a link to INFORMATION
  SERVICES FOR GRADUATES and JOB OPPORTUNITIES
  FOR GRADUATES

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A couple of questions.

• Voulez vous travailler en France?
• Os gustaria trabajar en Espana?

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EURES N.E and the Universities

• Attendance at October Graduates fairs
• Vacancies sent to Job Shops.
• Recruitment for Disney Paris.
• Possible summer job vacancies from Spain and
  France.

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Summer jobs in France and Spain

• EURES France and Spain to bring summer jobs.
• Stands to be set up in the Students Union.
• Application forms can be completed and returned
  on the day.
• EURES advisers to be on hand to give advice.
• Will need the support of the Unions, and Language
  faculties.
• The service will be free.

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Any questions?

• Website www.eures-jobs.com
• E-mail
• joe.bennett_at_jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk
• Tel [phone]