Europe is an amazing and diverse continent with so many different countries. This continent is one of the best places to find summer, winter and year round seasonal type work including travel, tourism, hospitality, farm and agriculture jobs. View our guide how to find work in Europe as a foreigner or English speaker, search employers and apply today.
Top Rated Opportunities
Latest Vacancies
These companies are hiring staff to work in Europe right now. For more jobs browse our country guides where you can find positions by location.
TUI
TUI is the world’s largest travel company and they are hiring summer kids clubs reps to work at holiday resorts in Europe. Seasonal and permanent contracts are available with competitive salaries and more added benefits.
Global Work & Travel
Get paid to see Europe with Global Work & Travel! Choose between Working Holidays, Volunteering, Au Pairing, Teaching, Internships and more. Benefits include Flights & 24/7 Support Team.
BELL Beyond
BELL Beyond specialises in creative, engaging and innovative English language Summer camps and theatre performances throughout Italy! BELL are recruiting fun, enthusiastic and energetic individuals to work as English tutors for summer!
International TEFL and TESOL Training
Take a TEFL certification course with International TEFL and TESOL Training and get a recognised qualification to teach English in Europe or abroad.
Best Countries to Work in Europe
Working in Europe can be an incredible experience due to the amount of companies, industries and choice of places to work. This continent is huge with so many different countries and diverse locations you could live. There are also so many professional and temporary/seasonal jobs are available to Europeans and foreigners all year round.
These are some of the most popular countries to seek employment:
• Austria • Belgium • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Finland • France • Germany • Greece • Iceland • Ireland • Italy • Malta • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • United Kingdom
Other countries to consider which are up and coming include:
• Andorra • Albania • Armenia • Belarus • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Estonia • Georgia • Hungary • Latvia • Liechtenstein • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Monaco • Montenegro • North Macedonia • Moldova • Romania • Russia • San Marino • Serbia • Slovakia • Slovenia • Ukraine
Jobs for Foreigners and English Speakers in Europe
There are so many different positions available for both short and long durations.
Seasonal & Temporary
Options for short term work can include farm, agriculture and fruit picking, hotels, hospitality, bars, clubs, cleaners, drivers, ski resort work and summer camps.
Education & Teaching
TEFL and English language teachers can find work throughout Europe. Positions can be found at language schools, training centres and giving private tuition.
Student & Graduate
There are lots of jobs for students, graduates and gap years. Popular options include au pairing and language tutors. A lot of holiday companies also hire graduates who are looking to gain experience or start a career.
Travel & Tourism
Millions of tourists from Europe and all around the world travel throughout the continent every year. Travel companies hire lots of staff especially during summer with the busy summer holiday period.
Professional
Most jobs can be found in traditional careers like accountancy, banking, healthcare, social work, engineering, law, marketing, sales and IT. So many large and multinational companies are based in Europe.
Summer Jobs in Europe
Fancy spending an amazing summer working in some of the most popular Europe resorts? There are tons of job opportunities from working in bars, clubs, sales, marketing, hotels, tourism and more! Browse our country destination guides to find these types of roles.
Working a summer or winter season is really popular and a great way to experience living in Europe for a short period. These types of temporary holiday jobs are popular in places like the Mediterranean islands, who wouldn’t want to spend a summer working in Ibiza, Tenerife or Mallorca!
Resort Jobs in Europe
Some companies offer working holiday packages, providing you with a paid job and accommodation in popular European holiday resorts. You might be sharing an apartment with other like-minded workers looking to make new friends and crack on with a successful summer. If you love people you’ll love summer resort work.
When you touch down in the resort you are met by reps at your accommodation where they check you in and set you up for the big summer ahead. Sometimes on the very first night you arrive reps usually take you out on bar-crawls where they provide drink deals, free shots, drinking games etc. You might go on a themed bar-crawl, this gives you a chance to meet the whole staff and start getting well involved with the worker’s scene.
Reps use their connections and inside information to help you find work by setting up interviews and trials, and putting you in direct contact with the managers that are hiring for the season. To apply for bar or club jobs you need to be in resort and taking trials. Some companies can virtually guarantee ticketing jobs if you want to work for the booze cruise or sell tickets for the super clubs and other excursions in resort. There really is a job for everyone as long as you love talking and meeting new people!
Also reps will train you up on the most common jobs in resorts (PR – Shot Selling – Ticket selling) and give you the best tips, advice and inside info gathered from all the best workers. They will do their best to transform you into the ultimate worker with great earning potential, all you need is confidence and the ability to talk and be friendly to people!
Winter Jobs in Europe
Do you fancy working a winter season in Europe? Great idea! There are some of the best ski resorts in the world located here which recruit thousands of staff every season. You can also find non-ski related winter jobs all around the continent, popular options include festival and Christmas roles, companies hire thousands of temporary workers during this period.
Jobs in Europe for Non-EU Citizens
If you live outside of the EU (European Union) or EEA (European Economic Area) and are keen to live and work in Europe, you will need to apply for a job and get hired before moving to the country. You won’t be able to get a work permit or residence visa without a job offer.
If you are applying from the UK, due to Brexit it is now much harder to live and work in Europe. Due to leaving the EU free movement has ended and you will need a job offer and fit the eligibility criteria before arriving. For South Africans, Indians, Philippines and other worldwide nationalities you will need a job offer and visa sponsorship.
This can be a difficult process but there are lots of companies in the EU which hire foreign workers. Another option is to find cash in hand jobs.
Tips How to Get Hired
The job market in Europe is competitive and you will need a strong CV and application letter if applying online in-advance. Most employers have online recruitment sections, or advertise with agents or through online portals.
It’s really important you try to learn at least the basics of the local language before departing. This will help boost your job prospects and also make living and working abroad easier. You could also arrive in a destination and find work locally, this is beneficial to meet managers and recruiters face-to-face.
Visa, Eligibility & Requirements
If you have an EU or EEA passport you have free access to live and work on the continent. For most nationalities from outside of the EU/EEA you will not need a company to sponsor your visa before arriving. From outside the EU, each country has different criteria for foreigner workers but usually you will need a job offer. You can view more information about specific countries on our destination guides.