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The main industries in France include transport, telecomms, agriculture, banking and construction. Germany is strong in technology and manufacturing as well as food and beverages. In Greece, tourism is the big earner, along with textiles, mining and tobacco processing. TouriSm is also a big sector in Italy as is machinery and textiles. In Spain, construction is a big growth area. IT and telecomms are also big markets here.

To get any kind of decent job, you will need to be at conversational level standard in your chosen country's language.

Most people work in teaching, casual construction or agricultural work or in the hospitality industry such as working in a bar or restaurant. If you are a qualified professional such as a nurse or a lawyer, you should not need to do any extra retraining but get advice from your relvant professional body before you leave.

British citizens can work for up to three months without a permit. After this, they need to obtain a resident's visa. This is relatively to get if you have a British passport and a job offer/employment. Visit your local town hall or police office to get one. Contact your country's embassy in your country for full information on this as things change rapidly.

For vacancies in France try

• http://www.jobpilot.net/
• http://www.monster.fr/
• http://www.stepstone.fr/
• http://www.kapstages.com/
• http://www.lerucher.com/
• http://www.letudiant.fr/
• http://www.iagora.com/

For vacancies in Germany try

• http://www.monster.de/
• http://www.stepstone.de/
• http://www.arbeitsagentur.de/

For Greece try

• http://www.gogreece.com/
• http://www.kariera.gr/

Or for tourism jobs, just ask around. You'll usually find something if you are organised.

For vacancies in Italy try

• http://www.jobitaly.it/
• http://www.mondolavoro.com/
• http://www.bancalavoro.it/
• http://www.iagora.com/
• http://www.talentmanager.it/

For vacancies in Spain try

• http://www.computrabajo.com/
• http://www.interempleo.es/
• http://www.turiempleo.com/
• http://www.monster.es/
• http://www.primerempleo.com/

The European Job Mobility Portal is an excellent portal for information on working and living abroad in Europe as is Infojobs

For information and advice on Internships try

• www.eu-careers-gateway.gov.uk/finding/stage.htm

Two books that are also worth investigating include The Internship Bible and Peterson's Internships. Both you should be able to get hold of at a reference library.

Tax matters

Tax details vary from country to country. Visit The European Union for further information.

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