Work and Travel in th UK

Hi,

I just arrived from my Work and Travel Trip in Australia and it turned
out for me that it is pretty boring at home (in germany), futhermore I
want to speak more english..
So I am thinking it would be nice if I could something similar in the
UK. Is it hard to find a job there and what would be good locations to
get work?? I am elegible to work there because I am a member of the
EU.. So which regions could be good for working??? I am a qualified
computer expert, but I don't think they recognize my german
qualification..

Thanks in advance

mfunkmannm wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just arrived from my Work and Travel Trip in Australia and it turned
> out for me that it is pretty boring at home (in germany), futhermore I
> want to speak more english..
> So I am thinking it would be nice if I could something similar in the
> UK. Is it hard to find a job there and what would be good locations to
> get work?? I am elegible to work there because I am a member of the
> EU.. So which regions could be good for working??? I am a qualified
> computer expert, but I don't think they recognize my german
> qualification..
>
> Thanks in advance
>
Where are you going to live? Plenty of agencies for computer techies in
London.

<mfunkmannm> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I just arrived from my Work and Travel Trip in Australia and it turned
> out for me that it is pretty boring at home (in germany), futhermore I
> want to speak more english..
> So I am thinking it would be nice if I could something similar in the
> UK. Is it hard to find a job there and what would be good locations to
> get work?? I am elegible to work there because I am a member of the
> EU.. So which regions could be good for working??? I am a qualified
> computer expert, but I don't think they recognize my german
> qualification..

In general, qualifications are irrelevent. It is your current
work experience that everyone is interested in.

If you have the latest buzz words then you ought to find a
job easily. If you don't, then you may struggle. Most of the
jobs are in the south, either in London or one of the towns
around.

What is it that you specialise in?

tim

I did not decide yet where to go. I heard that Birmingham offers also a
lot of jobs and is not as expenisive as London. And since the recent
terror attacks in London I am not sure if I should go there for safety
reasons...

A had trainingship as expert for IT, my abilities include:
# Designing, maintaining and securing networks
# Installing and maintaining servers
# Upgrading and repairing hardware and software
# Installing and configuring home computers
# Troubleshooting software and hardware
# Keeping software up to date
# Designing Webpages
# Programming (C, C++, Delphi, PHP)
# Supporting users

<mfunkmannm> wrote in message
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>I did not decide yet where to go. I heard that Birmingham offers also a
> lot of jobs and is not as expenisive as London. And since the recent
> terror attacks in London I am not sure if I should go there for safety
> reasons...

your chances of being bombed are tiny. It is not something that
you really ought to add into your calculations.

tim

>

<mfunkmannm> wrote in message
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>A had trainingship as expert for IT, my abilities include:

I think that there is a translation problem with the use of the
word 'expert'. In technical English it means someone with
many years (10+) experience usually in a narrow subject.
You cannot be an expert with one or two years experience.
You are very unlikely to be an expert in a list this long:

> # Designing, maintaining and securing networks
> # Installing and maintaining servers
> # Upgrading and repairing hardware and software
> # Installing and configuring home computers
> # Troubleshooting software and hardware
> # Keeping software up to date
> # Designing Webpages
> # Programming (C, C++, Delphi, PHP)
> # Supporting users

As above, this list is far too long. I can do all the above
as well. No-one would give me a job doing anything
except something very close to that which I am currently
doing.

Do you have an area that you have specialised in based
upon you previous Job(s).

Or are you looking for a graduate entry level job?

tim

"tim \(moved to sweden\)" <tim_in_sweden2005.uk> wrote:

>
><mfunkmannm> wrote in message
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>>I did not decide yet where to go. I heard that Birmingham offers also a
>> lot of jobs and is not as expenisive as London. And since the recent
>> terror attacks in London I am not sure if I should go there for safety
>> reasons...
>
>your chances of being bombed are tiny. It is not something that
>you really ought to add into your calculations.
>
>tim

The risk of been run over by a bus, will probably be higher than
beeing a victim of a terror.

Kristian

Actually I don't know how exactly translate my job name. In Germany I
am called Informatiker which is regarding my dictionary computer
engineer and this is in my opionion much to high..
I had the training for all stuff listed there, so what should I write
in my application??
I am going to study compter science in my near future but for now I
want to earn some money to refinance it..

<mfunkmannm> wrote in message
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> Actually I don't know how exactly translate my job name. In Germany I
> am called Informatiker which is regarding my dictionary computer
> engineer and this is in my opionion much to high..

Not in English English. In England, the man who comes to
fix your washing machine is an 'engineer'. And the same word
is used for the professionally qualified specialist. You can
freely use the term for quite low level jobs and not be accused
of overstating your experience level.

> I had the training for all stuff listed there, so what should I write
> in my application??

Whatever you did in the previous job (assuming that you want
more of the same)

> I am going to study compter science in my near future but for now I
> want to earn some money to refinance it..

Does this mean that you aren't degree qualified, or just not
in a computer related subject. You will find it very difficult
to get an IT job without a degree in the current market.

OTOH if you have a degree in something else, once you have
a couple of years real work experience in IT you will not need
to study.

tim