Top 5 European Job Portals

I guess each of us dreams of having a good job. But how to find a dreamed or at least a good job? Where should we look for a job? What should we provide to be an interesting candidate? How to find a job in another country? There is no one way to look for a job. We should treat seeking a job as a process and believe that we find the job sooner or later.

Today as a support we have European job portals offering a wide range of opportunities across various industries and countries. They provide tools for job searching, CV creation, salary insights, and more. Some portals are official EU sites, ensuring trustworthy listings, while others may require accounts for applications or offer additional services like housing options. Popular portals include EURES, JOB and talent, Jooble, and Jobleads.com.

JOB SEEKING PROCESS STEP BY STEP

What to do first when you are sitting in your home country and dream about changing job…

• First of all, make a decision that you really want to get a new a job! 
• Then figure out where and what you can do. For example, you could work in a factory in some European country. 
• Prepare or ask someone to help you to create your Curriculum Vitae showing your experience step by step. Do not forget to use English language and attach the professional photo. Please keep in mind that very helpful will be providing the letter of recommendation from your current employer. Also a video showing how engaged you are and how hard work you can. Thank of this you build the trust as a non EU citizen for example.
• The next step is searching for a job in the internet. 

How to do this? 

There are many portals offering a job in the internet but I will focus on 6 of them which are  the most popular and the most effective.

THE MOST POPULAR EURPEAN JOBS PORTAL

EURES (EURopean Employment Services) https://eures.europa.eu/index_en

This portal is an official website of the European Union what means that you can trust the offers here.  There is a possibility to have a chat and ask questions you may have, what is very helpful. Also you can chose the language for the page. They are offering over 3 mln job advertisements for white – collars and blue – collars.

EWORKERSEU.EU  https://eworkerseu.eu/

On this portal you can find a job offers almost in all european countries, offered by agencies  but also by a private companies or persons. They offers a job for hand workers as well as for white-collar job. 

EUROJOBS https://eurojobs.com/

One of the popular and complex portal. you can find many job offers.

JOOBLE https://pl.jooble.org/

On this portal you can find a job, prepare your CV but also check salary reports.

They offers 154k open jobs. You can search by the most popular regions in the country. They sorted and selected.

JOBLEADS.COM 

https://www.jobleads.com/search/jobs?keywords=Factory+worker&location=&location_country=AUT

They offer interesting jobs for handworkers as well as for office workers but you need to have account on their website to be able to apply. 

If you need a more complex help you can use work agency. Of course they will take the service fee but they will give you the more effective service because they know the market, companies and help you with the formalities. The most popular agencies are:

RANDSTAT, MANPOWER, ADECCO, RBK GROUP.

All these agencies offer job in all European countries.

WHAT YOU SHOULD PREPARE TO FIND A GOOD JOB

• Prepare the CV in English including a professional photo – There are some portals which offer creating for free. For example interviewme.pl https://interviewme.pl/
• Provide the LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION in English with the signature and the stamp of the company.
• Ask your employer about the VIDEO FROM YOUR COMPANY proving your experience.
• And of course do not forget to prepare yourself

It will help you to build the trust and let the recruiter know you better.

THE MOST DEMANDED AND WELL-PAID PHYSICAL JOBS 

Based on the research one of the popular business portal – “Poland Press” the handworks that are demanded and paid the highest are:

• Working at heights – crane operator

• Sheet metal worker

• Stonemason

• Construction work

• Electrical industry

• Working with mining machines

• Car repair and restoration

So, if you have experience in these fields you are lucky! 

SUMMARY

Finding a great job requires a strategic approach. Begin by deciding on your career goals and preparing a comprehensive CV in English, including a professional photo and a letter of recommendation. Utilize European job portals like EURES, EWORKERSEU, EUROJOBS, JOOBLE, and JOBLEADS.COM to explore opportunities across various industries and countries. Consider using recruitment agencies such as RANDSTAD, MANPOWER, ADECCO, and RBK GROUP for personalized assistance. For physical jobs, high-demand and well-paid positions include crane operators, sheet metal workers, and stonemasons. Approach job searching as a process, and persistently seek the right opportunity.