How to find an Internship abroad
- Always start with the ‘WHY’ like what is you primary motivation for going abroad ? Is it wanderlust or global skills development ?
- Match your good points (strenghts) and your bad points ( weaknesses) with the required skills of the company you would like to work with. Does it fit ?
- Maybe your school offers help or has extra programs to help you. (Erasmus+)
- If you know people from other countries or if you have relatives who work in a company which has a subsidiary in another country, you could ask for an internship there.
- If there are any organizations near your city who plan internships or travels abroad, you should go and ask there too. But these can be expensive at times and often you have to be 18 or older to get accepted.
These free informational websites to browse may help you :
Important things to consider as well are:
- Your budget, how much can you afford. Remember living abroad is expensive !
- Health safety, e.g. maybe you need a special vaccination for the region you’re going to or allergy blockers
- Accomodation, (hostel/hotel/airbnb or host family)
- Insurance (for accidents etc.)
- Communication ( phone contact/wifi)
- How you get there (train/bus/airplane/car)
- Special traditions
- Do you have the same currency ? Maybe you have to change your money.
Proposition of european websites to help you too :
- ERASMUS+ : https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/node_en
- CV Europass : http://www.europass.cedefop.europa.eu
- PLOTEUS : http://ec.europa.eu/ploteus/home_fr.htm
- EURODESK : https://eurodesk.eu/
- EURES : https://ec.europa.eu/eures/public/language-selection
- ESCO : https://ec.europa.eu/esco/home
- EURODYSSEE : http://www.eurodyssee.eu
Additionally we can provide you with some helpful leaflets and information sheets:
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