Work Abroad
These resource pages are ongoing and come from many sources including online searches, word of mouth recommendations, books, pamphlets, brochures, and my own travel experiences. If you have anything to add, would like something removed, or something isn’t working correctly, please let me know.
The flags below are meant to give you an idea of which nationalities the link is for or where the company is located. Common sense should tell you if you’re able to use a given link from another country.
General Job Sites:
- Anywork Anywhere: www.anyworkanywhere.com ![]()
- Craigslist.org (Los Angeles): losangeles.craigslist.org
– be sure to change to your specific city/country
- Eurojobs: www.eurojobs.com ![]()
- Escape Artist: www.escapeartist.com ![]()
- Expatica: www.expatica.com/jobs ![]()
- Global Placement: www.globalplacement.com ![]()
- Going Overseas: www.goingoverseas.net.au ![]()
- Gumtree: www.gumtree.com.au ![]()
- Hays: www.hays.com.au/overseas ![]()
- International Working Holidays: www.iwh.co.nz ![]()
- Jobaroo: www.jobaroo.com ![]()
- Monster: www.monster.com
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- Overseas Jobs: www.overseasjobs.com ![]()
- Overseas Working Holidays: www.owh.com.au ![]()
Internships and Work Placements
- Abroad China: http://abroadchina.net
– internships and summer programs in China
- Alfa Bank Fellowship: http://alfabank.com/community/fellowship_program/
– Provides “internships for US and UK specialists in Russia”
- Alliance Abroad: www.allianceabroad.com
– Provides “unique travel programs to people around the world”
- British University North American Club (BUNAC): www.bunac.org
– Work abroad in places like Australia, New Zealand, Canada, France and Ireland
- BUNAC: www.bunac.org/uk
– Work abroad in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States.
- CDS International: www.cdsintl.org
– Many different programs all over South America
- Changing Worlds: www.changingworlds.co.uk
A variety of projects in a variety of destinations.
- Connect 123: www.connect-123.com
– Programs in Argentina, China and South Africa
- Cross Cultural Solutions: www.crossculturalsolutions.org
– International Internships in many locations globally
- European Internships: www.europeaninternships.com
– A wealth of internship opportunities throughout Europe
- Grampus Heritage & Training Ltd: www.grampusheritage.co.uk
– Mostly European programs specializing in archeology and art
- Institute for Central American Development Studies: www.icads.org
– center for study, research, and analysis of Central American social and environmental issues.
- InterExchange: www.interexchange.org
– Work abroad programs focusing on the United States but with opportunities scattered around the world.
- Intern Jobs: www.internjobs.com
– Find an internship almost anywhere in the world
- International Employment & Training (IET): www.jobsamerica.co.uk
– Internship programs in the US
- International Exchange Center: www.internationalexchangecenter.org
– Inbound and outbound interns and trainees
- Interspeak: www.interspeak.co.uk
– The self-proclaimed “work placement/internship specialist” – European placements
- IST Plus: www.istplus.com
– Offering internships in the US, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and China
- Professional Pathways – Australia: www.professionalpathwaysaustralia.com.au
– Internships in Australia
- Proworld: www.myproworld.org
– Opportunities in Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Mexico, Nepal, Peru, and Thailand
- Student Placement: www.studentplacement.com.au
– Internships and work programs in the US, UK, France, Germany, Brazil, Thailand, and China
- USIT: www.usit.ie
– Student travel company out of Ireland that helps organize work-abroad programs.
- Visitoz: www.visitoz.org
– Want to work a farm in Australia? This is your site.
- Work & Travel Company: www.worktravelcompany.com
– Work and Travel in Australia.
Tourism & Hospilitaliy – Ski Jobs
- Free Radicals: www.freeradicals.co.uk
– English speaking ski resort jobs throughout Europe and America.
- Jobs in the Alps: www.jobs-in-the-alps.co.uk
– Language student jobs for speakers of French, German or Italian
- Mark Warner: www.markwarner.co.uk/recruitment
– Winter and summer jobs for UK citizens
- Ski Staff: www.skistaff.co.uk
– All manner of positions with English ski companies operating in the alps
- Work A Season www.workaseason.com
– Seasonal work with Esprit, Inghams or Ski Total in Europe and North America
Au Pairs and Nannies
- A-One Au Pairs and Nannies: www.aupairsetc.co.uk
– Places au pairs in positions all over England, Scotland and Wales
- Au Pair Australia: www.aupairinaustralia.com.au
– Places European au pairs with Australian families
- Au Pair in America: www.aupairamerica.com.au
– Recruits for positions in the US
- Au Pair in America: www.aupairamerica.co.uk
– Recruits for positions in the US
- Australian Nanny and Au Pair Connection: www.australiannannies.info
Matches families and nannies in Australia and abroad
- Childcare International: www.childint.co.uk
– London based agency that places nannies in America, Australia, Canada New Zealand and throughout Europe
- Childcare Solution: www.thechildcaresolution.com
– Places permanent and temporary nannies and nurses across the UK
- Family Match: www.familymatch.com.au
– Matches au pairs and nannies with families in Australia and internationally
- JCR Australia: www.jcraus.com.au
– International au pair and nanny programs with additional branches in the UK, New Zealand and South Africa
- Just Au Pairs: www.justaupairs.co.uk
– Au pair placements across the UK
- Nannies Abroad: www.nanniesabroad.co.nz
– A New Zealand based international nanny agency specializing in placing staff around the world
- Quickhelp Agency: www.quickhelp.co.uk
– For nanny positions in the UK and also to Austria, France and Germany
- Scotia Personnel: www.scotia-personnel-ltd.com
- A Canadian company with various opportunities abroad, including au pair placement
Camp Counsellors
- BUNAC: www.bunac.org/uk/summer-camp/
– Sumer camp placement opportunities in the US and Canada
- Camp America: www.campamerica.co.uk
– UK recruitment site for US summer camp jobs
- Village Camps: www.villagecamps.com
– Counsellor positions in six countries across Europe
Teaching English
- Bell Language School: www.bell-centres.com
– CELTA programs and language schools abroad
- British Council: www.britishcouncil.org/learning-elt-teach-english.htm
– A great resource for anyone new to English language teaching
- Dave’s ESL Café: http://eslcafe.com
– Probably the most well known site for ESL teaching with a ton of jobs all over Asia.
- EF English First: www.englishfirst.com
– Career development and teaching positions in Russia, China and Indonesia
- Global TESOL Australia: http://globalteacher.com.au
– TESOL training and support finding work opportunities afterword
- Inlingua International: www.inlingua-cheltenham.co.uk
- Certificate training with job placement as an option once completed
- International House London: www.ihlondon.co.uk
– CELTA courses
- Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (aka The JET Program): http://www.jetprogramme.org/
– A work scheme mostly for US Citizens but does include other countries where English is spoken as a native language.
- Language Magazine: www.languagemagazine.com
– Magazine on language teaching based in the US that has a job section titled “JobShop”
- Languages International: www.languages.ac.nz
– Teaching jobs and training opportunities in New Zealand
- Overseas Digest: www.overseasdigest.com
– A great resources for teaching, working and living abroad
- Saxoncourt UK: www.saxoncourt.com
– Saxoncourt training and recruitment offers jobs in a variety of countries and English teacher training CELTA courses.
- Seek Learning: www.seeklearning.com.au
– A wide range of online courses including TESOL courses and partnered with an Australian job search site
- Teach International: www.teachinternational.co.nz
– Courses in New Zealand, Australia, Istanbul and Vietnam
- TESL Canada: www.tesl.ca
- Links for TESL teacher training and jobs all over Canada
- Via Lingua: www.vialingua.org
– TEFL Certificate programs in 15 countries
