Hello there Everyone!
Well, Dave and I are finally back in Lyon after an amazing vacation and a ton of travel. We got back to Lyon to discover that our internet and phone services were dead, so we've spent the last week trying to get ourselves back to a civilized state of communicatability. Is that a word? :) We are still down, so I'm at an internet cafe right now sending out this update. At least these cafes are plentiful :) We're preparing some blogs about our travels and hope to post them soon. But in the meantime, I have a question for everyone.
I have an ambitious friend who is trying desperately to improve her already fairly good English so she can pursue a decent career here in France. She was hoping to move to England or the US for about 3 months so she can immerse herself in the language for a while. She would like to find work, and might consider going to school. She was asking me if I thought she could find work for such a short period of time, and in spite of the fact that she's a foreigner. And would she need a work-permit or any other paperwork? I didn't have any answers for her, but I know there must be someone out there that might know some stuff. So, if anyone has any ideas or advice, please let us know. I love helping people reach their dreams so I'd love to see my friend have success in her career goals. Any thoughts?
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Does she want a green card? ;-) -- Jim H.
Not unless she has to get one. She only wants to work for 3 months, and the goal of working is to be able to talk to adults all day long. It doesn't have to be a "good" position in an office or anything.
She will need a work visa (H1), which is fairly hard to get... but being French, maybe not.
A receiptionist position may suite her well... all day phone calls and people streaming in & out. She can sign up with an agency here and do contract work for 3 months.
~Tiff
Your so giving! My advise is to keep showing her your way of helping others get what they want. It could rub off and result in good things for her.
~r
There are some jobs like tutoring which you can get away with sneaking in without a work visa of somesort.
There are not a lot of other cash only jobs that come to mind.
She might be able to wait tables at small out of the way places or possibly with prior experience at french cuisine locations.
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