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Programming Jobs Abroad For a US Citizen?
An anonymous reader writes "I am a American citizen with a masters in Computer Science from a 3rd tier college and 4 years of work experience under my belt. I would like to work somewhere abroad in Europe for a couple years before I get too settled in life but have no clue where to start. I only speak English but would love to learn a second language. What sort of opportunities are there for American citizens to work abroad? What countries offer the best opportunity to balance a challenging work environment with enough vacation to explore the rest of Europe in my free time? Any hassles I should know about?"
code writes you... ?
"I am a American citizen "
Are you sure you speak English?
You mean "they're" and "there".
I see what you did they're.
France just loves Americans who only speak English. Maybe you can find something there.
And get some of that sweet in-sourced work from the US.
Sure they do: snotty, good, small, and fake.
" What sort of opportunities are there for American citizens to work abroad?"
Lots of opportunities with this outfit:
[URL]http://www.marines.com/page/usmc.jsp[/URL]
"Any hassles I should know about?"
Nothing we can't train you for son.
On a more serious note, if you are under 29 there is a class of working VISA available in many countries that allows you to work there for up to 12 months with few restrictions.
"Sure they do: snotty, good, small, and fake."
Sorry, only just woke up half-way down the comments. Are we talking about breasts again?
'Thats they exact same thing a banana wrench monkey.'
Sorry to seem negative, but if my (limited, Holland/Belgium) experience is anything to go by, you will fail to learn the language in these countries. Certainly, despite attempts, I ended up with little more than a smattering of Dutch.
Why - they want to practice their (already good) English. So it's hard.
And you are never going to learn Finnish. It's impossible, apparently. (There's a rumour that even Finns speak to other in English when no one else is listening, but it might not be true).
It's fun though! Go for it.
(Personally, I'm always pleased when I meet an American that even knows there are other countries, let alone has actually been there)
"Cats like plain crisps"
People Generally consider GB and Ireland to be part of Europe, much as many in GB/Ir would like to disagree.
Do not downmod posts "overrated" simply because you disagree with them.
Come to Slovakia, we love Americans to come here. We have a nice Hostel for you to stay in too.
Australian running a company that does C# / C++ / Java / SQL / Python / Mathematica
Remind me never to buy another one of their locks.
Stick Men
There's a couple of hundred thousand Americans working there, and new vacancies being created every week.
Quidquid Latine dictum sit, altum videtur (anything said in Latin sounds important)