Work and study abroad

Seasonal paid (and unpaid!) roles are available worldwide in a range of job sectors: hospitality; voluntary work; education; sport; environmental conservation; au pairing; supporting remote communities.  For a list of more organisations offering work and study abroad visit Graduate Prospects. 

 Working Abroad

• Going Global - packed with country specific career information, the latest graduate job and internship opportunities, a comprehensive employer directory for each country, and company profiles across the range of job sectors. Follow the link and register to view thousands of overseas opportunities.
• Working Abroad - hints and tips from Graduate Prospects.
• BUNAC - USA summer camps and other worldwide opportunities.
• Camp America – more opportunities to work in summer camps across the USA.
• Camp Counselling USA -specialise in both summer camp jobs and volunteer adventures.
• Yummy Jobs - summer placements and work experience for the hospitality sector mainly in the USA (including the large theme parks ). Other worldwide opportunities are also advertised.

Teaching English as a Foreign Language

• Teaching English as a Foreign language (TEFL) - a job profile is available from Graduate Prospects.
• IST Plus - specialises in work and travel in the USA and Australia, as well as organising teaching programmes in Thailand and China.
• Cactus TEFL - promotes professional TEFL courses from around the world.
• Oxford TEFL - offers courses around the world which will enable you to teach English as a second language.
• i-to-i - offers both TEFL courses and placements all over the world.

Volunteering

• Frontier - offers environmental conservation and work with remote communities.
• Original Volunteers - volunteer overseas on a range of projects.
• Projects Abroad - a diverse range of voluntary projects and internships overseas. 
• Raleigh International - worldwide opportunities to work on community projects (Bursary Awards may be available to assist with funding your trip). 
• Responsible Travel - ofers gap year holidays working on community projects abroad.
• Travellers Worldwide - an international provider of voluntary placements and work experience overseas.
• Xchange Scotland - offers a range of international volunteering opportunities and exchanges.
• Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) - an independent international development organisation offering a wide range of volunteering placements.

Work and Study

• GCU Exchanges & Study Abroad Team - just for GCU students, opportunities to work and study abroad for part of your degree.
• Study Abroad - information and advice from Graduate Prospects.
• Erasmus - run by the British Council, it encourages and promotes student exchange throughout the EU, allowing you to study abroad for part of your degree.
• Comenius - also run by the British Council, it offers teaching assistant placements abroad during your studies.
• The Saltire Foundation - offers undergraduate internship programmes abroad with some of the world's top companies.
• International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) - course-related work placements abroad for undergraduates in science, engineering, technology and architecture.
• Mountbatten Institute - paid graduate internships for one year in either London or New York, with evening and weekend study.
• Fulbright Scholarships - postgraduate educational exchange programme in the USA.

International Vacancies

• GCU Careers Service vacancies - search in Work-Experience/Placements for vacation work and summer internships. You will have to register to use this service.
• Going Global - packed with country specific career information, the latest graduate job and internship opportunities, a comprehensive employer directory for each country, and company profiles across the range of job sectors. Follow the link and register to view thousands of overseas opportunities.
• International Jobs Online - a list of international job opportunities from the Careers Group (University of London)
• Graduate Jobsearch Online - search for jobs worldwide via the University of Strathclyde Careers Service portal.
• EURES - find work throughout Europe with the European Commission. 

Country Specific Information

• Country Profiles - useful information on working in specific countries around the world, from Graduate Prospects.
• Going Global - packed with country specific career information, the latest graduate job and internship opportunities, a comprehensive employer directory for each country, and company profiles across the range of job sectors. Follow the link and register to view thousands of overseas opportunities.
• BBC Country Profiles - political and economic information for countries around the world.
• AGCAS Country Guides for International Students - this series offers practical advice to international students who have chosen to return to their home country to look for work.
• www.kwintessential.co.uk/culture-vulture.php - advice, articles and useful tips for working abroad.

Careers Reference Library

Lending copies of these books are available from the library.

• Work Your Way around the World, Griffith, 331.124 GRI
• Working Abroad, Reuvid, 331.702 REU
• Teaching English Abroad, Griffith, 428.24071 GRI
• Live & Work in the USA, Turner, 917.304931 TUR
• Gap Year Guidebook, Withers, 331.34705 GAP
• Summer Jobs Worldwide (Careers shelf only), 331.124025 SUM