Hey fellows,
Let me shortly introduce myself: I am from Germany, 24 years old, last year I graduated as BA in Economics from Julius-Maximilians-University of Wuerzburg. Currently I am working as Personnel consultant (actually Headhunting) at a telemarketing company near my hometown.
I plan to settle down in Bogotá for the longer term. My girlfriend studies over there, she is Colombian, I met her in Germany when she did an Au-Pair year. In spring I spent nearly 3 months travelling around and staying in Bogotá. So far so good. But to settle down I need a work and this seems to be tricky.
My ideas:
- Work in companies in sales, communication or related fields (Already sent a lot of applications + used elempleo.com) - Problem: Many jobs are really paid with the minimum wage which is definitely not enough to survive on your own. I already had some Skype interviews but until now I couldn´t find something steady.
- Work as language teacher. I am fluently in English (C1 CEFR) and Spanish (B2 CEFR), already lived half a year each in Spain and in Thailand, therefore I am accustomed to live abroad and I think making friends etc. won´t be the big deal. Guess doing something like the CELTA would be raise my chances to find a decent position.
You see it´s all not that easy. Maybe some members have more experience about finding a work in Bogotá and can give me advice, I´d really appreciate that!
Cheers
Louis