Work in one of the nearest European countries does not lose its relevance for Belarusians in 2017. Western countries, and especially Poland, are increasingly in need of new personnel, because with the entry of the Republic of Poland into the European Union, local youth immigrated en masse to the countries of “old” Europe, in search of better life and big salaries. That is why the country desperately needs able-bodied workers of low and high qualifications.

At the end of 2015, the unemployment rate in Poland was just over 10%, and this is an impressive figure! But nothing frightens desperate citizens thirsting for a better life to seek their happiness over the hill.

In this article we will try to describe in as much detail as possible how Belarusians can find work in Poland.

How to go to work in Poland

Before you pack your bags and go to Poland to look for work, it is worth remembering that first of all, employers give preference to locals and only then consider immigrants. However, this situation is not only in Poland, but in all developed countries: First, you need to provide work for your own citizens, and then, to the extent possible, foreign ones. From here we get that your main task, as a job seeker, is to convince the potential employer that you are the one and only and irreplaceable employee. However, in order to convince someone, you first need to find a suitable vacancy, or better yet several. But we will talk about this in more detail below.

Let's return to convincing a potential employer. Why is this so important? Yes, because it is the employer who will issue a special permit for you, which gives you the right to work, unless, of course, you have a Pole card or a Polish residence permit.

Please note that some employers offer work with accommodation, but this point needs to be clarified and discussed in advance, because otherwise you will have to deal with the issue of renting housing yourself.

Jobs and salaries in Poland for Belarusians

Due to the massive outflow of young people, Poland is especially in need of specialists of various qualifications. Although immigrants from Belarus for the most part have access to vacancies that locals, for some reason, considered uninteresting. The most popular for 2017 are:

Builders
Drivers (international transport)
Waiters
Dishwashers
Sales consultants
Seamstresses
Packers and other service personnel

Among highly qualified personnel, programmers and doctors are especially in demand. However, the first, and life in Belarus is very good.

As for salaries, you shouldn’t count on manna from heaven. The average salary in Poland as of 2017 is approximately 900EUR. By Belarusian standards the money is obscenely good, but life in Poland is very different. First, you need to pay taxes. Secondly, rent and utilities, which, in fact, will eat up most of the money. And thirdly, travel, food and other pleasures of life.

If you sincerely want to move to Poland in order to be able to travel around the countries of the Schengen zone without borders, then with a salary of 900EUR you can forget about it. Well, if the goals are different, higher and long-term, then you probably understand what you are going for and why.

Where to look for work in Poland

There are two fundamentally different approaches to finding a job in Poland: on your own without intermediaries or with the help of specialized agencies.

If you decide to cope with all the difficulties on your own, then the global network and specialized Polish job search sites can help you.

They will help you in your job search: www.praca.pl , www.pracuj.pl , pl.jooble.org , www.jobs.pl , www.adzuna.pl , www.infopraca.pl , gazetapraca.pl , pl.jobrapido.com , 4programmers.net(work in the IT field), www.mp.pl(work in the medical field).

If you don’t want to search on your own, then you can resort to the help of agencies that will find a suitable vacancy for you and connect you with the employer. In addition, the agency will help with paperwork and explain all the nuances and pitfalls of Polish legislation. Such agencies operate both in Belarus and Poland. Which one is better to contact? The question is extremely complex, but one thing is certain: in order not to fall into the clutches of scammers, always ask to see licenses and documents giving the agency the right to engage in this activity. Agency services are paid!

Work visa to Poland for Belarusians

So, when a suitable vacancy has been found and all issues with the employer have been settled, it’s time to deal with a routine bureaucratic issue. To begin with, the employer must formalize for you, as for foreign citizen, work permit in the Voivodeship administration. Registration of a permit takes approximately 1 month. When the paper is ready, the applicant’s work begins: applying for a category D visa. To do this, the Consular Section Polish embassy you must provide documents:

Passport
Visa application form
Invitation from a Polish employer
Medical insurance policy
Current color photo
Since 2011, the Consular fee has been abolished!

Remember that a national Polish visa gives its holder the right to stay in other Schengen countries for no more than 90 days in a six-month period.

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However, as statistics show, many are frightened by the very prospect of independently searching for a vacancy in a foreign country, subsequent negotiations with the employer, and they turn to intermediaries represented by recruitment agencies.

There is nothing wrong with this, and if you are willing to pay for help in selecting a job and related services, there is no problem, this is normal practice.

The main thing in this matter is not to fall for the bait of scammers. Read more about this in the article -?

The information given below will be useful to those who want to independently search for vacancies for Ukrainians in Poland and make sure that it is not at all difficult.

Work in Poland without intermediaries - how to look for vacancies?

So, if you want to find offers for a specific vacancy in a specific city in Poland, enter search engine google.pl required request in Polish:

For example . Would you like to see offers for drivers in Krakow. Type into the search “oferta pracy kierowca kraków” or simply"praca kierowca kraków". You can add the phrase “dla ukraincow”, in which case we will receive a list of vacancies relevant for visitors from Ukraine

Let's go to the first best ad and read:

We need a driver of category C+E to work as a driver on international lines (truck driver). The job description states “Mile widziani również obywatele Ukrainy”, that is, we will be glad to see citizens of Ukraine. All that remains is to contact the employer.

Option 2. One of the most popular classifieds portals in Poland gumtree.pl.

Let's go to the website. In the middle window, select the item “ offer pracy". In the last window, we leave everything unchanged if we are looking for vacancies throughout Poland or selecting a specific Voivodeship and city.

And most importantly, in the first window we enter the phrase “ z ukrainy"(for Ukrainians) or " z bialorusi"(for Belarusians), which will give us free vacancies for people from specific countries. By the way, when you enter the program’s functionality, it pulls up vacancies from specific areas of activity, for example Praca na budowie, opiekunki i nianie, as can be seen in the picture below.

Click the button " SZUKAJ»

You will see a window with job search results. At the top there will be advertisements marked “Linki sponsorowane” (advertising links) - we skip them and go straight to offers from employers.

We have selected offers for office employees. There are not as many options as we would like, but they are there. By clicking on the link we can familiarize ourselves with the requirements and working conditions.

As we can see from the description, an employee is required in language school in Krakow. We need Russian-speaking employees (preferably from Ukraine). Salary 1500 zlotys/month in hand.

Option 3. Contact a Polish recruitment agency. The secret is that agencies in Poland do not have the right to charge the applicant for finding a job - the fee is taken from the employer. Although it is not a fact that the employer will not subsequently deduct this amount from your salary. Where to go:

• Randstad.pl
• Ewl.com.pl
• Interkadra.pl

Summary. In a word, finding and getting a job in Poland without intermediaries (for both men and women) is not that difficult, although you will still need knowledge of the language, even to find and understand the description. But finding a vacancy does not mean getting a job; you need to prepare and go through an interview.

Realistically assess your strengths and capabilities. If you are not yet confident in yourself, it is better to turn to trusted intermediaries, this way you will save both time and nerves.

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The Polish state is more different high level life compared to Ukraine, but experiences a labor shortage. Since the countries are located next door, Ukrainian citizens often go to work in this country. Working in Poland for Ukrainians brings a salary from $800 to $1,700 monthly. After introduction visa-free regime the labor market opened to immigrants. Are you having difficulties with work? Our web resource offers tens of thousands of unoccupied jobs completely free of charge.

Popular job vacancies for women and men

After the country was admitted to the European Union, Poles began to travel en masse to France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Finland. As a result, many jobs have become available. Both general workers and qualified professionals are needed there.

For ostarbeiters, work vacancies in Poland are attractive due to the state of the social infrastructure, geographical location and membership in the European Union. People flock here after learning about regulated labor laws. Workers here are protected and receive a full social package.
Conditions on the part of customers regarding the understanding of “polskiego” do not become an obstacle for immigrants. The similarity of the two languages ​​makes learning accessible. Migrants who have mastered the language claim proper wages. Newcomers who manage to find legal work in Poland earn enough money to support their family back home.
Tips: look for a job in person, don’t wait to be invited.

Jobs for low-skilled workers

The work that we do at home for free costs money abroad. Brief characteristics jobs for applicants:

1. considered low-skilled and unprestigious. However, some workers manage to earn $1,000 or more monthly. In order to get such a job, you need to know by heart the use of household chemicals, how to care for expensive furniture and plumbing fixtures. It is enough to use a chemical incorrectly once and then you will have to work off the losses.
2. it costs expensive. Not every family will entrust their child to an unknown person. In order to get a job as a nanny, you need a recommendation from other Poles and an impeccable history of being in the country. You can earn up to $1000 per month. There are options with or without accommodation. If you live together, your salary may increase for cleaning rooms and cooking. The main condition for hiring is the Polish language and cooking for the child.
3. can be considered as one of the options for staying abroad to begin with. Requires physical health and strong nerves with pros and cons. A plus may be living together and no costs for food and housing. Minus ▬ constant stay in the house with a sick or elderly person. A medical degree or advanced training courses will be an advantage. Salary from $500 in hand.
4. suitable for men. Preference is given to those who served in the army. After short courses or explanation of functions, they are allowed to work.
5. in a warehouse does not require special skills. They accept everyone, both men and women, who are physically healthy because they work on their feet the entire shift. Not recommended for applicants with varicose veins and other diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
6. not a prestigious craft, but you can’t do without them. They accept men up to 55 years old without bad habits.
7. for physically healthy men. You can get a job in a Russian-speaking brigade for the first time. General workers as part of teams of tilers, plasterers, painters, and drywallers make good money.
8. Anyone can work, but you need to know the language and be comfortable with mathematics, and not confuse expenses with income. You must have a pedantic and scrupulous character for this activity.
9. — men who have work experience at a sawmill or woodworking enterprise are hired. Understanding the language at a conversational level is mandatory. Salary from $1000 in hand.

This is only a small part of the popular vacancies. There are now more than 30,000 job invitations. Workers are urgently needed in the Republic of Poland for: , . .. See all vacancies

Tips: Before signing a contract, find out:

• terms of salary payment, gross and net amount;
• how many hours must be worked;
• about insurance, housing, getting to work, etc.

Vacancies for highly skilled workers

The first place in terms of remuneration is held by programmers and developers who know javascript and have experience in using libraries that manage the state of the application redux, mobx, flux. Salary is up to 7 thousand zlotys per month.
CNC machine programmers and CNC machine operators are in demand with salaries up to PLN 3,600/month.
For specialists with higher education There are vacancies for engineers: automation, technologist, mechanic, electrician, builder, designer, foreman, logistician.

Vacancies are open for highly qualified workers: MIG MAG welder, mechanic, turner, milling machine operator, plasterer, facade worker, cook, pastry chef, seamstress, waiter, bartender.
It should be remembered that before being hired you will have to pass qualifying exams. This primarily concerns welders. After passing the exams, they are awarded a certificate. If the tests are unsuccessful, they can withdraw 100 zlotys. for damaged material.

How to look for permanent income

Legal work in Poland for Ukrainians without intermediaries is easily found using employment sites. When planning to get a job, you should consider what permits you will need to stay and whether you need a visa. To work officially, a special permit is required. However, it is acceptable to do without it for six months. People work for six months without obtaining a work permit. There are two ways to select a job: independently and with the help of a trusted person.

Job search, direct selection

Job searches are conducted directly among relatives or acquaintances, or you can also write a letter to the company of interest. Jobs in Poland are sought from employers by submitting advertisements on the Internet or in newspapers. You must get a job in Poland with permission, legally and legally. This is especially true for professions with frequent workplace injuries. As a result of a work injury, a legally registered worker receives insurance, payment for treatment, and, in case of disability, a pension from the state. The illegal worker is left to deal with the complications that arise.
Did you know what: The hottest job openings are published in local newspapers.

The Internet will help us

There are two types of job searches: at home on the computer or directly in the country.
Sitting at home at the computer we are looking for:

• on one's own;
• contact an intermediary;

The first option is cheaper, but requires a significant investment of time. The second one is faster, but you have to pay from 100 to 150 euros for the services of the intermediary.
To find a job you need to have at least a little knowledge Polish language. As a last resort, you can use Google Translator.
To search on your own, you need to collect a database of all vacancies in “Rzeczypospolitej polski”.
Look for vacancies on Polish sites in the press or on Ukrainian web resources.

Polish sites with job offers for everyone

To search for free places, you need to go to the Polish version of Google by typing in google.pl.
When searching for a job on your own, you need to enter the keyword “looking for a job” plus the name of the profession in the search bar, for example:

• looking for a job - “szukam pracę”;
• I'm looking for a job as a driver - szukam pracę kierowcą.

The second search method is to go to specialized sites with job offers. There are not many of them, but the advertisements there are grouped by profession. Job search sites in Poland:

• gumtree.pl;
• pracuj.pl;
• praca.gratka.pl;
• www.infopraca.pl;
• www.jobs.pl;
• gazetapraca.pl;
• www.gowork.pl.

If you don’t want to waste time digging through websites, contact the agencies directly. The most famous of them are:

• Randstad.pl;
• Ewl.com.pl;
• Interkadra.pl.

If the vacancy does not satisfy you, enter “agencja pracy” into the search bar and, in addition to these three big We will receive portals from all well-known companies in Poland. Google immediately offers a translation of the page into Russian, so there will be no language problems.
In addition to these two options, there is also a third option: searching for vacancies in Poland on Ukrainian job search sites abroad.
Please be aware: recruitment agencies cannot charge remuneration for services in searching for available vacancies; this is prohibited by the laws of the country.

General requirements for candidates

Requirements for candidates for vacant positions in Poland: from minimal to strict. Age, most often required, is not younger than 18 and not older than 60 years. Job applicants must be neat, energetic, resilient and have no bad habits.
The character of future workers and employees should be calm, not prone to conflicts and sociable. Welcome: language proficiency, recommendations from employers, specialized education.
There will be work for those who are hardworking and persistent. You need to not be afraid of imaginary difficulties and then the reward will be a decent income!

The number of Ukrainians who came to work in Poland, as well as the number of people wishing to come from Ukraine and other CIS countries, is constantly growing, according to migration services Poland, now there are more than a million Ukrainians in the country. This is due to the fact that Poles go to work in richer European countries - Germany, England and others, and are freed a large number of jobs that local residents cannot provide.

To see what jobs are currently in demand in Poland, you can look at the list of vacancies on one of the major job search sites in Poland. Such a list of sites will be given in this article.

To familiarize yourself with some sites, lists of vacancies in groups and other sources, you will be required to have a minimum command of Polish, but below are also resources for those who do not know this language at all.

Job search sites in Polish

Work in Poland is available both for general workers and for specialists with highly specialized qualifications:

1. jooble.pl – on this site you can find a suitable vacancy in the Polish city you are interested in by entering the name of the specialty in the search bar. The portal searches for data on many employment sites, so the chances of finding the job you need are quite high. You can also sign up for a newsletter and vacancies will be sent to your email daily.
2. pracuj.pl is the main source of vacancies for potential office workers, managers and other professionals with good knowledge of Polish, work experience and a diploma. If you want to find vacancies in blue-collar occupations and do not know the language well, we recommend using this site only as an auxiliary source of information. But qualified workers will be pleased with its intuitive interface and the ability to subscribe to the mailing list of suitable vacancies after a quick registration. There is a mobile version of the site that allows you to always be aware of “hot” vacancies and quickly respond to them.
3. olx.pl is a portal where various types of advertisements are posted. There is also a “Praca” section, where they offer quite a lot of vacancies. Many employers post advertisements on this site offering employment to Ukrainians.
4. praca.pl is a large, trusted website where reputable companies post vacancies. Here you can find long-term, well-paid work, provided you have education, work experience in your specialty and knowledge of the language. But there is also an English version of the site. In the “Targi pracy” section of the site you can regularly exchange resumes (CVs) with possible employers.
5. infopraca.pl is a well-thought-out site for qualified specialists who know Polish, but here you can get a really good place.
6. gumtree.pl is a reputable Polish site where you can find work from direct employers. We advise you to post your resume here, even if you have not yet had time to properly learn the spoken language. Perhaps the job will “find” you on its own.
7. adzuna.pl is an aggregator of vacancies from all over the Polish-language Internet. Plus, here you can find your bearings regarding the average salaries for your chosen specialty.
8. neuvoo.pl is a job aggregator that collects and publishes current job offers for free from various resources: specialized portals, recruitment agencies, and official company websites.
9. pracadlaukrainy.pl - on this site, employers from Poland offer vacancies to workers from Ukraine.

Also feel free to visit the following employment sites in Poland:worka.ua

But the list of site offers is not limited to labor specialties. On rabota.ua you can find a job both as a general worker and in the IT field.

The main thing is not to cooperate with intermediaries and not to pay anyone anything for services, since there were precedents when people simply lost their money and did not find work. To avoid being one of them, learn at least common phrases in Polish in order to minimally navigate the sites and find vacancies on your own.

If you don’t have a CV (resume) yet, be sure to compose it correctly, preferably with a photo. It is also necessary to add the following phrase at the end of the resume: “Wyrażam zgodę na przetwarzanie moich danych osobowych dla potrzeb niezbędnych do realizacji procesu rekrutacji (zgodnie z Ustawą z dnia 08.29.1997 roku o Ochronie Danych Osobowych; (t ekst jednolity: Dz. U. 2016 . poz. 922)". Otherwise, your resume may simply not be considered. When you apply for a vacancy, attach not only your resume, but also a motivating cover letter to it.

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The most convenient and quick way searching for a job in Poland is the Internet. There are many resources on the network with advertisements and vacancies, both international and Polish. If you want to make your search as easy as possible, it is best to use Polish job vacancy sites for jobs in Poland.

There are many intermediaries and scammers on Ukrainian and Russian websites. On large international resources, vacancies are published mainly by large companies; medium and small businesses are poorly represented there. Although this is precisely what is interesting for job seekers. The only option left is to search for offers on Polish job sites. You can also find it there.

Main Polish job vacancy sites working in Poland

Below is a list of key employment resources:

• grupaprogres.pl
• gazetapraca.pl
• jobrapido.pl
• pracuj.pl
• praca.pl
• infopraca.pl
• careerjet.pl
• kariera.pl
• jobs.pl
• gowork.pl
• careerjet.pl
• hrk.pl
• bdi.com.pl
• adzuna.pl
• isivi.pl
• gumtree.pl
• flagma.pl

The most popular international sites in Poland for searching vacancies and employees

• pl.jooble.org - Polish branch of the international resource Jooble
• praca.money.pl – subsection of a popular business portal
• praca.gratka.pl - employment section on the Gratka classifieds website
• olx.pl/praca/kategorie - job search on the international advertisement resource OLX
• praca.dlastudenta.pl - work for students on the student portal Dlastudenta

Specialized job search resources

In addition to general sites, there are several thematic resources aimed at specific audiences:

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