Britons living in Bulgaria. Guide to Bulgaria, Sofia and Varna

How to Be a Livelihood in Bulgaria - Protect Offshore

How to Achieve a Livelihood in Bulgaria - Protect Offshore Discussing jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities for Brits in Bulgaria The one thing holding back some will-be expatriates is the thought of how they’re going to make a living once they move abroad. Just to recap, if you speak Bulgarian your chances of securing employment are vastly improved, and what’s more, the fields in which you can find work will be almost as diverse as you’re perhaps used to in the UK. The two main fields of employment in which Britons find work are property and teaching. The former is a marketplace where opportunities are dwindling at the moment unfortunately, although there are still some people who find jobs in Sofia and the winter resorts in the field of real estate. If you have a TEFL qualification, so much the better, otherwise enterprising Brits are also marketing their services privately via newspaper classified adverts or even by putting up cards in supermarkets! If you’ve an entrepreneurial bent, you’ll find an opportunity to make a living in Bulgaria without doubt, this is because there are so many niches left to explore and exploit. Whether you set up a restaurant or an interior design service for Brits who’ve bought a home in Bulgaria, you’ll find a way of making a living. Those with little or no Bulgarian language skills will either have to rely on employing Bulgarian staff, or they’ll need to target their business and skills towards British clientele. The other side of the expat coin reveals that there is a small pocket of expatriates who are living and working in Bulgaria quite happily and who have been headhunted or relocated by an employer. These expats often earn a salary above the usually market rate for the nation, but are on a short-term or fixed secondment to the country. If you work for a company with offices in Bulgaria and you’d really like to relocate, you may as well approach your company and see if they will be willing to sponsor or at least support your move abroad. If you’re prepared to work hard and make opportunities, you will find that you can succeed. If on the other hand you like working in a regular and routine 9 to 5, you may well discover that you’re lacking sufficient get up and go, and that a move to Bulgaria will therefore be unwise! SHARE: del.icio.us Digg Facebook Google Mixx NewsVine StumbleUpon Technorati YahooMyWeb Page 1 of 1 Related... Shelter Offshore writers and contributors are subject to an Editorial Guide which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests.