If you've had it with searching the job pages and competing with the rest of the UK in interviews, then why not take a gap year, do something completely different and get wonderful work experience abroad?
If you have been dreaming of taking a gap year but don't want to neglect your career prospects, then combining worldwide paid work experience with seeing stunning sights is the best of both worlds! If you want to gain valuable work experience while exploring incredible new places, then you should work abroad!
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Another reason why you should work abroad is that you'll make some money as you go! If you have always wanted to travel but are faced with financing fears and the worry of how to fund your gap trip, then getting work abroad is the ideal way of funding your stay overseas and saving up to see the sights.
If you have a clear idea of the work route you want to take in life, or want to try a taster of new things, then you should consider taking up an internship, or becoming a volunteer abroad and gaining valuable work experience on your gap year. With a range of professional internships on offer, as well as volunteer placements working with kids, communities or wildlife, whatever your career path you can see it all if you choose to take up the challenge and work abroad on your gap year.
Getting work abroad is CV gold. Not only are you proving your job skills to employers, but you are showing off a whole range of other talents and qualities, such as the ability to take on a new challenge, travel independently, show a versatile skill set and gain work experience worldwide. If you want to show that you're a serious contender in the career market then you should definitely work abroad!
Up to 12 months from £599
4.5 42A perfect way to get your Working Holiday off to a great start!
Aged 18-30? Expect to earn £10 to £15 an hour with paid work in Oz! Start with 8 days of fun in Sydney plus 12 months of expert job offers, advice and support - awesome!
12 months from £449
4.0 27Earn $10,000 a year, free flights, accommodation & meals included!
Work as an Au Pair in the USA for a year. Earn over USD10,000 and gain amazing childcare experience abroad. Flights, accommodation, meals and insurance included!
Up to 12 months from £699
A week of fun in the sun & 12 months' job support
Travel Australia without breaking the bank with our amazing working holiday package, Enjoy a week of travels and fun in sunny Perth and its surrounding areas, as well as 12 months' support from our jobs team and access to our massive jobs database - what are you waiting for?
9 days to 12 months from £899
Best of the North Island with 12 months job support
Epic 9 day tour of the North Island, plus live and work in New Zealand for up to 12 months.
3 to 12 months from £5,429
It's a bucket-list blockbuster!
Taking a gap year? Postponing uni? We've got the perfect trip for you! Discover Vietnam, Thailand, Bali and Australia with the perfect mix of group and independent travel. Combine fun in the sun with a working holiday and add on extra destinations to build your dream package!
12 months
from £639 £607
Earn $18- $35 AUD an hour in the Northern Territory!
Explore the best that the stunning Northern Territory in Australia has to offer, and grab yourself a job earning on average between $18-$35 AUD an hour! Start with an action-packed week in Darwin and the surrounding National Parks, then get 12 months of expert job offers, advice, and support!
12 months or more from £1,499
Get an internationally recognised TEFL qualification and teaching placement in Vietnam!
Gain a qualification and a guaranteed paid teaching placement in Vietnam
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