Finding work abroad. This is the main objective of Eures, the portal through which the young people of the European Union have the opportunity to find many professional opportunities in the various countries of the continent.
Eures is precisely a cooperation network created to facilitate the free movement of workers in the 28 EU countries, in addition to Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
According to the EU commissioner for employment, the Belgian Marianne Thyssen, it is "a valuable tool to combat youth unemployment and respond to the skills mismatch throughout Europe" or the mismatch between a worker's skills and those required by the labor market Work.
A few weeks ago, the EU Council gave the go-ahead for the reform of the European network of employment services 'Eures'. Among the main innovations, there is an automatic linking system between job offers and CVs entered on the platform, the participation of trade unions and private sector organizations in the initiatives, more job offers with more information and the contribution of the centers for public employment to provide the same offline information and support to non-web-savvy people.
How does EURES work?
By registering on the portal, interested parties will have the opportunity to consult thousands of job offers in the 28 countries of the European Union and receive online support in their own language from one of the 1.000 consultants who act as intermediaries between job seekers and employers .
The latter, in turn, have the possibility to consult the CVs present on the platform, choosing the profile plus confirmations of their requests. It should be emphasized that ad hoc economic funding is provided for workers who go abroad to carry out a job interview or take a language course necessary for employment.
The recent renewal has the aim of favoring the role of matching between job supply and demand, implementing information and services and giving subscribers the possibility of consulting updates in real time.
Eures: job opportunities
To date, the Eures portal has 1.171.187 job offers, 246.576 CVs, 6.298 employers and 1.050 consultants. The offers cover almost two million jobs as a single offer can be opened for multiple positions.
Going into detail, the greatest possibilities are currently present in Germany. Workers who want to find a job abroad have 503.266 job offers available. The United Kingdom follows with 181.532 offers, Belgium with 116.202, France with 113.433. As regards young foreigners who want to come to work in Italy, today there are 8.535 offers, 2.030 of which in Lombardy alone.
Eures: entry requirements
To access the Program, job seekers must meet the following requirements:
– nationality of one of the 28 EU member states + Iceland and Norway;
– age is between 18 and 35 years (not completed 36);
– legal residence in one of the 28 EU member states + Iceland and Norway;
– interest in working in one of the 28 EU member countries + Iceland and Norway.
As far as employers are concerned, the requirements are:
– be a large organization or SME based in one of the 28 EU states + Iceland and Norway
– look for a young European worker (between 18 and 35 years old) from one of the 28 EU states + Iceland and Norway who is not one's own;
– offer a job, an internship, an apprenticeship and a written contract that has a minimum duration of 6 months, full time or part time, stipulated according to the national legislation on work materials and social assistance.
EURES: the options
Registered students will be able to choose not only the type of job they are looking for, but also the duration of the contract (permanent, temporary, unspecified), the type (full, partial, internship), the level of education, the Eures mark, and experience professional required or necessary.
Eures: how to register?
Employers or jobseekers will be able to join the network by accessing the Eures site by entering their personal data, contact address and contact information. The latter, by creating an account as a candidate looking for a job on EURES, will have the possibility to insert their CV online (in English, Europass format) to make it available to employers throughout Europe, receive the most recent offers jobs that match your profile and much more. Employers, on the other hand, after registering, will be able to search for CVs that match the required requirements and view, save and organize candidates to simplify the selection process.
