Working in BA

[francocignelli]

Hi everyone. I lived in Buenos Aires from 2011 and 2012 as an ESL teacher for International House and for an American marketing company that no longer seems to be in operation. I have visited several times since I left -- in fact -- too much! I was in Belgrano in November 2017 and then January, February and March of this year and I really want to go back, the problem is that there are no jobs. I can't get a job, and I tried really hard while I was there. I do not speak Spanish very well, though I'm taking courses. Are there any suggestions that you could give me on how to find work, or how to find work as a native English speaker? I really want to go back, but of course, I need to make a living. Thank you.

 

[steveinbsas]

Did you see Ceviche's ten point post in the Finding remote jobs thread?

Here it is:

1. Did you try other sites similar as upwork?

For example. Truelancer, Guru, Hubstaff and many more?

2. Did you sign up for Linkedin and regularly writing to advertisers there or following managers of companies yu want to work with and interacting with them?

3. Update your Linkedin profile with the right keywords so you are picked up when someone is searching for someone with your profile.

4. If you excel in certain things or skills, pick up questions on topics related to it, on Quora.com and answer questions related to it to stand out.

5. Write and publish blogs on Medium.com - if you have some specific knowledge and use appropriate keywords so you are picked up in random organic google searches.

6. Get a US number to make out going calls and start calling to related companies who may be interested in your skills.

7. Create a sample of your work and send it with your application as a attachment.

8. Create a ad on Craigslist USA and answer ads on Craigslist specific to your industry and skills.

9. Attend networking events in BA such as internations or charity dinners or if you have funds, travel for seminars in USA to network and have a reach to possible employers.

10. Offer your service to other people who are on upwork and offer to work as their assistant while they get the main job thanks to good reviews accumulated over the years.

Hope at least 1 of these 10 points are helpful to you.

Cheers

 

[francocignelli]

Thank you. Seems a lot has changed since I lived there in 2011 & 2012. I had no problems getting jobs. Was a lot harder in early 2018.

 

[sergio]

I assume you would have no legal status in Argentina. I don't think language schools can hire you 'en negro' anymore. They have been forced to comply with the law.