tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583964906309382179.post3533047138106067178..comments2023-08-21T15:36:43.005+02:00Comments on Rosemary Bailey Brown's Married to a Serb Blog: No Jobs for Expats in Belgrade (That I Know Of)Rosemary Bailey Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530156794927503553noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583964906309382179.post-16769692662952949592009-09-15T16:09:46.443+02:002009-09-15T16:09:46.443+02:00No jobs for Expats in Belgrade?Here is one: PR Acc...No jobs for Expats in Belgrade?Here is one: PR Account Executive and media monitor http://www.webbdowse.com/account%20executive%20ad.pdfKarl Haudbourghttp://www.ambassador-serbia.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583964906309382179.post-62471828647031920012009-08-26T17:10:40.424+02:002009-08-26T17:10:40.424+02:00@ Tombaschi: LOL! There is such service. You buy a...@ Tombaschi: LOL! There is such service. You buy a PC, they transport it to your place and install it. Then when its broken, call same guys to fix it. Or call guys from any other PC shop. :)Obelixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791069021845548539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583964906309382179.post-27609973674297156872009-08-23T15:13:40.145+02:002009-08-23T15:13:40.145+02:00One of ways to get employment is to see what value...One of ways to get employment is to see what value you could bring to a company. <br /><br />For example, find a foreign company that wants to enter the Serbian market and link it with a local business development agency (even I would be interested in something like that). Use the contacts you have in your own country and in the expat community to make money. <br /><br />If you have some expertise, contact appropriate local companies and offer your services. This might not result in a full time employment but will at least give you a chance to get your feet wet through individual projects.<br /><br />Never easy, I know, but try hard!<br /><br />Nebojsa Bizconnect7.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711259957903344799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583964906309382179.post-21440759629306775812009-08-22T13:21:13.870+02:002009-08-22T13:21:13.870+02:00Don't think that I am a desperate person who g...Don't think that I am a desperate person who gave up fighting - I'm not, I'm still finding out ways to live like a normal person ;o)merkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794113452638077076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583964906309382179.post-12660955825228125192009-08-22T13:16:34.496+02:002009-08-22T13:16:34.496+02:00Dear Rosemary,
I hate to make things look even wo...Dear Rosemary,<br /><br />I hate to make things look even worse, but I have to, because this is how things are in Serbia: of course there are no jobs for ex-pats in Serbia. It is not because of xenophobia, but because of the fact that in last 15 years there are not enough jobs even for educated Serbians. I am the most typical example for that, plus, I have many friends in the same situation. No matter how talented, educated and hard-working you are, you cannot find a descent job without very strong connections. And by a descent job I mean NORMAL job with salary that can afford you to pay your bills and cover your BASIC needs.<br />There is much more to tell and discuss on this matter, but the bottom line is: if you don't know the right people on the right places, you're doomed.merkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794113452638077076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583964906309382179.post-56577973803316283922009-08-21T20:42:03.104+02:002009-08-21T20:42:03.104+02:00Sadly, who you know not what you know has become a...Sadly, who you know not what you know has become all too common a hiring technique in the U.S. as well. The best way to get a job in Serbia? In my experience the best way to make money (and this is how it should be phrased because jobs are just not available) in Serbia is to find a need not being filled and then hope that a regulatory stranglehold does not prevent it from being filled.<br /><br />A need I noticed when there last: Someone to come to the house and install or fix home computers. I would love to hear any other observationsTombaschinoreply@blogger.com