How To Find a Job in Venezuela as a Foreigner

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I went to Caracas, Venezuela with my family during a Labor Day Weekend back when I was in High School. I had an awesome time there and definitely hope to return one day. While Caracas wasn’t all that much to write home about, the beaches on the Caribbean coast were superb. Note that the official language of Venezuela is Spanish.

Below is a selection of resources for searching for employment opportunities as a foreigner in Venezuela.

General Job Search Engines and Classifieds

With the sites below, you can expect to get a 0.5 to 1.0% response rate (people who will respond back to you to whom you sent your application/CV.) Nevertheless, I encourage you to give these sites a try as you never know what you will come up with or what connections you can make from a simple e-mail or application.

  • Bumeran: Bumeran is a big bad job search site with lots of opportunities in Venezuela.
  • OpcionEmpleo: Run by the same guys who run CareerJet.com.
  • Indeed: The Venezuelan version of the big U.S. job search site Indeed.com.
  • Olx: Olx is also a giant classifieds site. It has job opportunities, but not all of them look legit. Be advised.
  • El Universal: Check the classifieds of this big Venezuelan newspaper.

Teaching English

Teaching English is a good option to consider (if you are a native English speaker that is). All of the sites below are pretty similar and have a massive amount of teaching English job options. Browse through each of the sites for any Venezuela job opportunities. Also, be sure to check out this cool table from the International TEFL academy that shows how much money teachers can expect to make in various countries around the world.

  • ESL Employment: Not the most beautiful interface, but who needs a pretty website when you have so many English teaching job options to choose from.
  • Total ESL: Also an overly busy interface but a wealth of job postings for teaching jobs abroad.
  • ESL Cafe: Dave does a great job in compiling some of the best job openings from around the world.
  • Tesall: Big teaching jobs aggregator.

Thoughts of Other Bloggers and Websites

Overseas and Expat Job Portals

  • Overseas Jobs:  I find that there is often significant overlap between the postings on this site and that of other sites. Nevertheless this site has been around for a while.
  • Go Abroad: I’ve always been a fan of GoAbroad. In fact, on the visa information portion of my website, you will find where I have linked to their global embassies directory. They have a good job portal too.
  • Linkedin: Last but not least, this huge professional social network is a resource for building contacts in the field and location of your interest.

There you have it. The best places to find jobs in Venezuela as a foreigner. For information on visas for Venezuela, be sure to check out my Venezuela visa page. If you are single and are looking to spice up your dating life, check out my reviews of the best dating sites in Venezuela.

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About Addison Sears-Collins

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