 Poster: A snowHead
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Good evening.
Apologies if this is in the wrong thread.
My son is 17 and he's looking to work a ski season next year 2022/23.
Whats the best way of going about looking for jobs, I remember a few months ago, seeing a really good thread on here suggesting Facebook sites etc but I can't find it.
We're going to Val Claret in a few weeks, would it be useful for him to go and chat to bars/restaurants looking for staff.
He's currently working in a bar so I think he would prefer to use that experience.
Is it easy to get a visa now or would he be best to look at another country?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Is it easy to get a visa now or would he be best to look at another country?
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I suspect not easy. He could look into NZ or Canada they both have working holiday visas for people his age, plus easier if he doesn't already speak a European language fairly well.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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We're going to Val Claret in a few weeks, would it be useful for him to go and chat to bars/restaurants looking for staff.
He's currently working in a bar so I think he would prefer to use that experience.
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It would be good for him to go around bars asking if they will have vacancies for next season (most, if not all, will!). As well as serving behind a bar they will be looking for people with experience of waiting on tables (taking orders, delivering food & drink, taking payment etc).
Regarding visas - it would be much easier to get one if he has a job offer in France before applying for it.
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He will need to have a job offer to get a visa as an employee so definitely worth asking in bars. Not too hard to get the visa with a job offer just some paperwork and a visit to the office in either London, Manchester or Edinburgh.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@mjh1972, not at all easy. Bars here in Chamonix were only looking at EU passport holders this year, can't see it changing for next.
Paperwork too much hassle and too risky.
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French employers can only sponsor a UK passport holder for a work visa if they can prove that they have tried and failed to get an EU employee, so the chance of a visa for an 18year old is pretty slim. We, as oldies have pretty much had to give up on working seasons in the Alps, even with plenty of experience.
His best option is to look at one of the countries such as Canada that do work visas for young people. He needs to apply now for next season.
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There were businesses in Tignes who were willing to employ Brits without EU passports on the visa scheme this season.
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@Kenzie, Same for Morzine.
Once the job has been on the Pole Emploi for 3 weeks without any successful candidates you can then cast the net wider.
There's a few issues this season because of the travel uncertainties, many places only ran at 1/2 capacity until the main holidays and then struggled to get staff.
It takes a brave person to take a punt on the travel restrictions a few weeks out, seeing as they were changing every few days.
I think next season once the dust has settled, employers who are still in business can look at the lessons learned this season and put things in place, such as job postings in September (when people aren't necessarily looking for Winter jobs), which will give them plenty of time to find UK nationals and sort the work visas out.
FWIW it's really not that different to the work permit system that has existed in Switzerland since my first season in Switzerland in 1988.
You find a job, your employer applies for a permit, permit gets sent to you, you validate the permit before starting to work then enter the country, at some point local officials come and check its all pukka.
It's a process that's worked there for > 35 years, so I think it has sufficient utility and warranty to be considered fit for purpose.
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I would say try Canada. Get a visa first and then there would be quite a few jobs
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@WindOfChange, you might be right. The bars I know well enough here were just not interested.
It would be good if it changed for next year as I have a 24 yo niece who is gagging to do a season.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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For France a bar owner mentioned it cost him 750 euros to apply for the permit for uk bar staff?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@Alpinebear, Is that an agency finding the staff and doing all the work for them?
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@WindOfChange, I think it was doing it by themselves but not sure.
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You know it makes sense.
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Unfortunately the gammons screwed your son's chances of doing this in Europe so look at Canada and adiós son.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Plenty of Brits working in bars and chalets in Meribel and the 3 valleys who have got visas. Yes it takes a bit of work but it is definitely doable.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@mjh1972, try Andorra. Soldeu, Pas or Arinsal is probably best for a Brit to work in. Any of the others would be fine if he can speak Spanish.
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