It will not be easy to find a job in Portugal if you do not speak much Portuguese.
Before deciding to go to Portugal to find a job, contact the EURES Network in your country, which will be
able to give you information on the labour market in Portugal. If you are already in Portugal, you can look for a job in:
Job Centres
The IEFP – Instituto de Emprego e Formação Profissional, I.P. [Public Employment Service Institute for Employment and Vocational Training] has a network of 86 Job Centres (addresses available at http://www.iefp.pt). You can register with a Job Centre and get information on jobs on offer throughout the country. You must present a valid identity card or passport to be able to register.
You can also consult job opportunities notified to the IEFP on the Netemprego portal (http://www.netemprego.gov.pt).
Temporary Employment Agencies
You can also use temporary employment agencies, which assign their employees to other companies. A temporary job may lead to a permanent job.
The contact details of temporary employment agencies authorised to carry out this activity are regularly updated on the IEFP portal (http://www.iefp.pt > Emprego > Soluções para entidades > Empresas de Trabalho Temporário Regulamentadas). [Employment > Solutions for companies >Authorised temporary employment agencies]
Written press
Portuguese companies make great use of the national and regional press to advertise their recruitment needs. The most widely used national newspapers are: Diário de Notícias, Público, Jornal de Notícias and Correio da Manhã, which publish job offers in a variety of sectors on a daily basis. The newspaper Expresso publishes job offers each week for managerial and specialist staff, executives and consultants in the Emprego [Employment] section. In general, these newspapers also have online versions of their Classificados [Classified Advertisements] or Emprego [Employment] sections, often in searchable databases (see Procurar emprego > Links Relacionados > Serviços Nacionais de Emprego > Outros Serviços de Emprego) [Looking for work > Related Links > National Employment Services > Other Employment Services]
Internet – Employment Exchanges
Portuguese employers advertise their job offers on various Internet sites. The most commonly used sites can be found under Procurar emprego > Links Relacionados > Serviços Nacionais de Emprego > Outros Serviços de Emprego [Looking for work > Related Links > National Employment Services > Other Employment Services]
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Unsolicited Applications
Many of the jobs available are not advertised. An unsolicited application is one of the ways you can use to let employers know about your skills.
Text last edited on: 08/2009
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