- Job application – By applying to the program, the candidate CANNOT be guaranteed a job.
By applying to the program, the candidate has the right to choose 3 jobs. Getting a job is the responsibility of the employer / program organizer and only they decide where the student will be employed. Therefore, the agency cannot guarantee getting the desired job, since its role is exclusively intermediary.
The candidate gets a job at a Skype interview or at a Job Fair where he has the opportunity to meet the employer in person. Our agency gives the candidate the opportunity to apply for the desired job, but it is up to the candidate and the employer from the USA whether the candidate will be hired for the job for which he applied.
- Work and Travel is not a WORK PROGRAM
The main goal of the program is to gain rich experience, improve the English language, get to know the culture, customs and way of life, as well as gain new friendships. After all, a great life experience and adventure.
This is a program that consists, as the name suggests, Work and Travel, of a work part and a part intended for travel. Both of these works should be used to the maximum.
Jobs are provided to students so that during the program the student can cover basic / subsistence costs (costs of accommodation, food, transport to work as well as initial costs before the program).
- Types of jobs and locations for the Work and Travel program
The best locations for the Work and Travel program are smaller seasonal tourist spots, locations that are year-round tourist destinations, and cities that need additional manpower due to a shortage of local manpower. Any employer participating in the program must prove the seasonality of their work. All jobs offered to our students are also offered to American citizens.
- Earnings on the program
Jobs are provided to students so that during the program the student can cover basic / subsistence costs (costs of accommodation, food, transport to work as well as initial costs before the program).
The amount of money that a student will earn and return home depends exclusively on the student and his abilities! Earnings vary individually and are affected by personal expenses, the way of saving, work and commitment at work, additional work, etc. The most important thing is that with one job, a student can return the money invested.
There were many situations where a group of students was sent to the same place and to the same employer and each of them had different experience and different earnings.
- Additional work and overtime work
Extra work is a key thing in the program if a student wants to earn more. For this reason, it is very important to go to locations that allow for additional jobs and prepare well for them.
Overtime work is offered by certain employers and it depends exclusively on the duration of the tourist season, the number of guests, behavior at work and the personal commitment of each individual. NO ONE can promise a student exactly how many working hours he will have during his stay on the program. It usually starts with a smaller number of hours because it is the beginning of the season and the employer has to train the student regarding his responsibilities at work. Later, when the season reaches its peak, the student will be expected to work more than 40 hours a week (possibility of overtime). In the end, the schedule is brought back to normal.