Now Hiring! Jobs in Eastern Europe: The Insider's Guide to Working and Living in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia (Now Hiring! Jobs in Eastern Europe)

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Now Hiring!: Jobs In Eastern Europe provides the most current information about life and work in the Eastern European countries of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia for the serious adventurer. Seasoned traveler Clarke Canfield provides informed advice on deciding to go, how to prepare, getting there, finding accommodations, and getting a job. For each country he covers, Canfield also provides information on finding a teaching position, settling into a new home, and general city profiles. He also provides information on the politics, history, geography, and customs of each country. Now Hiring!: Jobs In Eastern Europe includes a detailed discussion of the pros and cons of teaching English as a second language, sample lesson plans and helpful teaching tips. Each country section has an up-to-date list of language schools that hire native speakers and presents other employment options.


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The Scotland conference at which these 21 papers were originally presented was delayed by the coup in Russia, underscoring the volatile relationship of politics and economics which has been fueled by rapid market growth in Eastern Europe and the touting of privatization as the solution for reviving prosperity. These contributors critically examine such assumptions in the areas of ownership, performance, regulation, and privatization strategies in the UK, New Zealand, Japan, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Malaysia, and Tanzania. Not surprisingly, the conclusions regarding private sector efficiency and effectiveness are as varied as the political stabilities in each country. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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