Summer Jobs in Malta 2014

People are always asking about jobs and summer work, so here are a few examples of what's out there at the moment.  You won't find a lot of these advertised on other sites.  I will add more as and when I see them.

Sofra Kebab, Mosta

Employment Agencies in Malta (or How Not to Make Money from Blogging)

This is going to be less satisfying than some people hope for, and more interesting than others expect. Maybe.

Okay.  For my first year in Malta, I worked as a teacher in a wonderful language school, (no job agency involvement), of which more in a later edition.  However, if you are a foreigner in Malta and want to make some money, there is only really one game in town.  That game is the i-gaming game.  I had no experience whatsoever in this line of business, but sent my CV to various agencies in the hope that one of them would be able to sort me out with an interview or two.

So here is a list of employment agency sites for Malta:

recruitmentsolutionsmalta.com
pentasia.com/malta
maltajobs.com
jobinmalta.com
malta.xpatjobs.com
8am.com.mt
reed.co.uk/malta
people.com.mt
careerjet.com.mt
keepmeposted.com.mt
eujobs77.com/mt
maltajobsboard.com

I did not get a fantastic response.  I may have got an apologetic email from a couple, but generally the agencies seemed disinterested in my attempted career jump. Except for one.  And from this one agency, and despite my complete lack of experience in the industry, I received two invitations to interview, and from one of them, a job.

How to Find Summer Jobs in Malta (2013)

Work in St Julian's!

A lot of people like the idea of coming over to Malta to work for the summer months in some type of seasonal position.  I don't blame you - it's a good idea!  But it is not always easy to find this type of job advertised on the internet, so I thought I would give you a few pointers:

Bars and Restaurants:  Lots of jobs available, most of which can be found by just walking the streets of the main tourist towns/areas.  So that means Sliema, St Julian's, St Paul's and Bugibba are the kind of places you should be thinking about.  As I say, many of these jobs you will find by walking in off the street, but this recruitment agency has quite a few vacancies listed.

How to Get Summer Work/Casual Jobs in Malta

High season in Malta runs from April to October, so obviously this is the time to be looking for work in bars and restaurants.  Experienced chefs are always in demand, and there are usually a lot of waiter/waitress jobs going too.  There are also jobs available in the tourist sector, whether distributing fliers or working as a guide or as a student liaison officer in one of the language schools.  The average Maltese monthly wage is about €1,200, (based on an 8 hour working day), which is not high by European standards.  And the minimum wage works out at about €660 per month - again based on working 8 hour days.  So in other words, don't come over from somewhere like Germany or the U.K. and expect to make your fortune.  However as cost of living is also cheaper, less goes further than in those countries.