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Most jobs in Hungary obviously require still Hungarian native language, no matter if in a professional work environment or in student jobs. However there are jobs available that do not necessarily require Hungarian language skills but rather any foreign language skills. I would like to list 3 possibilities here that can get you a student job in Budapest without a word of Hungarian. This might be interesting for the many students coming from abroad to study here in Budapest even if it is only 1 or 2 semesters you might need a little extra money to pay your expenses.

1. Online Translator or Writer

Of course any remote job or online job that can be done from home is a great opportunity to earn money in Budapest even without Hungarian language knowledge. But where do you start and for whom do you work. You can try to find remote jobs on large international job portals or try it directly at companies that are known for hiring remotely but there are alternatives that are easier and more convenient. There are websites that aggregate the demand and distribute it to independent writers or translators just like you could be one. The largest and most trustworthy websites for such a job are:

The advantages of the jobs are very clear:

  1. Work from home or anywhere
  2. Earn an excellent income
  3. Flexible working hours
  4. Work as much as you can or want
  5. Get paid online

2. Tour Guide

I admit that you need a certain knowledge about Budapest to be a tour guide but all parts in the tourist industries are just about one thing: language. The more exotic your language is the better are your chances to work in a tourist office or as a tour guide. English, German, French are probably not the languages tourist agencies are looking for but in case you speak Chinese, Japanese, Finish or other languages that are not learned in early ages already you can get a job in the tourist industry easily and if it is only translations, receiving and answering emails or taking phone calls.

In a beautiful, historical city like Budapest tourist agencies are all over the place and are looking for people all the time so get your CV ready and send it out to a variety of offices that you mostly can find online. Do not wait for an open position but proactively send it to the responsible person to be in the database as soon as they have an opening.

3. Call Center Agent

Hungary is seen by many multinationals as a cheap labor but high educational standard country. This brings large call centers to Hungary because of the language diversity and the good education people have. Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom or now Emirates Airlines all have large call centers in or around Budapest that need to be operated by native speakers of several languages. Most popular here are European languages especially French, Spanish, German or Italian as these countries are in the same timezone as Budapest. US and South American hotlines as well as Asian Call Centers are not operated from Central Europe.

Browse any job website that offers Jobs in Budapest an you will see that workers for call centers are looked for all over the place. It is a fair paid work and often offers very flexible working hours which is perfect for students.

Conclusion

These are the 3 jobs I would recommend to look for when studying in Budapest and I bet that at least point 1. and 2. have not been on your list so far. When looking for a job just think about where you get in contact with English speakers in Budapest and where they work, you will see there are more jobs open with foreign language required than you think, also as a student.

Deutschsprachige Jobs in Budapest

Posted by | November 5, 2013 | Job

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Durch die geographische Nähe und die historische Verbundenheit gibt es viele Unternehmen mit Bezug zum deutschsprachigen Raum (Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz) und auch viele Menschen mit hervorragenden Deutschkenntnissen. Große Unternehmen wie zum Beispiel Audi oder Mercedes haben in Ungarn Fabriken und sind ständig auf der Suche nach detschprachigen Mitarbeitern, egal ob Ungarn oder Deutsche, Österreicher bzw Schweizer. Zudem gibt es in Budapest viele Customer Support Niederlassungen sowie Callcenter die händeringend nach Mitarbeitern mit ausländischen Sprahckenntnissen suchen, unter anderem natürlich auch deutsche Muttersprachler. Es kommen also einige deutschsprachige Jobs in Budapest zusammen auf die es sich zu bewerben lohnt.
In diesem Artikel möchte ich Ihnen zum Einen eine Auflistung der derzeit offenen Stellen mit Deutschkenntnissen aufzeigen und zu Anderen aus meiner Erfahrung als Deutscher in Ungarn erzählen um Sie auf einen Arbeitsaltag in Budapest vorzubereiten. Was für eine Gehalt können Sie hier erwarten? Reicht das zum Leben? Wie ist es als Deutscher in Ungarn und wie arbeitet es sich als Ausländer in Ungarn allgemein. Diese Fragen gilt es zu beantworten, sollten Sie dennoch Fragen haben stellen Sie diese bitte in den Kommentaren oder schicken Sie mir eine einfache Email.

Kürzlich eingestellte deutschsprachige Jobs in Budapest:

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Gehälter in Budapest. Was kann ich erwarten?

In den meisten Fällen ist Ungarn kein Land in dem Sie große Gehälter verdienen werden und dies auch nicht erwarten sollten. Im Vergleich zu deutschsprachigen Ländern werden Sie sich hier sicherlich unterbezahlt fühlen was auch auf den ersten Blick nicht verwerflich ist. Im Laufe dieses Abschnitts werden Sie allerdings sehen das am Ende des Monats dieses doch recht geringe Gehalt in keinster Weise schlimm ist. Gehälter werden in Budapest bzw in Ungarn insgesamt wie auch in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz als Bruttoeinkommen gezahlt. Da die Einkommessteuer lediglich 16% beträgt haben Sie hier in der Tat mehr Netto vom Brutto und müssen sich dies nicht nur ständig von der Politik anhören. Hinzu kommen natürlich die durchaus niedrigen Lebenshaltungskosten in Budapest womit wir einen weiteren grossen Faktor des Geldausgebens hinter uns haben. Auch sind Mieten in Budapest wesentlich güstiger als in deutschen Großstädten. Dies hängt stark vom gewünschten Bezirk ab, eine gute Übersicht geben diese Tabellen die allerdings noch aus dem Jahr 2009 stammen: www.budapestagent.com/budapest-real-estate-prices-by-district.html. Fakt ist jedoch das Wohnen, Lebensunterhaltung und auch die Steuern niedriger sind als in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz.

Was also können Sie in Ungarn verdienen? Eine gute Übersicht gibt diese Tabelle in der ein paar verschiedene Stellen ausgewertet wurden und der Mittelwert ausgerechnet wurde.

Gehaltstabelle Budapest, Ungarn

Position
Durchschnittliches Monatsgehalt HUF (EUR)
Shopping Mall Manager
1.200.000 HUF (~ 4.100 €)
Teamleiter Project Engineering
750.000 HUF (~ 2.560 €)
Technologie Experte
1.100.000 HUF (~ 3.760 €)
Spa Manager
550.000 HUF (~ 1.880 €)
Software Development Leiter
850.000 HUF (~ 2.900 €)
Clinical Operations Direktor
1.750.000 HUF (~ 5.980 €)
Internationaler Sales Manager
1.500.000 HUF (~ 5.120 €)
Distribution Center Manager
1.200.000 HUF (~ 4.100 €)
Retail Area Manager
700.000 HUF (~ 2.390 €)
Marketing Manager
850.000 HUF (~ 2.900 €)
Internationaler Sales Direktor
1.600.000 HUF (~ 5.470 €)
Regional Finance Direktor1.500.000 HUF (~ 5.120 €)
Project Manager750.000 HUF (~ 2.560 €)

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English Language Jobs in Budapest

Posted by | October 1, 2013 | Job

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English Language Jobs in Budapest are usually open in large international operating companies such as Microsoft, IBM or GE. For international companies Budapest or Hungary in general is a great opportunity to build up a Central European subsidiary or to outsource parts of their production (such as Audi in Győr or Mercedes in Székesfehérvár) due to the Central location which is still close to Western Europe as well as the fairly low wages that need to be paid. Therefore many international companies settled in one of Budapest’s many office buildings located in and around the city. Find below current English Language openings based in Budapest.

Recently added English Language Jobs in Budapest:

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Budapest Jobs for Americans

Jobs in Budapest only for American citizens can be found at the Embassy of the United States of America who have openings from time to time. Otherwise all English language jobs in Budapest also suit Americans of course who can apply just like every other person speaking English. The advantage for Americans and also other native English speakers is of course that their level of English is far better than for example the one of a German, Italian or Chinese.
Further to the US embassy of course American companies located in Budapest offer jobs for Americans but in some companies Hungarian is mandatory as well but this is always depending on the position. Companies such as Google, GE, Exxon Mobil, Microsoft, IBM, Oracle all have large subsidiaries in Budapest often to serve their Central European activities so that Budapest is often seen as a CE hub for a worldwide acting cooperation. American firms often have a EU headquarter e.g. in Dublin from where they are steering their European activities and in Hungary they have another subsidiary from where they operate all activities in the east of Germany.
So there are great chances to find a job in Budapest as US citizen but a bit of Hungarian knowledge (or at least the effort to learn) is of advantage. The best is of course if an America born also speaks business fluent Hungarian.

The daily work life as a foreigner in Budapest / Hungary

I myself am not a native Hungarian speaker even though after almost 9 years in Budapest my Hungarian knowledge is fairly good. However as I started I experienced what it is like to be a foreigner in Hungary and how to get on with the colleagues and the work. Many Hungarians especially the younger generation is speaking a good level of English however there are still many people who are not able to communicate in English. Also the level of care with foreigners is not too high among some Hungarians even though the majority is very helpful and caring.
Still you will be confronted with a certain amount of Hungarian conversations and emails that you will not understand as it is normal for a foreigner in a country with a language you do not speak. So it is important to keep a few things in mind when working in Hungary if you only speak English:

  1. Have a contact person with good English language who is helpful to answer your questions or is willing to help you understand written texts. This is not only important for work but also for administrative issues.
  2. Always ask to please speak in English with you. This will help you but in order to pay respect you should start learn Hungarian so that your colleagues see that you are serious about language. Do not simply use everybody to make it right for you.
  3. Make the effort to understand what people want from you. As above start to learn Hungarian this will not only impress your colleagues but also Hungarians in your private life. They will reward the effort a lot. Take note, use Google translate to help you and show that you learned something.

With these 3 points you will be able to survive for a while but nothing is better than start learning Hungarian as soon as possible. By the way, ask your employer if they can pay for it as many companies do offer language courses for their employees.

What salary can I expect as a foreigner working in Budapest?

The salary level is below Western European or American standards and may sound very low at first. There has been a benchmark published by the recruitment company Hays named “Hays Hungary Salary Guide and Market Overview” with average salary figures in different industries and positions. To name a few examples that might fit for English speakers as a job opportunities the average salary for an expert in a specific IT sector is around 1.100.000 HUF (currently ~3.750€). An International Sales Manager is earning around 1.500.000 HUF (currently ~5.120€) and a Marketing Manager roughly 850.000 HUF (currently ~2.900€). All numbers are gross salaries. Considering that the average salary according to Wikipedia currently is 200.000 HUF gross in Hungary overall the above figures appear in a much better light. Find below more data to see what you can expect to be paid in Hungary.

2013 Average Salary by certain position in Budapest

Position
Average monthly gross salary
Shopping Mall Manager
1.200.000 HUF (~ 4.100 €)
Team Leader Project Engineering
750.000 HUF (~ 2.560 €)
Expert in specific Technology
1.100.000 HUF (~ 3.760 €)
Spa Manager
550.000 HUF (~ 1.880 €)
Software Development Lead
850.000 HUF (~ 2.900 €)
Clinical Operations Director
1.750.000 HUF (~ 5.980 €)
International Sales Manager
1.500.000 HUF (~ 5.120 €)
Distribution Center Manager
1.200.000 HUF (~ 4.100 €)
Retail Area Manager
700.000 HUF (~ 2.390 €)
Marketing Manager
850.000 HUF (~ 2.900 €)
International Sales Director
1.600.000 HUF (~ 5.470 €)
Regional Finance Director1.500.000 HUF (~ 5.120 €)
Project Manager750.000 HUF (~ 2.560 €)
Taking into consideration that the current income tax level in Hungary is extremely low with only 16% there is a lot of net left at the end of the month. Additionally the cost of living is low compared to Western Europe or the USA. A research about the Cost of living in Budapest conducted by BudapestAgent.com can be found here just to give you an idea of the costs you can expect for various expenses you have on a monthly or daily basis.
Overall one can say that the salary level is low but so are the cost of living and at the end of the month you should be able to live a decent live.

Level of English that should be spoken

As written above many English language jobs in Budapest or all over Hungary can be found in foreign companies with a subsidiary in Budapest so that there is more than a basic level of English language knowledge required. There is no number or grade you have to have but it always depends on your personal level of English language. Of course a world wide recognized test may help you but once in an interview for an opening it is you who needs to speak and present yourself and recruiters will evaluate if the level of English knowledge is enough for the position or not.
In general one can say that a business fluent English is required as soon as the job contains any English language tasks. However there are jobs even in American companies which by definition require English but the employees do not speak English at all. This can be found across many companies but is usually an exception.

How to appear here as a Job Lister?

To appear among the list of English Language Jobs is very easy. In the first step of the job submission there is a field called “Tags (comma separated)” which looks like this:

Simply tag your job listing with the word english (this applies for all other languages as well, you can also add more skills here separated with a comma) and the listing will be identified as a position that requires at least English which than will appear here.

Most popular Student Jobs

Posted by | August 8, 2011 | Job

In 2010 there has been a very big European wide study about what jobs are the most popular among students. So these results do not only represent Hungary but Europe though Hungary was also represented in the study. So according to the study the most popular student jobs in Europe are the following:

  1. Office job (assistance, reception)
  2. Catering / Gastronomy
  3. Research / graduate assistant at the university
  4. Private lessons for other students
  5. Retail sales
  6. Production
  7. Promotion work
  8. Programming
  9. Self Employment
  10. Accounting jobs

I think that in Hungary many students work in the catering industry such as in restaurants, bars and so on. Also promotion work seems to be quite popular.

However, these jobs are fine as long as they are temporary. More and more students are now pushing their studies toward master’s degrees in order to get a well-paid job at the end. Even current employees are registering for online courses, like Masters in Organizational Leadership, in order to obtain a promotion in their own company.

If anyone knows any Hungarian study covering the same topic, that would be absolutely great. Please leave a comment if you know a resource.