Tour guides, catering staff and chambermaids are recruited in large numbers - and then there are the more demanding roles such as karaoke night organisers in Greece and disc jockeys on cruise ships. 4 Understand that France is probably the easiest EU country to find work in. Used to Britons coming over for camping holidays, for instance, it needs English-speaking staff to cater for these tourists. It is also a good place for novice travellers to spend their first summer - since it will not take you long to return home for a weekend if you are homesick. 5 Think of gaining a job on the spot if you leave it too late and can cope with the possibility that you will not find something.
Building sites are an obvious source of work for men.
6 Remember that, if you are applying in advance, you probably make yourself more attractive if you can work the whole season. The internet is making it far easier to send CVs to businesses abroad. Most people who want a post abroad should be able to get one if they try hard enough.