Best Places to Seek Employment
As a foreigner in Colombia your best chance of getting employment is to head to the larger towns and cities, or where tourism is popular. We recommend the following places:
- Bogotá
- Medellín
- Cali
- Barranquilla
- Cartagena
- Cúcuta
- Bucaramanga
- Ibagué
- Soledad
- Pereira
How to Get a Job in Colombia as a Foreigner
Interested in a working holiday, summer, seasonal job or something more long term? Check out our top tips below:
- If you are trying to apply through job sites in Colombia and not having much luck don't give up, try to contact companies direct
- If you don't already know the local language we recommend booking a Spanish course in Colombia
- A good way to get your foot in the door and enhance your prospects / experience is to intern in Colombia
- If you are thinking about going travelling in Colombia and just want get some cash in hand work your best bet is to work at hostels, hotels and expat bars
- Try to find companies run by international staff e.g. dive schools in Colombia who might be seeking staff
Popular Industries
- Au Pair/Chilcare/Nanny
- Business
- Education
- Hotels & Hsopitality
- HR/Recruitment
- IT
- Language/Multilingual
- Outdoor/Adventure
- Pharmaceutical
- Publishing
- Sales
- Support/Help Desk
- TEFL/ESL/Teaching
- Travel&Tourism
- Translation
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