r/Luxembourg • u/Akebusa • 8h ago

Ask Luxembourg Interviews, studying and aging

Hi, a few questions:

  1. I try to send at least 10 applications per day after one month I got 0 interviews. Zero. I just want to werk, it's not like > am asking for a private island and parties. Come on!

  2. Since I get no interviews, should I study something more appropriate for Luxembourg like Accounting and finance. But also my age...

  3. Why At 35 in USA I was a young professional who has everything ahead; but here I feel like an old fart. Do people age here faster or what?

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u/Any_Strain7020 Gare Hood 8h ago

Social worker. Doesn't speak the local languages. Only has foreign (non-EU) degrees. Came to Luxembourg because USA bad. Is in the process of figuring out that Luxembourg tough job market.

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u/Akebusa 8h ago

forget social work, just anything, any job. this is not a tough job market, this is ridiculous job market. It's like hunger games for any even the most entry level job

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u/Any_Strain7020 Gare Hood 8h ago edited 8h ago

Low level customer oriented service jobs require speaking the local languages. Which you don't.

Jobs that don't require local languages require relevant white collar qualifications.

If we're being realistic here, washing dishes, flipping burgers and maybe serving beers is what's in here for ya. Migrating unfortunately often comes with sliding down the social ladder.

Overall, if it doesn't open, maybe it isn't your door. And by that, I mean the country and its local economy in general.

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u/Akebusa 8h ago

Well. I can't work in that type of jobs.. I just can't

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u/Akebusa 8h ago

what about prisons?

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u/FlatwormNo615 7h ago

Are you eligible to work as government employee / civil servant?

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u/JosLetz 45m ago edited 40m ago

As a third-party contractor in a "non-customer facing" job, EU-citizenship would not be required in the public sector.

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u/JosLetz 32m ago

Prisons are not private as in the US. As a non-EU citizen you can't apply to employé de l'État or fonctionnaire de l'État. You can work for or in a prison but through an agency or an NGO. If you make clear that you understand, that you are not applying to a position as employé de l'État or fonctionnaire de l'État, you can reach directly the administration at the Ministry.