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sarahwatton

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i am looking for employment in dr. I can speak english and learning spanish. I have worked in hotels, banking, offices, retail and have a GNVQ in business studies. I am looking for any sort of work (within reason) in the dr? Can anyone help me?
 

MrMike

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Any particular area? Or just the whole country? When will you be available?

Be advised most of the country is looking for work and employers do not have to use message boards to recruit people they've never met.
 

here_in_dr

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Are you in DR living at present or are you planning to make a trip here?

Is there any field of work you favour?
 

HOWMAR

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HotSarah (If I may address you by your e-mail name),
Crystal's Night Club in Puerto Plata is always hiring bilingual Customer Service Representitives. You may be qualified for a position. PM me with your resume' and photo. I'll forward it to them for consideration. :bored:
 

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Naughty, NAUGHTY, Howmar!! (but extremely funny to my sense of humour!!)
Sarah, tere have been many a post replied to on your requests & I have responded to your e-mail (as possibly might 200 others you may have e-mailed). There ARE NO jobs available until you are here - PLEASE believe us & stop asking the same question over & over again!!

(Actually, I am beginning to wonder if SarahWatton (aka as HotSarah) is not really a sockpuppet for one of our recently departed posters?? Anyone else would have got the message by now!) ~ Grahame.
 

MrMike

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I wonder what goes through people's minds. Here's an equivelant post:

Hi.

I am looking for a job in Illinois. I do not live in Illinois but actually in another country entirely.

I have experience burger flipping and as a gas pump attendant and also I was a waiter once. I do not speak the local language of Illinois but I can probably learn.

Please help me, send email to sexpuppet_6969@dingbat.com

edited to ad: I really hope that's not somebody's email address. For the record I assume its not.
 

Estrella1

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jobs....

I confirm that the Cristal in Puerto Plata always has a door open for new people....Not necessary to speak Spanish (better not...), doesn't require any experience and it seems that "salaries" are high.....

I love your sense of humor....

Seriously, there are so many Dominicans more or less qualified looking for a job that I agree with employers : why hire somebody you've never seen, who can't speak the local language, who doesn't know anything about living and working here....

The best thing should be : first come here, stay for a while to know in which part of the country you would like to live, learn the language (better take a real Spanish course, because if you speak like they speak in the street, nobody would take you seriously), look how people work here (never too much...it's hot), and learn the word "manana" with its different significations. Then you'll be able to find a job.

Never expect to earn a lot....Dominican salaries are very low and if you want to live with European or American standards you'll be surprised, this will be impossible.
 

carina

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Estrella1 said:
Seriously, there are so many Dominicans more or less qualified looking for a job that I agree with employers : why hire somebody you've never seen, who can't speak the local language, who doesn't know anything about living and working here....

Well, this is true. And I hope people some day will have a more realistic view on the Caribbean, rather than just " I love this island and want to live there so I need a work"...
It is worth it in the long run, for most people. It is not easy if you have no specific skills or money in the bank. That?s the reality, and MrMikes post looks stupid when you put Illinois instead of Puerto Plata, right? It?s beause it is rather naive to hope for a job before even arriving to a place, or before stating any info about age, education, knowledge of the area, how long you have lived here before etc etc.

I have several clients, that operate in tourism, and none of them usually hire foreigners, and never newbies. This is because they have no time to put in to people, that might or might not stay. And they have no time to put on newbies other issues that comes up sooner or later, i.e needs of apartments, boyfriends/girlfriends, lack of money,lack of knowledge of how the culture works etc etc. They can?t send them out on any simple arrends, as they wouldn?t know where to go or how to deal with it.
It simply takes to much time to hire newbies, and the companies here run businesses as elsewhere and look at the interest of their business.

Sarah, if you want to move here you must do your homework really well.
Learn the language, culture, think through why you want to live here and what you plan to do with your life here. How much money do you need on a monthly basis, and is it possible for you to earn that amount? What living standards will you need? etc etc etc.

The first thing you need to do to make your dreams come true, is to wake up and be realistic about it.
 

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So that I am schooled, I currently take "manana" to mean tomorrow - what are the other significations? : )
 

carina

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ambre said:
So that I am schooled, I currently take "manana" to mean tomorrow - what are the other significations? : )

Anything from "tomorrow" to "never" and everything in between.
I am sure Estrella meant to understand the cultural, silent codes that exists in a society.;)
 

sarahwatton

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thank you

thank you all for your replies. I am still trying to work out how to use this website, please bear with me. Here is my c.v.

CV

Name: Sarah Louise Watton


Date of birth: 27 July 1979

Nationality: British

Education: Patchway High School, Hempton Lane, Almondsbury, Bristol
1990 – 1995

GCSE: Science (double award), Religous Studies, French, Art & Design, Design Technology, Geography, Mathematics

NEB: English – pass with merit (80%)

GNVQ: Business Studies – Intermediate (1996)

NVQ: Administration and Retail
Lotus Freelance Graphics for Windows

Courses: Disability Discrimination Act, The Banking Code & Money Laundering, Complaints Procedures 1,2 & 3

Employment: 2001 – To date
AXA Sun Life, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS99 5SW

Case Manager – I currently deal with complaints from customers and Independant Financial Advisors. I have ran my own team of 5 people dealing with paying customers money into their insurance policies and looking after a project dealing with creating ways to improve the service to customers. I have been responsable for locating clients money that has gone missing and apply this to their policy within the time limits given. I have been responsable for communicating between england and India call centre in getting clients policies processed without inconvience to the customers. I am responsible for 4 procedure guides and keeping these up to date with all new information.

1999 – 2001
Cater Allen Bank plc, Pembroke Road, Clifton, Bristol

CHAPS Dept – I was responsable for processing all payments made and received within the time limit given. I have dealt with customers on a daily basis with their queries and complaints. I have been responsible for looking at ways to improve the processes for the customers. I communictaed with different departments on the progress of the CHAPS payments and when they clear.

1998 – 1999
Clinton Cards, The Mall, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol

Shop Assistant – I was responsible for three sections and the entire stock take and ordering of stock. I served customers daily and worked flexible hours. I dealt with general customers queries and dealing with any complaints. I was responsible for the receiving of deliveries and covering other shops when short staffed.

1997 – 1998
Aztec Hotel, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol

Housekeeper – I was responsible for 25 rooms per day and the security of the clients room. I was responsible for the re-ordering of my equipment and re-filling trollies at the end of the day. I was responsible for the receiving of deliveries and washing the dirty laundery. I dealt wih customers queries daily.

1996 – 1997
Gardner Merchant, Woodlands Lane, Bradley Stoke, Bristol

Office Junior – I was rewsponsible for ordering of stock, answering telephones and creating itineries. I dealt with general office duties and creating posters for new food to be advertised and new menus in companies resturants. I was responsible for dealing with the personal assistant duties of the director.

Interests: Listening to music, being creative, learning new skills, reading and cultures. I am curently learning a new language – Spanish and am refreshing my French.

Additional Information: I am punctual, reliable and work well under pressure either as part of the team or alone. I am straight forward and have a friendly attitude. This has helped me when dealing with the public. My aim is to find employment in a environment with high standards. I am a flexible worker and adapt to where i am needed most. I am willing to work extra hours should the businesss need so.

References: Miss M J Harris Mr Mark Christie
34 Ingle Road AXA Sun Life
Eastville Stoke Gifford
Bristol Bristol
BS99 5SW

Anyone that can help i would appreciate. And people please stop being so nasty you were all in my position at one stage.
 
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Frankly, I cannot see you working here, except, perhaps at a large insurance broker in Santo Domingo, but you don't speak Spanish!
While you are certainly a very dynamic person, that won't cut it.

Most people that I know, that have come here, have done it slowly, by steps. Those that jumped in have generally come to regret it. (Or it has cost them dearly!:()

To start off, like most Brits, you say "Over there", "out there" as if this were the end of the world--a typical perception when England owned most of the world!.....but just a bit condescending, too.....Uh Huh!

Take a deep breath. Take a long vacation. Rent your "appartment" :p. Learn about the place. POP is really a tiny little place with an in-grown set of "families" and relatively closed to most "ferriners" ...:p

Maybe the place for you is Santo Domingo, more cosmopolitan, more multi-lingual people, more job opportunities....

HB:D:D
 

carina

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Sarah, I have not had any intentions of being nasty, I have more tried to be realistic.
May I ask why you have chosen this island for your move?
I am curious, as I see from your postings that you have very little knowledge about the way of life here, and for most people that move here ( incl. myself ) a move has been made over a range of years, after having settled ( renting or buying ) in all kind of ways depening on who you are ( i.e business owner, retired, just rich etc etc ).
Have you lived outside the resorts? Have you thought over the monthly costs you will have and how to cover those expenses? Etc etc.

I live in Puerto Plata myself ( self employed ), and HB is right. This is a very tiny city, yet wonderful. But there is very little money in the city, alots of unemployed people, and very few work opportunities even for locals. ( that have some contacts at least, speak the language and have lower living costs than any foreigner ever will have ).
It takes a long time to get in to right circles here, closer to people with high standars, or to jobs with high standards ( networking - and same people own alots of businesses ). We are talking years.

You can find commission based jobs in the high tourist season, but then you have no fixed salary at all. Otherwise, it is a hard road you are entering.
Any jobs, if even available, such as waitress etc is about 3-4000 pesos a month. You can not live on that, less pay your rent that at least would be around 5000-6000 without any extras ( gas, cable etc ) if you plan to rent a residencial apt on longterm. If you plan on renting furnished and more touristbased, you will pay even more.
 

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Sarah, I've edited your phone number and address from your resume. We are on a public board and it is not good practice to post these details on any board on the internet.

What I suggest, is that you open a new thread here in the employment forum and post your resume in this thread with a e-mail address to respond to. While you are about it, get another e-mail address ;)

Let me re-iterate what other posters are telling you.
It is not easy to find a job in Puerto Plata and the wages are very low.
You have to be here to be looking for a job.
Few employers will hire you before you are here.
Few employers will hire you if you are not settled here.
The suggestion to take some savings and come down for a few weeks or a few months and check out the job market yourself, is the right one.

Also investigate hotels - all inclusives that maybe hiring from outside the DR. (I see you have housekeeping experience). You could also investigate tour companies that run tours to the Dominican Republic from England. Starting there could perhaps lead to a job in the DR.
 

MrMike

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Some of the people being "nasty" are employers who have hired people they met on this board, myself included.

The information you provided previously was not nearly enough to consider you.
 

carina

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I think what Chris wrote is a good list to "sum up the situation for work"
The plain fact is, even if it is nasty or not really nice, that no one hires anyone that is not settled and not even here.
Not settled can be between () for specialists in certain areas where international hire is applied.
For work such as waitresses, local tourguides ( licence required btw ), vacation clubs, hotels etc etc people need to be here, be settled and have that part of their lives together.
Almost 40.000 applications is recieved by the Playa Dorada Complex yearly, part from abroad. There is no lack of experienced people, locals and from abroad.
A minimum of foreigners work at the hotels, either in management positions, or at kids clubs for example.

Start small, go networking, some money in the pockets in the meantime, and be very focused. As anywhere in the world, here with the "disadvantage" of being an immigrant.
 

jimhe

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Hiring now

I am looking for a few good people to work in a Customer Service department for a jewelry manufacturer. We are in San Pedro de Macoris. I don't know where you are living or if that is convenient.

The primary function of the staff here is to answer phone calls from our US customers and process orders in our order entry system.

You will need a cedula if you want to work for us. Send me a PM is you want more info.


JIm