I need some perspective from you all. I am an Indian traveling to Poland with my Polish wife. We will be primarily staying in Krakow because that is where her family hails from.
How much do you guys think a Project manager / IT manager can make in Poland ? Do any of you, have industry contacts or know recruiters that can make our transition smoother ? We want to live there for a while and I want to make sure we can make enough money to support us comfortably. I am looking forward to networking with everybody here.
Hi, I am planning to move to poland in June, please let me know IT opportunities in Poland. How easy for an pure vegitarian to adjust for Poland culture and food habits?
I did not wish to write here but after seeing your post i felt i must write. The information you provide here is incorrect and outdated though at one time this is waht we were taught at school. Modern research disputes this claim of Aryan and Dravidian Divide. This is more a theory floated by the british to divide and rule India. There are several books that in fact show of a reverse flow. In sanskrit the words Arya and Arye are words to address a male or female respectively same like Mr. and Mrs. in english. Aryan is not a race. Please be clear on this. It means one of good upbringing and hence respectful. Aryan started being used as a race due to Max Mueller who first translated the Vedas into English. Later the Hitler and the Nazis used it to mean a race. In India it does not mean race.
I am posting in this message to share all your views in terms of settling in Poland for people outside Europe. I can see there are a lot of people from the subcontinent in here discussing their issues. All I want to ask them…. is how they feel an outsider fits in to a different culture of Poland. I am an Australian with Indian background, and have been to Poland many times, as a matter of fact just came back from Poland a couple of weeks back. To be honest this trip was a bit disappointing for me in terms of the life style and the cost of living that Poland offers to its People. Even though it is EU, I still find the overall cost of living very high for the amount people earn in there. Please don’t get me wrong here, I love Poland. It’s a gr8 place to holiday but to settle in there for good scares the hell out of me. My better half is from Poland and wants me to pack my bags and move in there in a couple of years or at least close to Europe. Please do put in your outlook and comments in this matter in terms of professional life, work culture and overall lifestyle in Poland and how conducive is it for an outsider to settle in there and how open the job market is it in Poland. All I could see is…… Warsaw is the only place happening professionally and could see couple of foreign nationals doing well in there. Your comments and view point will be deeply appreciated.
I am posting in this message to share all your views in terms of settling in Poland for people outside Europe.
Hello Amit,
Settling down in Poland is not a bad idea. However the biggest problem foreign nationals face here is the langauge issue. Depending on what you are doing, if you have any amount of interaction with local people your language skills in Polish would be needed and without them you will find it very difficult. If your job profile requires you to know the local language, getting a job will be very tough. Furhter if you are doing business, i dont see how you will succeed without being good at the langague! Mostly all businessmen here of Indian descent speak the language with varying degrees of proficiency. Poland has been growing well enough and will continue to do so despite the recession in the USA. Being an ex communist country it has not really integrated well into either Europe or US or any other part which in the current situation is an advantage. Since Poland joined the EU it has started to develope various sectors like the Computer segment and the financial sector. Poland has a fairly young and well educated population. There is ample scope in the hotel segment or restaurant business. Incomes have been growing and will continue to grow. In the Financial Sector for example anyone having done the Financial Advisor exam even if he/she is 21 years old would start with 5000 PLN net. Growth prospects are enormous however the way of doing business here is different and it takes time to learn the basics. The basics start with learning the language. If you are Indian it will help you to get in touch with the IAP and the IPCC. Do your research well and dont treat Poland like cake walk. Even if you are very well educated do your research. You will be surprised to know how many poles are well qualified. Fortunately most are abroad (in terms of a job search). Eliminates competition.
Hope this helps.
Mash
Hello Sudhir,
Can you give more information about this company you mention in your post, namely IIG Education Consultancy PVT LTD? Is it possible to get in touch with your brother to get more information on how they work and how satisfied he is? The website does not give much information. They seem to be primarily into education. It talks nothing on what contacts they have in Poland, What presence and why one would take them seriously. Do they have polish experts or polish language speaking skills? What familiarity with the Law etc etc.
Hello All, How r u, i m Rohit from Chandigarh,India i have planning to go to krakow for study(global business) from Tischner European University (wse.krakow.pl) but i don’t know anything about the city, can you help me about my quries please tell the details if u know
1. How is this university stetus there, is this govt. undertaking or not ? 2. How is the city krakow how is people and infrastructure ,weather and life there ? 3. As a student wht will be the work opportunity for me(kitne der kaam ker sakta hu mai waha) there? 4. How about the people there, is there any racism there???? 5. What is currency status there (when will euro coming there) ?
i will wait for ur reply as be good Indian,plz send me ur contact number if possible
I have just moved to Warsaw this week, and would like to know : - any meetings planned. If no can we plan something anytime this weekend/soon - Cricket anywhere in Warsaw :)
Where have you moved to Warsaw from? What do you do in Poland? What kind of meetings are you looking for. If you want to network with Indians you can look for the Indian Association of Poland or for the Indo Polish cultural Committee.
Hello Hari, How r u, i m Rohit from Chandigarh,India i have planning to go to krakow for study(global business) from Tischner European University (wse.krakow.pl) but i don’t know anything about the city, can you help me about my quries please tell the details if u know
1. How is this university stetus there, is this govt. undertaking or not ? 2. How is the city krakow how is people and infrastructure ,weather and life there ? 3. As a student wht will be the work opportunity for me(kitne der kaam ker sakta hu mai waha) there? 4. How about the people there, is there any racism there???? 5. What is currency status there (when will euro coming there) ?
i will wait for ur reply as be good Indian,plz send me ur contact number if possible
A 3 room flat, will be approximately 2500 PLN in Warsaw. If you are looking to be near the Indian community then most of them stay in Ursynow which is a reasonably decent locality to live in, just that it is far from centrum. However due to metro connectivity it takes only about 20 minutes to reach the centre. Cook you will not find here.
hi there i need ur help. i wanna come to poland.right now i m living in uk but illegally. i have a polish girlfriend. can u provide me ur contact number. my email id is amitgupta48@gmail thankx
You will be surprised to know how many poles are well qualified. Fortunately most are abroad (in terms of a job search). Eliminates competition
First off why surprised? Poland isn't a developing country!!! Also you will be surprised how many Polish people are now moving back to Poland with further skills learnt in a variety of different European countries...looks like you're completely wrong about the competition!!!!
No i did not mean Poland is a developing country. In fact Poland has a tradition of scientific research and progress. As regards the Polish people moving back, its because the zloty has become so strong that they dont find it worthwhile to work abroad anymore. Having said that, ask foreign investors in the IT sector in Wroclaw and they will tell you that for the investments they made in Poland they hardly have any workers. I was talking to an American Gentelman who was telling me that whereas 2 years back they would receive 100 CV's per recruitment, now they are receiving about 3 or 4. That indicates that the really well qualified Poles still perfer working abroad until and unless they get really good salaries out here. The strong zloty has eroded the profitability of most companies and of Poland as a low cost production and services sector. Cost cutting dosent help as at low costs no one will work. Its a difficult situation for companies. A good situation for employees.
