Je suis une québécoise et je reviens du Mexique, de Puerto Vallarta en faite. J'étais dans un resort tout inclus que j'ai adoré., mais au-delà de tout ce luxe, je suis tomber en amour...en amour avec cet endroit, cette région. J'y ai aussi rencontrer des gens merveilleux. Bref, la seule chose que j'ai en tête c'est d'y retourner mais pour y vivre de façon plus "normale", genre dans une auberge jeunesse pour commencer et ensuite on verra. Je me demandais donc à quel endroit je pourrais travailler ( je ne m'attend pas à un salaire très élevé). J'ai entendu dire qu'on pouvait travailler dans des resorts et être logé et nourrie...Comment fait-on pour ce faire embaucher ? Je parle assez bien l'anglais et je commence à apprendre l'espagnol.
Bien sûr, je n'entrevois pas partir seule mais probablement avec 2 de mes amis...alors, il faudrait des emplois pour tout le monde.
Bref, si vous avez des informations à me donner concernant Puerto Vallarta et des endroits propres et sécuritaires où loger et ravailler, ce serait très apprécié, merci!!!
🙂Salut! plusieurs sites d'embauche sur le net, dont celui de www.tera.com.mx/empleo, tu verras y'en a des emplois pour toutes sortes de compétences... toutefois tu pourras te rendre compte que les conditions ne sont pas tout à fait les mêmes qu'ici... un serveur; Cdn.80.00/semaine une secrétaire bilingue (esp. ang.) 110-120.... un électricien 150... et ce pour 6 jours semaine....8 à 10 hrs. par jour... un directeur de service peut espérer 250...🤪 tu pourrais aussi si tes aptitudes te le permettent voir à partir d'ici (qc) les emplois chez les grossistes en voyage tel air transat etc, ils emploient pour les destinations qu'ils désservent dans les " tous compris"
Je comprend pas très bien le site...Pour ce qui aie de mes aptitudes j'en ai peu...Je veux dire j'ai de l'expérience dans le domaine. J'ai déjà travaillé dans un hotel et des restaurants mais pour ce qui aie de la formation, je suis encore aux études.
salut mariaeva, il y a déja 8 ans de cela j'ai été travailler 4 mois a puerto vallarta.J'ai évidemment trippé enormément.J'ai adoré cette charmante ville.Moi j'ai trouvé mon travail une fois rendu sur place.J'ai travaillé a la réception d'un grand hotel tout-inclus, et je n'avais aucune expérience dans ce domaine.Moi je n'habitais pas a l'hotel car je le trouvais un peu trop éloigné du centre ville mais je ne me souviens plus si j'avais le droit d'y habiter. Mais je suis convaincu que les g.o. peuvent etre logé, nourri..Mon salaire revenait environ a 2$ de l'heure...et comme mentionné dans d'autre réponse, c'est 6 jours semaines
La-bas je me suis fais une amie quebecoise qui elle travaillait comme serveuse dans un resto-bar et qui elle aussi avait trouvé son emploi sur place.
Cependant, moi avec l'hotel j'avais un permi de travail, alors lorsque j'ai arreté de travaillé j'avais 30 jours pour quitter le pays mais si moi je projettais de rester encore 2 mois.
Si tu as d'autres question (si tu n'est pas déja parti) n'hésite pas...
Haaa!!!Je suis tellement contente d'enfin trouver quelqu'un qui a déjà fait ce que j'ai envie de faire!🙂 Biensûr que j'ai d'autres questions!😉
Alors, tu dis que tu ne logeais aps à l'hôtel, masi tu logeais où alors? Avec un salaire de 2$/h tu pouvais te payer un appart ?!
Et parlais-tu courament espagnole au début ou tu l'a appris en travaillant ?
Quel âge avais-tu lorsque tu es parti ?
Et comment as-tu fait pour te décrocher un emploi une fois sur place ?
salut mariaeva, a l'époque j'avais 22 ans.la-bas je me débrouillais en anglais.J'ai un peu appris l'espagnol mais pas beaucoup.(j'ai appris davantage en faisant un leger tour du mexique par la suite).Il y a si tu veux une coupe d'école d'espagnol la-bas.(C'est ce que je prévoit aller faire 2 semaines mais a playa del carmen dans quelques semaines)Mais faut fouiller sur le net ou probablement sur place également.J'ai habité au début dans une auberge de jeunesse mais je crois qu'elle n'existe plus.ensuite dans des petits hotels a environ 10-15 $ la nuit, et ensuite j'ai trouve par chance un genre de chambre qui me coutait je crois 1000 pesos par mois.Une chance que j'avais un peu d'argent d'économie.Mais je suis convaincu qu'il y a mieux a trouver.(moin cher).Moi avant de partir je n'avais pas internet alors je n'ai fais aucune recherche avant (a l'exception bien sur du merveilleux livre de voyage lonely planet)J'ai posé une coupes de questions la-bas.On m'avait aussi suggeré de regarder les petites annonces dans un journal-dépliant qui se nomme(ou qui se nommait )mano a mano et que l'on pouvait trouver dans des cafes.
Mon travail je l'ai trouvé en allant porter un cv dans un hotel et c'est le seul cv que j'ai été porté.Je voulais travailler dans les cuisines mais vu que je ne parlais pas espagol la personnes responsable m'a demandée si je voulais travailler a la reception....
Je suis sur aussi qu'il doit etre facile de trouver une job en service(resto ou bar)sans permis.
Aussi tu peux fouiller sur le net ou bien aller voir sur www.clubmedjobs.com je vient d'y aller et il y a une journée de recrutement a montreal le 27 fevrier.auparavant j'avais déja vu un autre site de club med, mais en francais et qui donnait pleins d'infomations sur les job et des conseils pour les entrevues...encore la je suis sur que tu peux le trouver un fouillant sur google.
j'espere que ca t'aide un peu et si t'as d'autres questions...je suis la!!!
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