It is impossible to find a job in Cyprus!
I hear this all the time, but let's get to the bottom of it and see what job opportunities are available. Where to look for a job in Cyprus?
You can come to Cyprus on a tourist visa for 3 months. It is also quite possible to look for a job in Cyprus remotely. No matter in what area you are going to work, most likely you will need knowledge of English, and often Greek. The fact is that relatively recently Cyprus was an English colony, which is why most of the population still speaks English.
Vacancies in tourism
Seasonal work is a good opportunity to get to know Cyprus and live here for a short time to see if you want to stay longer. Leading tourism companies that operate in Cyprus recruit staff for seasonal work every year. The season in Cyprus begins in May and lasts until the end of September. In the tourism sector, it is mandatory to know English. A popular vacancy is "Tourist Representative". The salary is about 1.5 thousand euros per month.
There are 67 vacancies posted on LinkedIn today. For example, TUI is looking for a representative at the airport. It is offering 1.3 thousand euros a month. The employee will be responsible for providing support to passengers at the airport. In the requirements for the employee indicated are excellent communication skills, spoken English, and a work permit.
Large travel companies advertise seasonal recruitment on their websites. During the season, companies are interested in issuing work visas to employees. However, it is quite problematic for Cypriot companies to take an employee from a third country. According to the law, a vacancy must first be offered to a Cypriot citizen, if no one is found, applicants from EU countries should be considered and only then a vacancy can be offered to a third-country citizen. In practice, Cypriot citizens rarely accept seasonal or low-paid jobs, so in summer you can see students from Poland, Romania, or Latvia in beach bars.
On one of the most popular websites bazaraki.com in the job search section, vacancies in the tourism sector are combined with vacancies in restaurants and cafes. Baristas, waiters, pizza makers, kitchen assistants, and delivery men are in demand. Salaries are mostly unspecified. Requirements, for example, for a kitchen assistant in a popular pizzeria - knowledge of English, and Greek and preferably previous work experience. Russian-speaking applicants can also look for vacancies on the Telegram channel @kiprvisasam.
Vacancies in the beauty industry
What could be better than making people beautiful? And in Cyprus, beauty is given a lot of attention. There are many vacancies in this field. New hairdressing and manicure salons are sprouting like weeds after rain. At the same time finding a free appointment "for today" is not easy. You should sign up "for a mani" a week or two in advance.
Usually, announcements about the opening of a new salon and recruitment of employees are published on local channels: Facebook or Telegram. Many people write about their services on social media themselves. I know photographers who recruited clients on Instagram while off-island and came for specific orders rather than for nothing. In general, if you are a sought-after professional in your field, it won't be hard to find clients.
We now have a lot of new people who are looking for their beautician and are willing to pay for the high level of service they are used to. The price tags for services are high. Manicure with coating costs an average of 50 euros. In Cyprus, there are also beauty coworking centers, where beauticians can rent a workplace. Many beauticians sell their services through social networks, indicating in the location of the city of Cyprus and running advertising. At www.ergodotisi.com in the Beauticians/Professional Makeup section they are looking for employees in spas, masseurs, and manicure specialists. The beauty industry is one of the most profitable businesses on the island.
Vacancies in construction and financial companies
The real estate sector is considered one of the most profitable and promising. Again, in recent years, a large number of employees of IT companies, which their firms help to find and rent housing, and subsequently get a loan. The real estate sector is one of the pillars of the Cypriot economy, and it continues to grow vigorously.
Construction companies are interested in hiring professionals. Vacancies are usually published on the websites of construction companies. For example, to get a job as a real estate broker you need to know English and Greek, have a competent oral and written speech, be able to communicate with people, know Cyprus well, and have a work permit.
On the English-language resource ergodotisi.com, there are more than 500 vacancies in the field of finance and audit. Cyprus needs accountants with knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for cash flow and tax (VAT) accounting, with knowledge of English and Greek, and preferably with previous work experience. Salaries are also not specified, but as far as we know, the average salary in this field is between 1.5 thousand and 2.5 thousand euros, depending on experience. Cyprus is also home to the offices of the big four companies: Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Ernst & Young (EY), and Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (KPMG). Resumes should be sent directly to company websites.
IT vacancies
The state is doing everything to attract IT companies to Cyprus. And, of course, the main flow of re-locations is currently in the IT sector. Over the last 10 years, Cyprus has become a Mecca for talented IT nomads and leaders from all over the post-Soviet space.
The two main resources for finding vacancies are the social network linkedin.com (2,045 vacancies in Cyprus at the time of writing) and the well-known Head Hunter cyprus.hh.ru (52+ new vacancies today).
IT professionals are welcome in gaming, fintech, crypto, and online payments. Companies offer assistance in relocation, official registration, work permits, and assistance in applying for a residence permit in Cyprus. It has become normal to include free gym membership, corporate events, and health insurance in the compensation package. Some job postings include happy perks such as unlimited fruit and snacks at the office and even half-day Friday work during the summer months.
Mostly post-pandemic, the so-called hybrid way of working is also practiced, which means you can work remotely for part of the days, which in practice means you can rent cheap accommodation away from the office.
In the Cypriot market, for example, several companies are now on the lookout for DevOps Engineer (Database Focus) - HF Markets (ergodotisi.com). Full-stack engineers, support staff, testers, big data specialists, and management are also in demand as usual. A peculiarity of the Cypriot market is the large number of gaming companies and companies producing software for the fintech industry. For example, the head office of the large-scale company Wargaming is located in Nicosia.
An excellent chat room in Telegram, which may be a good place to start, is called CYITHR. Here recruiters post open vacancies in their companies. Conveniently, you can write directly to the recruiter in a private chat. A separate branch of this chat room is designed for job seekers to post their resumes. You can upload your resume there, as well as poke around to see who is looking for a job.
I hope that your job search in Cyprus will be successful for you. Best wishes for finding your dream job.
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