Portugal : Vacancy sources

Job websites

• EURES - European Job Mobility Portal - provides information about job vacancies, living and working conditions, and labour markets in Portugal, as well as a CV-posting service for jobseekers.
• Academic Jobs EU - part of the European Union (EU) network of websites and advertises academic jobs across the EU, including Portugal.
• The Portuguese Public Employment Service (Instituto do Emprego) - provides advice on training, opportunities and how to find work, as well as providing access to vacancies. The website is in Portuguese.
• Superemprego - online vacancy portal in Portuguese with a section for careers advice. You can post your CV and receive email alerts.

Newspapers

• Correio de Manha - general vacancies at graduate and non-graduate level across Portugal.
• Diario de Noticias, Jornal de Noticias and Expresso share one vacancy portal that can be accessed through any of their newspapers websites.
• The Portugal News  - Portugal's leading English language newspaper.
• Regiao Sul (in Portuguese) and The Resident (in English) list job opportunities in the Algarve.

Other Portuguese newspapers can be accessed via Kidon Media-Link.

Vacancies sometimes appear in the UK press, e.g. in the Times Educational Supplement (TES) or The Guardian. These will mainly be either TEFL or language positions, or vacancies with UK companies based in Portugal.

Recruitment agencies

• A large number of UK recruitment agencies have permanent bases in Portugal. Check with the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) for lists of approved UK agencies and then contact the agency to see if they have an office or jobs in Portugal.
• Euro-CIETT is the European organisation of the International Confederation of Private Employment Agencies (CIETT). Visit the website for details of their European members, of which Portugal is one.
• Details of recruitment agencies, including private agencies, are listed in the Portuguese Yellow Pages (Paginas Amarelas) under Pessoal Temporario and Pessoal Recrutamento e Seleccao. You can search in English.
• Try the British Portuguese Chamber of Commerce for links to recruitment agencies in Portugal.

Hidden vacancies

Speculative applications are fairly common in Portugal. It is advisable, however, to telephone in advance in order to introduce yourself and demonstrate your interest in the company.

Go to job market for details of how to find companies for speculative applications.