How to Get a Job in Malta
Are you looking for a job in Malta and trying to figure out how to get one? This brief guide might help you learn all that you need to know about getting a job in Malta…
Job Opportunities For EU Citizens
Do you have an EU or EEA passport? Well, you are in luck. Employers prefer to hire applicants with an EU or EEA passports. The reason for this is because Employers don’t have to apply for a work permit for you.
You might have to apply for a Maltese residence permit though if you plan to stay here for more than 6 months.
Job Opportunities For Non-EU Citizens
If you are a citizen of a non-EU country finding a job in Malta or any EU country can be a challenge for you. Unless you have a second passport from an EU country, you’ll have to apply for an employment license.
Employers are often reluctant to hire non-EU applicants because they have to wait for up to 4 months for your work permit application to be complete.
However, if you have a job that’s highly technical or is in high demand in Malta, employers would be more than willing to sponsor your employment license.
What’s an employment license anyway?
Employment licenses were previously known as work permits. This license is issued by the Employment and Training Corporation in Malta. This license allows non-EU citizens to work legally in Malta.
It’s illegal to work in Malta without this license.
How long does it take to get an employment license?
ETC says that it can take between 4–6 weeks. However several expats report that it can take 3–4 months and in some cases, even upto 6 months!
If your job is in the vacancy exemption list your application may be processed faster. You can click here to see the vacancy exemption list.
How do I apply for an employment license?
It’s your employer who’ll apply for the license.ETC will contact your employer and ask him or her to supply the following documents:
Application form
Curriculum vitae
Position description
References / testimonials
One passport photo
Copy of travel document
Copy of valid visa
Copy of qualification certificates and accreditation/recognition
Cover letter by employer indicating the site of work
Paid fee (about €300)
Evidence through a detailed vacancy report that shows that EEA / Swiss / Maltese nationals were initially sought to fill the position
After your employer sends all these details you have to wait for the results of your application.
What Do I do my visa is about to expire before I get my employment license?
You can get a temporary resident permit from the Evans Building in Valletta. Identity Malta issues these documents. You can visit Identity Malta for more information.
Once they expect all of your documents they give you a blue paper while you wait to receive your resident permit. It costs about €28. It’s advisable to bring change.
Where do I Find Jobs in Malta?
In my opinion, LinkedIn is the best place to look for a job online. Most companies are joining LinkedIn and regularly post offers there. You can apply for many offers with just one click.
Employers can look quickly at your LinkedIn profile to see what they need to see and decide quickly if they want to offer you an interview as well.
Jobs Plus
Jobs plus is run by the Employment Training Corporation (ETC). The ETC is an organization appointed by the government of Malta that connects job seekers with job providers. It also issues employment licenses and safeguards the rights of employees.
The advantage of registering yourself with Jobs Plus is that they might contact you with offers. This might help you save the time and effort of searching for jobs on your own.
Many employers are open to hiring non-EU workers here.
The disadvantage of using Jobs Plus is that there are fewer job offers on the site and you might have the search algorithm is not very optimized. This means that you might have to try different keywords for your job.
For example: If you work in social media marketing you might have to try “online marketing”, “digital marketing” or simply “marketing” in the search bar to get results.
You can click here to visit the jobsplus website.
Online Job Boards
There are plenty of online job boards in Malta.
You can see plenty of them with a simple google search using keywords like “online job boards in Malta” or “jobs in Malta”.
You might have to try different sites to apply to as many offers as possible.
Recruitment Agencies
Recruitment agencies can help you find a lot of jobs and often send your CV to potential employers. They may or may not charge you for this service. They usually make their money from commissions from the employer who hired them.
You can find plenty of them by doing a google search.
Contacting companies online
You can search for companies on your own and send them your CV. I’ll explain how you can do so with 5 simple steps:
Step 1: Google companies in Malta
Step 2: Go to their website
Step 3: Look for the “jobs/careers”
Step 4: Look for open positions
Step 5: Send them your CV and Cover letter
Optional: if they don’t have open positions you can choose to contact them on the “contact us” section. You should ideally try to contact them on the “careers” section if you can.
Walk in with your CV
If you are already in Malta, go directly to the companies in your industry with multiple copies of your CV and cover letter and talk to someone at the reception.
Please ensure that you also leave behind your contact information there as well.
Five Important tips about landing a job in Malta
- Send as many applications as possible
- Try to make a creative and catchy CV that highlights your achievements
- Write short and effective cover letters mentioning how you can add value to the company
- Don’t give up
- Find out ways to make a good CV and cover letter on google.
Improve Your Chances of Getting a Job-Get Some Qualifications
The fourth industrial age is coming and that means employers want highly skilled workers.
There is a high demand for highly skilled workers, especially in digital skills like coding, game design, web development etc.
Digital skills seem very boring and hard but that is a big myth. There are plenty of digital skills you can learn that are in high demand and might be interesting to you.
You can find short 6 month courses at Jobsplus, ICE Malta, Domain Academy etc or colleges and universities in Malta.
The Maltese Government has launched the “Get Qualified” initiative which helps refunds you 70% of your course fee if you find a job in Malta that’s related the course you pursued.
These courses on average cost around €300–1900 . Most of these courses are for part-time diploma courses for a duration of 6 months and they allow you to be a qualified website developer, game designer or graphic designer.
As most of these courses are part-time, you could either work part-time or find a traineeship with a company to gather some crucial work experience.
If you are from a country from outside the EU this is an excellent opportunity for you to get skills that the Maltese Economy needs and increase your chances of finding a well-paid job.
Conclusion
I hope you found this article useful. I know it can be quite hard to find a job but I hope you stay positive and land a job soon.
If you are trying to figure out how to rent an apartment in Malta, you can read the ultimate guide to renting in Malta.
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