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Hi Simon,

Kraków is a lovely town but I am afraid your skills will be useless without any knowledge of Polish language.
I feel your Polis best friend can advice you for the best. But be granted that he/she will be wanting to return home someday: with or without you. Bond with motherland is really strong in them.

Best of luck!
O!

Hi, thanks for the reply. Not what I was expecting but at the end of the day I was the one asking for opinions. May I ask you in what way my skills may be useless there? Did you move there with a previous knowledge of Polish then? What kind of skills would be best suitable in Poland in order to get a job then?

Trying to understand a bit better

Regards
Simon

Hi,
I moved without Polish language but I work in a international company and English is the official internal language; outside it's a complete different matter

Now I have a decent polish and I can even correctly say »å³ú¾±Ä™°ì³ÜÂáÄ™Ìý
Just kidding but, I would say that Polish language knowledge is a must. You can survive without it, as a friend of mine is doing but, yes... it's surviving: you will not understand what TV or radio are saying, etc... other than being cut out from any conversations.

You skills: they are great but whoever in Poland needs an interpreter would ask for a Polish - Arabic one, not Arabic - English. Well, I am not into linguistics and I feel you know the job market better than me

Cheers!
O

Whatever the man says (lol) is very, very true.

You can get away without speaking a local language of many countries, if your company is based in another one (e.g. American companies). However, if you want to build a life in this country, you MUST know the local language.
Poland is not different in that respect. I used to live in Germany for 10 years and Italy for, unfortunately only 6 months, before moving to the UK. All apples to those counties as well.

I am glad that somebody on this website acknowledge that. Very rare opinion amongst the Expat community, but SOOO true!

Thank you for pointing that out Oniros. I started to think that I am a Don Kichot of modern times...lol

Guys thank you all for the replies, I am terribly sorry I am getting back to you just now. For some odd reason didn't get any notifications. You two are absolutely right, I will have to learn the language and I am aiming to start a Polish language course as soon as I get there, actually if you know any decent schools please, let me know .

Moreover, I understand people won't need an interpreter English to Arabic or English to Italian in Poland, hence I won't even look for interpreting jobs. Hopefully I will be able to find something where Italian or English will be needed. Let's see how it goes

Hi.
My husband was very impressed with school Varia based in Krakow. However, there are many, many running relevant courses. Have a look on the web.

Cross my fingers for you.
M