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Tonipinks

3/18/2008 09:07 EST

My husband and I are looking for employment opportunities in Cyprus in the Logistics and HR / Change Management industries respectively.

I am a Business Science graduate with Honours in Human Resources. I have extensive experience in Change Management consulting and HR management in the retail & spa industries.
I have worked in South Africa, the UK and in Kuwait. After 2 years in the Middle East, I have now recently been promoted by my employer, an international Franchise Retailer, to HR Business Partner.

My husband is a Bachelor of Commerce (Information Systems) graduate, who successfully ran his own courier business in Cape Town for 4 years. He has been the Distribution Centre Supervisor for the same Franchise Retailer for a year now, managing a high profile, high volume brand and 20+ staff.

We believe we have the work histories and skills to be assets to employers in Cyprus. If you know of any opportunities, please let us know

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simonmcbeth

5/6/2008 11:20 EST

only advice i can give you is don't bother. cyprus is a beautiful place to live and bring up children, but if you think professional qualifications and business experience will get you anywhere think again. business in cyrpus (unless you are a cypriot and 'know' someone) is tough, very tough. most non greek, non cypriot professions find themselves cleaning pools. If you don't have the money to semi retire then I would suggest you look elsewhere. sorry

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CyprusWithBabies

From: Cyprus

5/7/2008 10:23 EST

Hi,
A quite negative reply from simonmcbeth, which in part may be true to an extent...

Certainly, you have great skills between you and should you wish to continue using them in a line of employment - you may perhaps be better advised to concentrate on the "offshore" companies around Limassol.

Shipping, distribution or insurance type companies - of which there are a number around the centre of Limassol and the New Port area.

However, if you have an inclination to change your worklife balance - then now is the time to give it a whirl.

For instance - in UK both me and my partner were Civil Servants for a number of years. My husband now works for himself in Cyprus and I do part-time work for an online gaming company. I also started a small business towards the end of last summer and enjoy the combination of both positions.

Our lifestyle is much simpler. We don't look for the same salaries as UK and we know it's quite impossible to earn the same salaries for the type of work we do here. However, we don't pay the same tax either - so, the saving on that alone covers the shortfall in salaries. In fact, we manage quite nicely on what was an income for just one of us in the UK.

Good luck & most of all - Enjoy!

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