Ask HN: Jobs in the UK for an American

[nickvanhoog]

I'm going to graduate with a CS degree in June, and I'd like to explore the option of living / working in the UK. If I were to try and find a job in the US, I think I have a handle on what steps to take. How does the process differ when searching for jobs in the UK? Any tips / sites that cater to something like this?

[koopajah]

I've been temporarily looking for a job in the UK so I can point you to some of the sites I checked or that were advised here:

http://hackerjobs.co.uk/ It was recently launched, you'll find some posts they made here on HN.

http://www.theitjobboard.co.uk/ I've found some interesting job openings here.

You should also check the monthly post "Who's Hiring" here on HN they have some openings in London. I think I've seen at least one each month.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4323597 August version

EDIT : I've kept a list of companies that I was interested in and had openings in may/june, would you be interested to have it?

EDIT2: Added link to august discussion "Who's Hiring"

[nickbarnwell]

http://roundabout.io is also quite good, albeit focused on jobs in the London area. Created by another HNer, IIRC

[nickvanhoog]

Thanks for all the help.

[matthewowen]

You'll need to get a visa. As with getting a job in the USA if you're a UK citizen, it isn't as simple as just applying for and getting a job.

Your degree won't qualify you as a highly skilled worker, so unless you have other connections you're probably in for a long hard slog getting a suitable visa.

[001sky]

"Your degree won't qualify you as a highly skilled worker"

An Advanced UK-issued degree, relevant to the appointment, may be an exception. But absent that, the general rule on "expertise" ~= you are the only person in the EU with such. Alternatively, if your appointment is at "Board Level" (Ceo, Director, etc.) there is an exemption, so you may qualify as a "co-founder" (if such an opporunity were to arise).

The devil is in details, however. Granular and somewhat varying year-to-year.

[matthewowen]

I assumed from the original post that the degree was an undergraduate CS degree from the US.

[nickvanhoog]

Correct assumption.