Looking for work isn’t easy, and from overseas it’s even harder.
The questions revolve around trust because not all businesses or businesspeople are well known at all.
In the case of Lindsay (not her real name) it was just as difficult.
Her Polish nationality made it harder and her English was good but broken in parts. She tried, however, and eventually found out about an “employment expert” based in Reading.
To her surprise she was sent a plane ticket and a promise of accommodation.
It appeared her degree would pay off after all, having been told it might not get her far in the UK because the awarding institution is in Poland.
Her trip over was full of nerves but also excitement.
She wanted her parents to feel proud and she looked forward to a new life in England.
Her arrival however was fraught with difficulty. She felt pushed and shoved by her contact, who her “employment expert” had sent to meet her at arrivals, she said in a text home.
Thereafter the details are sketchy.
A police investigation launched after her disappearance was exhaustive but inconclusive.
Unfortunately her remains were found later in an abandoned flat in London. It proved albeit opportunities open up not every offer is safe.
