Me? Work a while in Tallinn? Are you kidding?

This immediately raises the question: how do I find a job in Tallinn, which is almost 7,000 kilometres from Toronto? As Elizabeth Barrett Browning said in her world-famous poem, let me count the ways. OK, I admit, she was probably not counting ways to find jobs in Tallinn. But still, come with me, and let's count the ways to find a job in Tallinn.

The following information is aimed at the 18 to 30-year-old crowd. This assumes you are in the middle of university or have just graduated from university, or are a few years out of university. In other words, no long-term relationship, mortgage, etc.

An ex-boss of mine, an Estonian, said that he would never consider hiring anyone over 40. This is a very common view among Estonians. Among young Estonians, hipsters, or the startup company crowd, old is passe. A more difficult question though: is this true in most societies?

In digital-savvy Estonia, most people would begin looking for work on two job websites. They are cv.ee (the largest job website in Estonia) and cvkeskus.ee (cvkeskus means "CV Centre" in English). Both sites have English language equivalents. Create your own account by entering via Google or Facebook. On both sites, you will be required to upload your CV or type the relevant information into the fields that appear. Under categories, pick which field you would like to work in. Or better yet, surf around and see the options, or click on the button to see their 640 odd job openings. If a job ad is in English (most are in Estonian), that means you can apply in English. Many of the English language jobs are in IT or programming, finance, or startups. Have a look. I did not conduct a thorough and definitive search, but my impression was that cv.ee had many more English-language job ads than cvkeskus.ee .