WORKING IN MALTA AS AN EXPATRIATE (FREE THEMATIC)

I chose to talk about expatriation in Malta because there is a lot of expatriate of all nationalities in Malta, I tried to decrypt the reason.

Easy to find a job

Malta has got the second lowest rate in the eurozone, with the Czech Republic keeping top billing.
Among the member states, the lowest rates in March 2018 were recorded in the Czech Republic (2.2%), Malta (3.3%) and Germany (3.4%).

The Maltese are multilingual

Although Maltese is the national language of the Maltese Islands, the majority of the Maltese population is multilingual. Maltese and English are both official languages ​​of Malta, and many Maltese are also fluent in Italian. In fact, 88% of the population can speak fluent English and 66% can speak Italian.

Healthcare in Malta

All healthcare in Malta is free. As long as you're employed. According to a report by PWC, Malta ranks among the top 6 in the EU for the overall quality of healthcare.
Private health insurance in Malta is extremely inexpensive. Where simple in-patient plans go for a € 90 a year, a payment of around € 350 a year will get you full cover.

Crime & Safety in Malta

When it comes to violent crime, Malta is an extremely safe country. According to Eurostat, Malta has only 0.3 violent crime incidents per 1,000 inhabitants. Of other EU countries, only Cyprus compares

The food

The Maltese are very passionate about their unique and flavoursome food. What makes Maltese food truly unique is its European and North African influences, with their adaptations using readily available local ingredients.

Weather

Being surrounded by the sea, Malta experiences a mild winters and hot, dry summers. Malta enjoys 3,000 hours of sunshine per year - one of the highest in Europe - and the summer season is said to last around 8 months, from mid-April up to November,

Near the sea

Being an island surrounded by the sea, if you are not right by the sea, then you are no more than a 10 to 15 minute drive away from it. So if you fancy a seafood day in the sun, then you're never too far! Morever you can easily navigate Malta, there is a lot of place to explore that is only accessible by boat

A rich history and culture

Due to its strategic position in the Mediterranean Sea, Malta has a very rich and interesting history due to a succession of powers throughout the years, including the Pheonicians, Romans, Normans, Arabs, the Knights of St John, the French and the British. In addition to this one, you can experience Malta's history on every corner.

Fest and outing

There are festivales every weekend every village celebrates their patron saint by putting on a spectacular fireworks show, while marching bands play music and a statue of the patron saint is carried around the colorful, decorated village streets.
You can also enjoy Malta's many restaurants, cafés, bars and clubs. The bars and clubs in Paceville are open 7 days a week.

Lifestyle in Malta

Laid back lifestyle, proximity to the sea, and sunshine is the fastest way to save money. Life in Malta is mostly very slow-paced and relaxed.

Good links to the rest of Europe

The plans flies to over 55 different countries around the world, with 60 weekly flights to the UK, over 40 weekly flights to Italy, and several other daily flights to other places.

After my internship I will be able to stay in Malta but the country is limited in large companies, big companies are online gaming companies, betting company, so I could work in Malta but only if the job offers the possibility to sell abroad.

FEST AND FIREWORKS

There are many festivals in Malta, from May to September, each town and village celebrates the patron saint of each locality by parading with a fanfare in the streets, for this occasion the streets are decorated and many residents participate by following the band and setting up tables in the street and organizing a large meal in the evening or afternoon.

Maltese Fireworks is part of the Maltese culture traditions. Malta celebrate at least 120 feasts in 4 months so there were fireworks every day during my stay. It is a very old tradition linked with traditional religious ties over the last four centuries. Most often the festival ends with fireworks in Malta.

The fireworks display goes back to the time of the Order of the knights of St. John. They used to fire canon shots. They were used to be fired to celebrate the arrival of a Knight, or the arrival of a new born to an important European family, or when a new pope was elected and the celebration of St. John’s feast the patron saint of the Knights of Malta.

Every year during April the Malta International Fireworks Festival is held with the participation of local and foreign pyrotechnic companies from all five continents. It is one of the main attractions in Malta with a spectacle of colours display in Malta’s magnificent Grand Harbour. I enjoyed seeing fireworks every day, the most amazing thing is that they are fired day and night.

I enjoyed watching the International Fireworks Festival it was beautiful, here are a picture.

Malta International Fireworks Festival

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HISTORY

The culture of Malta is very varied, Malta was colonized B.C by the Phoenicians, Romans, Byzantines and A.C by the Arabs, the French and the British. The two official languages are Maltese which is a language very close to Arabic and English.

The earliest inhabitants of the Maltese Islands are believed to have been Sicani from nearby Sicily who arrived on the island sometime before 5000 BC. These people gave rise to a culture of megalithic temple builders, these monuments on Malta and Gozo are considered the oldest standing stone structures in the world. The temples date from 4000–2500 BC and typically consist of a complex trefoil design.

I visited Tarxied temple, which is consists of a complex of four megalithic structures built between 3600 and 2500 BC and re-used between 2400 and 1500 BC. Discovered in 1913 by local farmers, the site was extensively excavated between 1915 and 1919.

Tarxied temple

MY TEAM

During my internship I was very well received by my team, the atmosphere at work was very good we shared other good moments like during the barbecue in the evening when going to have a drink after work. When I left they organized a last barbecue and they offered me a gift on the last day. I really enjoyed sharing these moments with them because I got on very well with them and they were always kind to me.

INTERVIEW

During my internship I interviewed my internship supervisor Kim Dalli about the company and her job.

Here are additional questions ;

Who are you clients ?


Everyone, we have a mass market so it’s the general customer, we have also have a very very solid enterprise section and we create tailor-made product for business product.

Do you work alone or with a team?


I form part of the legal regulatory and corporate affairs department, I also have collegues from the legal department and corporate security department. All of our jobs differ but we are in the same department and we collaborate. My job involves contently working with other people also internal and external people, I meet NGOs, software developers etc. So human relationship is in important element.

How is the hierarchical system within Vodafone and within your team?

Vodafone has a CEO, her name is Sonia Hernandez, she joined us in June.

Sonia has a team which we call the Executive committee (ExCo), the team is composed of the heads of each department, there is the head of technology, the head of the consumer business unit, Chief Financial Officer, the head of legal and corporate affairs, the Group human resources mananger.

How are the goals set?

The goals are set at group level, and in Vodafone Malta level, there are general goals which are set by the Vodafone Group and there are more specifics goals which obviously accorded to the market we operate in Malta and obviously accord to the nature of your job. In my case the goals are set by myself and my boss approved or suggest any variation and I proceed.

COMINO

The Maldives ? No, Blue Lagoon at Comino

Blue Lagoon - Comino

ACCOMMODATION

At the same time, i was looking for an apartment but it was complicated because the rents are very high and the apartments are rented at the day they are published because there is a very hight demand, the density population is the second largest in Europe after the Vatican and the 5th in the world, the price of real estate is very high in Malta for several reasons, especially in summer. I found an apartment after 2 weeks.

Sliema 
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