What is WHV?

Something different

Are you fed up with studying or working and do you want to live something different?

You want something else? You don't really know what exactly? Traveling? Meeting people? Looking at your surroundings in a different way? That's what the WHV offers you! For several months, your life is going to change, first geographically, then professionally and/or personally.

If the idea of doing something different in your life for a while appeals to you, get your WHV!

A better resume

Some WHV makers prefer to get casual jobs and to travel from one city to another. On the other hand, some WHV makers have the opportunity to enrich their resume with relevant international work experience. The WHV experience is one-of-a-kind: firstly because it proves that you have great skills, and also because it shows your ability to adapt to another culture, another way of working and sometimes, another language.

Discover the world

Going on holiday for 2 weeks and going and living in a country for several months are completely different experiences. Especially if you are authorized to work. The WHV is a great opportunity to discover a whole country or a whole continent! If for example, you go to Australia, you may also want go to New Zealand, South-East Asia or the South Pacific Islands.

The WHV is like a little trip around the world!

Unforgettable people

The WHV is also – and mostly – about meeting people. People from all over the world are doing the same thing as you, at the same time. You will meet them at work, at parties and hostels, and they will make your WHV unforgettable and magical!

Friends for a night, travel mates, real friends, lovers... They will all be an essential part of your experience, and they will make your departure difficult. The girl you will laugh so much with, the guy who will be more important than the others, the old man who will offer you a lift and tell you about his life, the people you will have so much fun with...

After that, you will have friends all over the world. You will keep in touch with some of them, you won't with others, but forever, they will be a part of your WHV experience.

Open-mindedness

Some WHVs are more “exotic” than others, because of the language or because of the culture. But even when you decide to go to a country that seems pretty close, culturally speaking there are still a lot of things that are different.

The WHV is a great opportunity to open your mind by discovering other ways of life.

When you are a WHV maker, you will find it easier getting casual jobs. You will be aware of the fact that you are living a unique experience and your expectations are not necessarily those you would normally have. The WHV opens your mind to different things that you can do.