Working Overseas
 

I know this may not belong here but gets more attention than VLS.

I'm currently thinking about going to another country to work. Anywhere from customer service to clerical jobs. I'm currently working in a car dealership doing Lease/Business Office.

I want to know where shall I start? I heard that there are a lot of scams for overseas jobs. I'm thinking about possibly Japan, Korea, England, Germany, or Australia.

Anyone has worked overseas before that can give me some info?

Thanks!

What skills can you bring to those firms?

what language do you speak beside English?

Cantonese/Mandarin

as for skills, I've had lots of experience in customer service and have been in the automotive industry for a couple of years..

japan/korea, nobody speaks english.. unless you wanna be an english teacher theres no future there.

dubai?

but where should I start? I want more information about overseas jobs and such..

don't sign up... they'll make you a prostitute.

i saw it in the news.

it's very tough man. There's a global recessoin. Many countries have high unemployment and are trying to find jobs for their own people. I don't think there are many jobs for foreign people unless you

a) want to teach english or
b) have some really unique skills that they can't find in their own country or
c) are connected with someone that can hook u up.

d) sell your body for sex and pimp yourself out to the ugly chicks or gays

:lol

If you want to teach english, you might have to register with an agency that will place in you.

What is your education level? Nearly everyone in world cities has a Bachelor's degree; its like the new Grade 12.

EDIT: I'm talking about competition for above average jobs

You will most likely have to get your own work visa.

If you are under 30 you qualify for Working Holiday

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_holiday_visa

without a decent education no decent country will take you, esp. in a down economy
experience means nothing - unless a company hires you and sponsors you

teach english in asia - that's your only real option

if you do want to teach english in asia & have a bachelor's degree - try footprintsrecruiting.com (i think that's it - google it), they're one of the best/most reputable local teach-english placement companies

They won't take him as a skilled worker. They will take him if he goes through general immigration, but of course that takes time.

Again not if you are under 30 and using a "Working Holiday" Visa.. it is for short term work... no immigration involved.

it's more difficult to teach english in Asia.
They will look for education degree/ dilopma with some teaching experience.
Merely can speak English is not enough.

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wow, this thread totally killed my idea of moving to california, lol.

that's what i mean - through proper immigration channels, he still won't be accepted unless he is skilled, in demand, labour - what other legal channels are there?

for example - my family and i have moved to the US, only my father could work - but he has an education/skill set that was in demand at the time

my family moved to canada, again, as the major breadwinner/a significant earner, my father had to prove his education (which now has nothing to do with the work he performs)

my good friend, who has just gotten his CA has NO problem getting to the US to work - another friend has just taken a job in NY on this same basis - both are not moving with our current company - but again, they have a highly in demand education/skill set

no education = no emigration, sorry to say - and as was mentioned (by me, too), no degree = no teaching english abroad

you can do a work holiday visa if you are under 30 and aren't looking to do skilled worked. probably wouldn't be too hard to get a customer service job or clerical jobs. I'm going to be doing this in about 6-7 months in the UK for awhile myself.

Best thing to do is check out jobs abroad programs that either the government or other organizations offer. Mind you there will be certain requirements to fill. They range from anywhere from getting u a work visa only to getting a good chunk of stuff ready. Programs like GAAP and such. Don't expect any spectacular job nor pay, u'll probably end up waiting tables in Munich or sorting mail in Luxemborg or teaching grade 3-5 in a small village in Ethiopia.

1) Worldwide economy is in the shitter, unless u have a special skill, multilingual, hard working, very lucky and have at least a bachelors from a PRESTIGES/ well-known university, u can forget about getting a work visa, let alone working at some swanky office making decent pay. If it's for the ezxperience alone, then start with what the provincial gov't offers, there quite a bit.

Knowing ppl and the right ppl is the best way in the door. Competition is high right now. Best is to have a company overseas wants u, then they'll deal with everything and u'll make $$

Don't know about getting the job, but I would choose Europe over any location there. There's much more freedom and room for travel if you choose to live/work in Europe.