Hey guys, has anyone found/currently has an overseas job? I'm not looking for one of those "teach English" programs, but something more substantive. I've got about 6 years of work experience and a M.S. Finance, but don't want to work in a Finance only function. If you all think it's worthwhile, I'll anonymize my resume and post it someplace.
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Dual language with a specialty. You do banking. Learn a language well enough to do banking in that language and then work for the host countries bank. (these people tend to work the least and make the most.)
Dual language no specialty. You just translate things and make work on a day to day basis. Money isn't as good but doesn't require the special skill sets.
Computer work. CCNA/higher level certs are valid all over the world. A great buddy of mine in japan had the highest cisco cert and was making fat stacks doing US contracting work in japan. Find out what certifications you hold in your field and then find who is using them in the country you want to live in. Computer skills are not the only things that translate internationally.
Anything else is mostly chicken feed in regards to money. Those english teachers don't make diddly squat. Most expat jobs that are unskilled don't pay well. The skilled ones tend to pay really well. I haven't met many people in between. Find some skill that is marketable everywhere (welding/finance/computers/big machinery operation/mechanics) and then learn as much of a local language for where you want to go as you can. If you can find a job in america you should be able to find one overseas using similar methods. It helps a TON if you find a US company that is willing to hire you to send you overseas. Instead of looking in the host country without living there. That is way tougher.
Thanks, I have a finance and banking background now... but don't know if I want to continue doing that kind of work. Lot's of food for thought! Appreciate it!
Of course, there are plenty of exceptions - the biggest that I know of being expats who take jobs that explicitly trade on their knowledge of their home country (e.g. teaching English), or those who are sent away by work in their home country. But it sounds like you're not interested in the first category, and you're not in the second category yet. If you're interested in the second category, there are certainly lots of options in banks. Some other big categories that I've encountered include the US military, engineering firms that specialize in doing construction work in other countries, etc. It would help to know which sorts of things you're interested in getting into!
I think I'm mostly echoing Limp moose here. If you want a (good) job in the USA, the usual advice is "pick up a skill." If you want a good job somewhere else, you should pick up a skill and be able to talk to people.
Haha yes well. If you have a CCIE you can walk into pretty much any large company in the world and say "Pay me six skillion dollars" and they will say "Right away, sir." It is an extremely difficult certification to get and hard to maintain, and it's expensive, but if you can do it you can go anywhere you want to.
Would love to join another startup, or go back into corporate world in a role that is a bit less hard-finance focused.
Asia/Europe/Australia/South America/Africa?
In Asia doing something without speaking the local language will probably mean working for a US company in asia. You would apply for this job the same way you apply for any other job. It helps if you search out specific things you want to do. There are start ups all over China/SE Asia that need management and oversight. As you would know there is plenty of growth in those areas.
I don't know much about Europe.
With your back round you could probably get a job in Australia working for any number of finance companies/banks You only need to learn new legal rules and they will use you as an expert on the US system.
Africa. Man don't go to africa to live. Visit maybe.
I don't know much about south america.
I hope that is helpful.
Would be interested to hear more!
In any case, you should definitely prepare good reasons as to why you are relocating and research your intended industry in that particular region.
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1. They can help you pick up the local language.
2. You can develop a new skill in your free time (which many of these jobs have).
3. They relocate you, often at their expense.
4. They get you a visa, which are usually easier to adjust to a new status than to get flat-out.
You could teach for a year and hit the pavement job-hunting while your there, or if you intend to switch industries work on some new skills as well.
I'm not saying you should look for a job like that, but they are easier to find and have certain benefits that would even apply to your situation.
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I was going to tell you about my experience, but it might not be relevant depending on what kind of visa you have.
I don't know, I have been thinking that I would have whichever company that hired me help me with the visa as well. It definitely would not be some kind of student visa.
Yeah, that's the realization I've been coming to as well. I think I'll start pushing out resume's and see what kind of response I get.
I tried going that route for the longest time. Companies would not give me a job because I did not have a Visa, but I needed a Visa to get a job.
I had success with military bases. Some positions grant SOFA status which allows you to stay in that country and work with the US military. The sucky thing is that it's basically like living in the US.