Getting a Job Abroad : The Handbook for the International Job Seeker PDF
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Getting a Job Abroad Books to change your life and work. Accessible, easy to read and easy to act on – other titles in the How To series include: Spending a Year Abroad A guide to opportunities for self-development and discovery around the world Teaching Abroad How and where to find worldwide opportunities and contacts Getting a Job in Canada Secure a well-paid job and a great new life style Getting a Job in America How to find the right employment opportunities and contacts Getting a Job in Australia Secure well-paid work and a great new lifestyle TheHow To series now contains around 200 titles in the following categories: Business & Management Career Choices Career Development Computers & the Net Creative Writing Home & Family Living & Working Abroad Personal Development Personal Finance Self-Employment & Small Business Study Skills & Student Guides For full details, please send to our distributors for a free copy of the latest catalogue: How To Books 3 Newtec Place, Magdalen Road, Oxford OX41RE, United Kingdom [email protected] http://www.howtobooks.co.uk Getting a Job Abroad The handbook for the international job seeker ROGER JONES Sixth edition How To Books By the same author Getting a Job in America Retire Abroad Teaching Abroad British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ©Copyright 2001 Roger Alan Jones Roger Alan Jones has asserted his moral right under the Copyright, Design and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the author of this work. First published in 1989 by How To Books Ltd, 3 Newtec Place, Magdalen Road, Oxford, OX4 1RE, United Kingdom. Tel: (01865) 793806. Fax: (01865) 248780. [email protected] www.howtobooks.co.uk First edition 1989 Second edition 1991 Reprinted 1992 Third edition 1994 Fourth edition 1996 Fifth edition 1999 Reprinted 1999 Sixth edition 2001 All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced (other than short extracts for the purposes of review), or stored in an information retrieval system without the express permission of the Publishers given in writing. Note: The material contained in this book is set out in good faith for general guidance and no liability can be accepted for loss or expense incurred as a result of relying in particular circumstances on statements made in the book. The laws and regulations are complex and liable to change, and readers should check the current position with the relevant authorities before making personal arrangements. Produced for How To Books by Deer Park Productions Cover design Baseline Arts, Oxford Typeset by Anneset, Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset Printed and bound by Cromwell Press, Trowbridge, Wiltshire Contents List of illustrations 9 Preface to the sixth edition 11 Part One: Introduction 13 1 Working abroad: Is it an option for you? 13 Changing work patterns 13 Reasons for working abroad 14 Coping with a strange environment 16 Do you fit the part? 17 Other considerations 22 How to use this book 23 Part Two: Finding a Job 25 2 The search for a job 25 Getting fixed up before you leave 25 Answering an advertisement 26 The speculative approach (in the UK) 28 Making visits ‘on spec’ 34 Pros and cons of different approaches 35 3 The recruitment process 37 Impressing the selectors 37 Getting through the process 37 Replying to an advertisement 41 Sending a speculative letter 41 Writing a letter of application 44 Preparing a curriculum vitae 44 Completing an application form 47 Sending your documents 51 Preparing for tests and interviews 53 Aftermath 57 4 Coming to a decision 58 Knowing your employer 58 5 6 Getting a Job Abroad Understanding the salary package 59 The job itself61 Family matters 62 Adapting to your new environment 68 Sources of information 71 Contract checklist 76 Part Three: Preparation and Acclimatisation 80 5 Preparing to leave 80 Banking 80 Your car 81 Clothing 82 Arranging education for the children 83 Financial planning 83 Protecting your health 85 Your home 87 Insurance 88 Language learning 88 Sending luggage and personal effects 90 National Insurance 91 Passport 91 Pension 92 Shopping 93 Travel planning 94 Visas and work permits: Are they necessary? 95 Final checklist 96 6 Settling in 97 Facing culture shock 97 Creating a friendly personal environment 98 Keeping in touch 104 Attending to the paperwork and other details 105 When things don’t work out 105 Part Four: Surveying the Opportunities 109 7 Working holidays and work experience 109 Considering short-term work 109 Vacation jobs 110 Seasonal work 114 Gap Year employment 115 A year out as an undergraduate 117 Exchange schemes 117 8 Contract work 120 Short-term contracts 121 Longer contracts 123 Looking beyond the end of the contract 129 Contents 7 9 Permanent jobs and self-employment 132 A home base with visits abroad 132 Secondment abroad 133 A home base with postings abroad 134 Permanent relocation 136 The ultimate option: working for yourself 138 Part Five: The Regions of the World 141 10 Europe 141 The European Union 141 The rest of Europe 145 Further information 148 11 The Arab World 149 The opportunities 149 The influence of Islam 150 Political attitudes 151 Israel and the Palestine problem 152 Dealing with Middle Easterners 153 Finding jobs 153 Further information 154 12 Asia 155 Central Asia 155 The Indian Subcontinent 156 South East Asia 157 The Far East 158 Understanding differences 159 Further information 160 13 Africa 162 West Africa 163 Central and East Africa 163 Southern Africa 164 South Africa 164 The continent and its people 165 Further information 166 14 North America 168 Canada 168 United States of America 171 Further information 174 15 Latin America and the Caribbean 175 Central and South America 175 The Caribbean 177 The Falklands 177 Finding jobs 178 8 Getting a Job Abroad Further information 178 16 Australasia and the Pacific 180 Australia 180 New Zealand 183 The Pacific 185 Further information 185 Part Six: Reference 187 17 Job opportunities by profession 187 18 Recruitment Directory 217 19 Country Directory 269 20 Useful addresses in the UK 312 21 European applications 318 22 Further Reading 331 Index 337 8 List of Illustrations 1. Specimen request for job details 42 2. Model speculative letter of application 43 3. Specimen accompanying letter for CV 45 5. Specimen CV for a mature applicant 50 6. Specimen CVfor a younger applicant 47 7. Specimen accompanying letter 49 8. A follow-up letter after an interview 55 8. A reply to a rejection letter 56 9. The decision-making process for a married person 78 10. The decision-making process for a single person 79 11. Application letter in French 320 12. Application letter in German 321 13. Application letter in Spanish 322 14. A sample CV in French 323 15. A sample CVin German 324 16. A sample CV in Spanish 325 17. A sample European Commission application form 326 99
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