David is a small town boy with high aspirations. Since his school days, he nurtured an ambition of working for a reputed Multinational Company. He toiled hard as a student and gained a Masters Degree in Business Management. He was a highly efficient student. As the opportunities offered by his less developed hometown could not do justice to his capacities, David decided to go overseas in search of jobs. However, he is confused as to how to go ahead with the search. To assist David in this task, here are some points to remember while doing job search for overseas jobs.
Know What you Want
The most important tip before starting any job search is to know what you expect from your job search. Decide your preferences for your field of work, interest area, location, salary and designation. This helps you plan and target your job search in definite direction. A planned and focused job search is sure to earn you the desired result.
Develop a Sound Strategy
Job search should not be vague and unplanned as it may land you in a job you never desired. Develop a sound strategy to do your job search. The expectations and requirements of a position would be different in the country you are targeting from the ones in your own country. Hence, draft the resume as per the qualities considered valuable in that country.
Check Qualifications
In few countries, foreigners are restricted from working in certain fields. For example, in case of medical, military and legal jobs, it is necessary for job seekers to be a citizen or attain qualifications from that country to be eligible to perform duties. Aiming for such jobs would be time consuming. The possibility of working in these fields is so low that it tends to disappoint most of the pursuers. Hence, it is advisable to seek only those job opportunities that open up for foreigners easily.
Complete the Legal Procedures
Emigration is a long, complicated and tiring procedure. As it involves movement from one country to another, the job seekers have to submit many documents to seek the required permissions from the embassies of both countries. Get in touch with embassy authorities, visit their websites or approach the overseas job consultants to acquire visas and passport. Complete all the necessary legal procedures, to ensure you do not face any trouble in foreign country.
Verify the Organization's Name and Profile
Be careful of the false job openings on the job portals. Before sending a confirmation to your employer, verify the authenticity of the organization and the job profile. Check if the details regarding the organization and the job profile are true and accurate. Make sure the organization is not involved in any unlawful practices that will get you in trouble later on.
Do Not Make Online Payments
There is very less transparency with online job procedures. There have been instances of frauds where job enthusiasts were cheated into paying large sums of money with misleading information and false job openings. Hence, do not make any online payment to any of the overseas recruiter.
Key Qualities
To be able to acquire a job overseas, it is important to own qualities that make you unique in a crowd. Hiring a foreigner is a tedious process for the recruiter. The recruiter has to verify his background, assist in the legal procedures and arrange for his stay, if the employee is an outsider. On the other hand recruiting a resident involves very little formalities. Hence, unless you have some exceptional qualities that are rare in that country, the employer would not take so many efforts to recruit you.
Remember the given points while searching for overseas jobs. Overseas job search is slightly complicated than searching jobs in your own country. Hence, plan your every move carefully to achieve your set goals successfully.