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On Oct 31, 11:59*am, Bolaleman wrote:
On Oct 7, 2:56*pm, Bolaleman wrote:

It is possible to combine travelling with earning good money. Check
out:http://2ajobguide.com/overseas_travel_jobs.aspx*and find over
10,000 overseas travel jobs in the USA, Canada and the UK (4774 jobs
alone published in the USA). With this database you will find all jobs
published in over 1,200 job boards, newspapers and other publications
with just one search.

How to get an international job?
The basic idea: Zero in on your chosen field, then seek out global
employers.

The idea that overseas jobs with American companies are plentiful is a
myth. Most American companies hire locally, in whatever countries they
operate in, for entry-level jobs and send only a few Americans abroad,
mostly in management positions. One huge global company that recruits
at U. of Texas, for instance, has more than 275,000 employees; only
about 300 of them are Americans working overseas.

That's not to say that you should give up on finding an international
career -- only that you need to approach it realistically. you first
need to decide what you want to do. Then find a way to do this
internationally. In general, being fluent in several languages is very
important but may not be as big a factor as you might think. The most
important issue: You need to bring strong work-related skills that
enable you to do the job.

There are a few pockets of opportunity in almost any business you can
name: In retailing for instance, some buyers travel extensively in
Europe and Asia. In advertising, you can specialize in crafting ad
campaigns for overseas clients. In management consulting, there are
jobs that require you to work on international projects. Once you have
figured out what kind of work you're interested in, you can begin to
get some experience. Then focus on finding ways to do it
internationally.

Your best bet is to move to a city with lots of overseas connections,
if you don't already live in one. New York City is number one in this
regard, but Miami, Philadelphia, and Chicago offer plenty of
opportunities in shipping, banking, consulting, and other global
businesses, Brooks says. San Francisco and Los Angeles serve as major
U.S. hubs for companies with dealings in Asia and the Pacific Rim.

Anne Fischer in an article published in Fortune (July 17, 2007):

How to beat a backstabber at work
That said, do emphasize to potential employers that learning a foreign
language thoroughly is really about developing an understanding for a
whole unfamiliar culture. "What you want to convey is that learning
these languages opened you up to fresh perspectives, so that you have
an ability to look at things in a different way," says Brooks,
director of liberal arts career services at the University of Texas at
Austin.

As for leveraging all that globe-trotting you've done, Brooks says,
don't present your extensive overseas travel as just a series of
vacations. "When students come back from a junior year abroad or a
foreign internship, I always ask them, 'Okay, who has a disaster
story?'," says Brooks. "And of course almost everyone does. They lost
all their luggage, including their passport and visa, in a place where
they didn't speak a word of the language, for example. Those are great
stories to tell an employer! It's chance to show off your problem-
solving skills and resourcefulness, and that you can adapt in an
unfamiliar situation."

Brooks takes a dim view of placement agencies that charge you a fee in
exchange for the promise of an overseas job. "Employers pay the fees
at reputable employment agencies, so don't be fooled by ads in
newspapers or online," she says.

If you can't resist trying one of these outfits, she adds, contact the
Better Business Bureau and your state attorney general's office first
to see if the agency has any black marks against it -- a bit of wise
counsel that applies equally to fee-based employment agencies claiming
to offer U.S. jobs, too.


The trend for overseas travel jobs seems to increase despite the
international job crisis. Guess this is a result of a globalization of
sofar local job markets. An article called "Nomadic Brits queue up to
work overseas", published on Lloyds TSB (14 November 2008) calls
Britain is a nation of intrepid travellers with a desire to experience
working life overseas.

A survey of more than 1,500 working Brits has found almost a third (32
per cent) have been employed outside the UK at some point in their
career, working an average of just over a year overseas.

For British workers spending at least a month abroad, Europe is the
most likely destination with more than half (56 per cent) of
respondents working there. Twenty per cent of Brits have headed
further afield to Asia, and nearly one in five (18 per cent) has
worked abroad in both North America/Canada and the Middle East.

Thirty per cent of Brits who took a job overseas for more than a month
did it to experience a new culture and nearly a quarter (24 per cent)
saw it as an opportunity to enhance their career. One in four (25 per
cent) made the move because it was a necessary for the role.

Not everyone takes to a new environment like a duck to water however.
More than a third of Brits who worked abroad for more than a month (35
per cent), cited being away from friends and family as one of the most
difficult aspects of their stay. Other hurdles included needing to
speak a different language (27 per cent), diverse working practices or
cultures (26 per cent) and missing things they took for granted, such
as a local pub or television show (23 per cent).

Nearly 20 per cent of Brits found managing their finances difficult
while in a foreign country including opening a bank account,
organising a mortgage, and keeping track of finances at home. Not
surprising considering more than three quarters (77 per cent) took no
action to get their finances in order before heading abroad.

Stephanie Cousin, Head of Operations, Lloyds TSB International,
comments, "We're certainly a nation of intrepid travellers and whether
it's to gain international work experience or simply escape the
weather, it's clear that many of us may be working overseas for part
of our career. Living away from home can be stressful, so you need to
do your homework and sort out the important things, like finances,
before you depart."

The research also shows:
-Men are almost twice as likely to have worked overseas than women (42
per cent vs. 22 per cent)
-Women are likely to spend longer working abroad than men (14.6 vs.
12.1 months), on average.
-Men are more likely to have worked in Asia (25 per cent vs. 12 per
cent) and the Middle East (24 per cent vs. 6 per cent).
-Twenty-one percent of 18-24 year olds who worked abroad for more than
a month have worked in Asia compared with nine per cent of 45-54 year
olds.
-Technology/IT (50 per cent) and Professional Services (43 per cent)
industries have the highest proportions of overseas worker.

P.D.: I found 4,915 overseas travel jobs published in the UK using the
above mentioned database (http://2ajobguide.com/
overseas_travel_jobs.aspx). These are about 300 jobs more than I found
a few months ago. A graphical demonstration of the job trend can be
found he http://www.indeed.co.uk/jobtrends?q=...40517038 6600