What to do after a job interview

What to do after a job interview

After being interviewed for an expat job, it might be tempting to relax and breathe a sigh of relief. However, the time after an interview offers you a perfect opportunity to reinforce your application and promote yourself as the #1 candidate for the expat job. So, rather than sitting back [...]

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Do expats need offshore bank accounts?

Do expats need offshore bank accounts?

Nowadays the terms “offshore bank account” and “international bank account” are interchangeable. The more reputable institutions favour “international” when describing their offshore offerings, as people often regard “offshore” as having slightly unsavoury connotations. Yet the fact of the matter is, when it comes to financial services, the term “offshore” simply [...]

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10 ways to tank a job interview

10 ways to tank a job interview

Landing a job interview means you actually have a decent chance of getting the job. You’ve been selected from probably hundreds of expatriate applicants to be one of the half-dozen serious contenders for the position. It’s surprising how often hiring managers have a hard time finding a keeper among the [...]

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Living the expat dream is addictive

Living the expat dream is addictive

A warning to anyone thinking of moving to live and work abroad – being an expatriate is seriously addictive. The expat experience is such that you will thrive on the thrills and your success and you won’t ever want to go back! This has been confirmed in a recent survey [...]

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How to get yourself headhunted

How to get yourself headhunted

Looking for jobs abroad is a very challenging task but getting noticed by top international recruiters is even more difficult – but highly effective. International headhunters do not only rely on their small network of connections, they basically utilise and take advantage of the larger network of associates, references and [...]

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Tips for a successful telephone interview

Tips for a successful telephone interview

Phone interviews have become a typical way for employers to screen candidates for a position without a great deal of impact on their schedule or inconvenient travel for anyone involved. With this becoming a standard practice, especially when seeking international jobs, it is very important to give a successful and [...]

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Tips on getting sponsored for jobs in Australia

Tips on getting sponsored for jobs in Australia

Recent backlogs in visas for Australia jobs under skilled migration option have affected applications from overseas. With so many applications underway, it is important to set yourself apart from the others in order to ensure speedier processing of your application. When it comes to jobs for expats in Australia, these [...]

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How to write a CV for bilingual jobs

How to write a CV for bilingual jobs

If you are looking for bilingual employment, you must have a winning CV. Though there is an abundance of bilingual jobs abroad, competition for employment is always fierce. Writing a CV for bilingual jobs does not significantly differ from writing a CV for any other job. However, it is essential that [...]

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Becoming bilingual could increase your expat salary

Becoming bilingual could increase your expat salary

Learning new languages can help you widen your career prospects. This is especially applicable in the context of working abroad since the more languages you know the higher your chances of obtaining work in your chosen job sector, rather than just settling for a lower level job that uses your native [...]

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Resolving expat money worries

Resolving expat money worries

Nobody is totally immune to the many monetary issues faced while in employment – not even well paid expats. Expat professionals who work abroad have to face some money-related worries, despite receiving higher pay and better benefits from working overseas.  Having an international job, after all, does not excuse anyone [...]

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10 reasons to move abroad for work

10 reasons to move abroad for work

If you’re considering taking up work abroad, it is important to try and weigh the pros and cons of relocating. If haven’t yet made up your mind about whether or not to work abroad, consider the following reasons for working overseas: 1) Learn More about the World When the time [...]

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Manage your international job search effectively

Manage your international job search effectively

When you are looking for the right expat jobs internationally you need to keep a few things in mind. As always, you would need to look at what you want to do, what your basic skills are and what the opportunities in the expat destination are. One thing that expats [...]

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How to overcome new expatriate vulnerabilities

How to overcome new expatriate vulnerabilities

Moving to a new country is not easy. Expats are particularly vulnerable to unscrupulous elements of society that, unfortunately, are present in every single nation. How can you overcome these difficulties in order to get the right jobs abroad? First of all, it is crucial that you are aware of [...]

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