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Getting A Job Abroad
Roger Jones

This book offers a guide to overseas employment helping you to find work abroad, including vacation jobs and work experience abroad. The book also includes a list of recruitment agencies who recruit for overseas work...

About the Author

Roger Jones - Roger Jones has worked in a number of overseas countries and now writes extensively on careers and education as well as on living and working abroad. He is based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

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Getting A Job Abroad

 
  1. Preface To The Seventh Edition
  2. Working Abroad: Is It An Option For You? Changing Work Patterns; Reasons For Working Abroad; Coping With A Strange Environment; Do You Fit The Part?; Other Considerations; How To Use This Book;
  3. The Search For A Job Getting Fixed Up Before You Leave; Answering An Advertisement; The Speculative Approach (In The Uk); Making Visits ‘on Spec’; Pros And Cons Of Different Approaches;
  4. The Recruitment Process Impressing The Selectors; Getting Through The Process; Replying To An Advertisement; Sending A Speculative Letter; Writing A Letter Of Application; Preparing A Curriculum Vitae; Completing An Application Form; Sending Your Documents; Preparing For Tests An
  5. Coming To A Decision Knowing Your Employer; Understanding The Salary Package; The Job Itself; Family Matters; Adapting To Your New Environment; Sources Of Information; Contract Checklist;
  6. Preparing To Leave Banking; Your Car; Clothing; Arranging Education For The Children; Financial Planning; Protecting Your Health; Your Home; Insurance; Language Learning; Sending Luggage And Personal Effects; National Insurance; Passport; Pension; Shopping; Travel Planning;
  7. Settling In Facing Culture Shock; Creating A Friendly Personal Environment; Keeping In Touch; Attending To The Paperwork And Other Details; When Things Don’t Work Out;
  8. Working Holidays And Work Experience Considering Short-Term Work; Vacation Jobs; Seasonal Work; Gap Year Employment; A Year Out As An Undergraduate; Exchange Schemes;
  9. Contract Work What Type Of Jobs?; Short-Term Contracts; Longer Contracts; Looking Beyond The End Of The Contract;
  10. Permanent Jobs And Self-Employment A Home Base With Visits Abroad; Secondment Abroad; A Home Base With Postings Abroad; Permanent Relocation; The Ultimate Option: Working For Yourself;
  11. Europe The European Union; The Rest Of Europe; Further Information;
  12. The Arab World The Opportunities; The Influence Of Islam; Political Attitudes; Israel And The Palestine Problem; Dealing With Middle Easterners; Finding Jobs; Further Information;
  13. Asia Central Asia; The Indian Subcontinent; South East Asia; The Far East; Understanding Differences; Further Information;
  14. Africa West Africa; Central And East Africa; Southern Africa; South Africa; The Continent And Its People; Further Information;
  15. North America Canada; United States Of America; Further Information;
  16. Latin America And The Caribbean Central And South America; The Caribbean; The Falklands; Finding Jobs; Further Information;
  17. Australasia And The Pacific Australia; New Zealand; The Pacific; Further Information;
  18. Job Opportunities By Profession Accountancy; Agriculture & Rural Development; Au Pairs, Nannies, Governesses; Aviation; Banking; Communications; Computers/Information Technology; Conservation; Construction; Consultancy; Diplomacy; Education And Training; Electronics; Engineering; Europea
  19. Recruitment Directory Hw Group Accountancy And Hw Group Legal (See Tmp Worldwide); Randall Massey; Abb Lutech Resources Ltd; Acord (Agency For Co-Operation And Research In Development); Action Health; Adler Recruitment; Agriventure/Iaea; Aiesec (Association Internationale Des E
  20. Country Directory Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Anguilla; Antigua & Barbuda; Argentina; Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bermuda; Bolivia; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil
  21. Useful Addresses In The Uk
  22. European Applications
  23. Further Reading Country Handbooks And Guides; Newspapers And Periodicals; Newspapers & Periodicals; General Books; Work Guides And Directories;