Getting A Job Abroad

Preface To The Seventh Edition
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
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
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 And Interviews
- Aftermath
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
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
- Visas And Work Permits – Are They Necessary?
- Final Checklist
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
Working Holidays And Work Experience
- Considering Short-Term Work
- Vacation Jobs
- Seasonal Work
- Gap Year Employment
- A Year Out As An Undergraduate
- Exchange Schemes
Contract Work
- What Type Of Jobs?
- Short-Term Contracts
- Longer Contracts
- Looking Beyond The End Of The Contract
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
Europe
- The European Union
- The Rest Of Europe
- Further Information
The Arab World
- The Opportunities
- The Influence Of Islam
- Political Attitudes
- Israel And The Palestine Problem
- Dealing With Middle Easterners
- Finding Jobs
- Further Information
Asia
- Central Asia
- The Indian Subcontinent
- South East Asia
- The Far East
- Understanding Differences
- Further Information
Africa
- West Africa
- Central And East Africa
- Southern Africa
- South Africa
- The Continent And Its People
- Further Information
North America
- Canada
- United States Of America
- Further Information
Latin America And The Caribbean
- Central And South America
- The Caribbean
- The Falklands
- Finding Jobs
- Further Information
Australasia And The Pacific
- Australia
- New Zealand
- The Pacific
- Further Information
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
- European Union Institutions
- Finance
- Hotels And Catering
- Law
- Manufacturing
- Marketing & Sales
- Medicine & Healthcare
- Military
- Mining
- Missionary Work
- Oil And Gas
- Police
- Publishing And The Media
- Secretarial, Clerical, Administrative
- Sport And Entertainment
- Technical Co-Operation
- Tourism And Travel
- The United Nations & Other International Institutions
- Utilities
Recruitment Directory
- Abb Lutech Resources Ltd
- Acord (Agency For Co-Operation And Research In Development)
- Action Health
- Adler Recruitment
- Agriventure/Iaea
- Aiesec (Association Internationale Des Etudiants En Sciences Economiques.
- Ama (Anthony Moss Associates)
- Cdi-Anders Elite Ltd (Formerly Anders Glaser Wills)
- Anglo Arabian Recruitment Services
- Apso (Agency For Personal Service Overseas)
- Arabian Careers
- Atd Fourth World
- Au Pair In America
- James Baker Associates
- Bctv (Formerly) British Trust For Conservation Volunteers
- Bds Challenge International
- Beechwood Recruitment Ltd
- Beresford, Blake & Thomas Ltd
- British Aerospace
- British Council
- British Council
- British Executive Service Overseas (Beso)
- British Red Cross
- Brunei Energy (Formerly Alasdair Graham Associates)
- Bunac (British Universities North American Club)
- Sheila Burgess International
- Butler International
- Camp America
- Camp Counselors Usa
- Carlcrest
- Cdi-Anders Elite Ltd (Formerly Anders Glaser Wills)
- Central Bureau For International Education And Training
- Christians Abroad
- Commonwealth Secretariat
- Compuware Ltd (Formerly Computec)
- Computing Resource Centre
- Concern
- Concordia Ltd
- Coral Cay Conservation
- Council On International Educational Exchange (Council Exchanges)
- Crown Agents
- Daulton Personnel
- Delton Group
- Department For International Development (Dfid)
- Dexton Ltd
- Dh Associates
- Dm Management Consultants Ltd
- Earthwatch Europe
- Edgware Au Pair Agency
- Eurocell Associates
- European Council Of International Schools (Ecis)
- Executive Recruitment Services
- Financial Recruitment International
- Fircroft Group
- Fm Recruitment
- Forsyth Group
- Frontier
- Gabbitas Educational Consultants
- G & T Associates
- Gap Activity Projects
- Gap Challenge
- Peter Glaser & Associates
- Gorkha District Health And Educational Development Scheme
- Grafton International
- Grove Personnnel
- Harrison Jones Associates
- Hays It
- Hb Associates
- Health Projects Abroad (Hpa)
- Heston (Middle East) Ltd
- Hill Mcglynn International Appointments
- Hw Group Accountancy And Hw Group Legal (See Tmp Worldwide)
- Iaeste (International Association For The Exchange Of Students For Technical Experience)
- Ingineur Ltd
- Inlingua Teacher Training & Recruitment
- International Co-Operation For Development (Icd)
- International Health Exchange (Ihe)
- International House
- International Rescue Corps
- International Staffing Consultants, Europe
- International Voluntary Service (Ivs)
- Ips Group
- I To I International Projects Ltd
- Jenrick-Cpi Ltd
- Jobs In The Alps
- Just Engineers.Net Plc
- Kibbutz Representatives
- Kms Ltd
- La Recruitment & Management Services
- League For The Exchange Of Commonwealth Teachers
- Line Up Aviation Personnel
- Malla Overseas Recruitment
- Médecins Sans Frontières
- Medical Emergency Relief International (Merlin)
- Merrow
- Modis International
- Morgan Bryant
- Morson International
- Mrk Consulting Ltd
- Multilingual Services
- Nes Overseas Ltd
- Nestor International Ltd
- Network Overseas
- Norfolk Care Search Agency
- Occ Computer Personnel
- Odg Recruitment International
- Offshore Specialist Appointments
- Outreach International Ltd
- Overseas Placing Unit (Opu), Employment Service
- Oxfam
- Premier Personnel Ltd
- Professional Management Resources Ltd
- Profile Management & Specialist Recruitment
- The Project Trust
- Qd Group (See Tmp Worldwide)
- Randall Massey
- Recruitment Services Ltd
- Redr (Engineers For Disaster Relief)
- Riba Appointments Bureau
- Rosta Engineering Co Ltd
- Rw Recruitment International Ltd
- Save The Children Fund
- Search Associates,
- Sherry Sherratt Technical Recruitment Ltd
- Sherwood Engineering Recruitment
- Skillshare Africa
- Solihull Au Pair & Nanny Agency
- Stepp Recruitment
- Students Partnership Worldwide
- Ta Group Ltd
- Taylor Recruitment
- Teaching & Projects Abroad Ltd
- Thomas Mining Associates
- Tmp Worldwide
- Top Choice Recruitment Ltd
- Track International
- Travellers Worldwide
- Tti Personaldienstleistung
- Umm Al-Jawwaby Oil Service Co Ltd
- United Nations Association International Service (Unais)
- Vip International
- Voluntary Service Overseas (Vso)
- Robert Walters Associates
- Wel Technical Services Ltd
- Wickland Westcott & Partners
- Woodland Consultancy Services
- Worldwide Health Care Exchange
- Notes:
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
- Brunei Darussalem
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burma (Myanmar)
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China (People’s Republic)
- China (Republic)
- Colombia
- Comores Islands
- Congo
- Congo, Democratic Government Of (Formerly Zaire)
- Costa Rica
- Cote D’ivoire.
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast (Cote D’ivoire)
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea, Republic Of (South Korea)
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- St Helena (Atlantic)
- St Kitts & Nevis (Caribbean)
- St Lucia (Caribbean)
- St Vincent & The Grenadines (Caribbean)
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia Herzegovina
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan (Republic Of China)
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates (Uae)
- United States Of America
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- West Bank And Gaza (Palestinian Administered Territories)
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Useful Addresses In The Uk
European Applications
Further Reading
- Country Handbooks And Guides
- Newspapers And Periodicals
- Newspapers & Periodicals
- General Books
- Work Guides And Directories