Sunday, January 9, 2011

Getting a good job-Using English

Make a list of everyone you know who works for an international company that you know.

Ask your parents who they know that works for a foreign company that does international business.

Ask ALL of your friends and their parents who they know that can advise you about working for an international company.

University professors:
ask ALL of your English professors at schools who they know in your country that works for and English speaking or international company.

Research:
-ask all of these people to meet you and talk.

-make a list of all the foreign companies in your area/city.

Ask them the following questions specifically:

-what they do for their company?
-what is the internal company culture they work for?
-how does the company really run on the inside?
-where to they have branches around the world-what cities?
-what workers usually get transfered overseas to these branch cities?
-what can I do to get transfered overseas?
-what kinds of skills do I need to have to work at a branch office
-does your company pay for training classes, English classes, after I get hired?
-does my country have a working visa treaty with America, Australia, Canada, Japan or England?
-How long to most workers stay in overseas jobs? How many years? Can they stay longer if they want to?...or is there a maximum number of years the company allows to work overseas?
-What benefits does the company give to overseas employees? Free housing, extra spending money, long vacations to visit family back home?
-How will I be paid my salary? (Yen, US dollars, English pounds)
-Will my salary be wired to my private bank or will I receive it by mail express?
-Is there a relocation fee that the company will pay when I move to a foreign country?

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