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This edition of TraveLOG takes on topics from the world over, including education agents in Singapore, recruiting foreign students, expat jobs for women, language and interview tips and the best companies to work for in India.
Read on for more!
Trailing Partners: Work Permit Rules Vary By Country
A big stumbling block for many potential international assignees is the inability of their spouses or partners to work in the destination country. The PERMITS Foundation, an international corporate initiative, is working to change the rules and says UK should be seen as a model. For more, click here: http://www.goinglobal.com/hot_topics/uk_keener_workpermit.asp.
Featured Country Profile: Canada
If you’re planning to work in Canada, make sure you understand what’s considered courteous in Canadian culture. When speaking to a business acquaintance, a distance of two feet is acceptable. Any closer than this would be considered uncomfortable. Also, people living in Canada do not use extensive gesturing. It is considered impolite to point at someone, and it is considered rude to laugh or speak in a loud voice. It is quite acceptable, however, to wave to an acquaintance from a distance. For more information on working in Canada, click here to access GoinGlobal’s Canada country profile: http://www.goinglobal.com/countries/Canada/Canada_work.asp.
Singapore: New Group Protects Foreign Students From Exploitation
Singapore expects more than 150,000 foreign students over the next four years and many will hire “education agents” to help them enroll, apply for visas and find housing. A new group -- the Association of Consultants for International Students Singapore (ACISS) – will monitor agents’ activity to protect the foreign students’ interests. For more, click here: http://www.goinglobal.com/newsletter_atricles/dec06_singapore_student.asp.
Recruitment: U.S. Officials Travel To Asia To Attract More Foreign Students
Concerned that the U.S. is perceived as increasingly unfriendly to foreign students, a high-level delegation led by the U.S. secretary of education recently toured four Asian countries to carry the message that the U.S. welcomes and values international students. For more, click here: http://www.goinglobal.com/newsletter_atricles/dec06_us_univ.asp.
Work Permits: Studying In The UK Can Lead To A Job There Later
Think you’d like to work in the UK one day? Consider studying their first. Starting this month, the UK government will use a new set of criteria to determine who’s a highly-skilled foreign national eligible for work and who’s not. Academic qualifications, previous earnings, age and earlier UK work/study experience will matter most. For more, click here: http://www.goinglobal.com/newsletter_atricles/dec06_uk_skilled.asp.
Expat Compensation: Foreign Nationals In Thailand Must Be Paid According To Nationality
Under new rules that took effect October 1, the monthly salaries of foreign nationals working in Thailand must comply with new income requirements based on their nationalities. Foreign nationals from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan and the United States must be paid a minimum of 50,000 baht per month, for example, while the minimum salary for foreign nationals from Mexico, Turkey, Russia, South Africa is only 35,000 baht per month. For more, click here: http://www.goinglobal.com/newsletter_atricles/dec06_thailand_expat.asp.
Job Hunting: Best Companies To Target In India
If you want to work in India, make sure you check out the list of Best Companies to Work for in India, produced by a major HR consulting firm, top Indian business magazine and leading market research firm. While the top three companies are India-based IT companies, four U.S.-headquartered and one British-owned company also made the list. For more, click here: http://www.goinglobal.com/newsletter_atricles/dec06_india_company.asp.
Numbers: South Koreans Top List Of Foreign Students In The United States
Which countries send the most students to the United States to study? With more than 86,000 students at U.S. colleges and universities, South Korea tops the list, followed by India and China. For more, click here: http://www.goinglobal.com/newsletter_atricles/dec06_skorea_student.asp.
International Assignments: Females Should Apply
If you’re female, don’t be afraid to make an international assignment one of your career goals. While they may have been hard to come by in the past, not anymore. In fact, a new study shows companies in Asia-Pacific have 16 times more females on assignment this year than they did in 2001. They’re not alone -- companies in North America and Europe also boosted their female expat populations and a majority expect to add still more. For more, click here: http://www.goinglobal.com/newsletter_atricles/dec06_general_femexpat.asp.
International Jobs: Competition Gets Stiffer In Russia
Ten or fifteen years ago it was possible to get a job in Russia based solely on a Western passport. Now foreign nationals have to show they’ll add clear value to a company to be chosen over a local. What gives them an edge – knowing Russian. For more, click here: http://www.goinglobal.com/newsletter_atricles/dec06_general_managers.asp.
Culture: Gender Issues Can Be Confusing In The United States
Expatriates and foreign students sent to the United States often find gender-related cultural norms difficult to navigate. Not knowing the rules can be traumatic and even dangerous. For more, click here: http://www.goinglobal.com/newsletter_atricles/dec06_us_gender.asp.
Language: Classes Alone Are Not Enough
While foreign language classes are a good start, to really be able to communicate in another language, you need to work even harder outside the classroom. For more, click here: http://www.goinglobal.com/newsletter_atricles/dec06_general_language.asp.
Interviews: Lights, Camera, Action
Just because you’re applying for an overseas job doesn’t mean you’ll have an overseas interview. Many companies are doing at least preliminary assessments via video conferencing and other technology. To learn how to ace the interview in this type of format, click here: http://www.goinglobal.com/newsletter_atricles/dec06_general_interview.asp.