TheHiveMind
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What is the procedure usually followed when emmigrating, career wise?
I assume most people get jobs, or many interviews lined up atleast before going over. I hear that others go over on holiday visas, then exit and reapply for a work visa? Sounds expensive, and therefore kind of risky unless you have that much money to throw around.
If you cast a wide net, did you redesign your c.v. for different countries in their style? Did you just post on all the "local" C.V. sites for that country and mark yourself as a foreigner?
Did you go through immigration specialists?
Did you have a work visa before you did any of this?
Did you ask your employer for a referral letter before you left? Or did you wait until you had a job/prospects and then resign? If I do that I don't think I will have a reference.
I am in the unfortunate position to have very little tertiary education behind my name. I only have a "diploma", and a few other semi useless certs. I do have 6-7 yrs under my belt now, but most of those are with one company, the one I work for, so references would be difficult. I have a weird mix of technologies, no real technical specialty, industry and concept is consistant I suppose. I'm adaptable, that's about it really, that's my selling point, which I think has it's place in IT, being such a fast paced industry. I need to earn enough to afford to send my family money to live on. I can do that now in Rands, I'm not sure how that will translate with overseas currency and living expenses if my job title takes a downgrade. I spend very little money on luxuries.
I have a British passport.
I will be putting my c.v. on sites in the UK and Ireland, being a British citizen is nice in that scenario. Is there really any point in trying NZ or OZ? Without a degree, or major speciality would I even get past the checks if an employer is interested?
I kinda need this to work. I just really can't stay here doing what I'm doing, sometimes people just need to skip the country and start their life over. I have some family who depend on me financially, that is the major worry that has thus far stopped me in my tracks.
I assume most people get jobs, or many interviews lined up atleast before going over. I hear that others go over on holiday visas, then exit and reapply for a work visa? Sounds expensive, and therefore kind of risky unless you have that much money to throw around.
If you cast a wide net, did you redesign your c.v. for different countries in their style? Did you just post on all the "local" C.V. sites for that country and mark yourself as a foreigner?
Did you go through immigration specialists?
Did you have a work visa before you did any of this?
Did you ask your employer for a referral letter before you left? Or did you wait until you had a job/prospects and then resign? If I do that I don't think I will have a reference.
I am in the unfortunate position to have very little tertiary education behind my name. I only have a "diploma", and a few other semi useless certs. I do have 6-7 yrs under my belt now, but most of those are with one company, the one I work for, so references would be difficult. I have a weird mix of technologies, no real technical specialty, industry and concept is consistant I suppose. I'm adaptable, that's about it really, that's my selling point, which I think has it's place in IT, being such a fast paced industry. I need to earn enough to afford to send my family money to live on. I can do that now in Rands, I'm not sure how that will translate with overseas currency and living expenses if my job title takes a downgrade. I spend very little money on luxuries.
I have a British passport.
I will be putting my c.v. on sites in the UK and Ireland, being a British citizen is nice in that scenario. Is there really any point in trying NZ or OZ? Without a degree, or major speciality would I even get past the checks if an employer is interested?
I kinda need this to work. I just really can't stay here doing what I'm doing, sometimes people just need to skip the country and start their life over. I have some family who depend on me financially, that is the major worry that has thus far stopped me in my tracks.
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