Getting a job overses

Well first tip I have when looking is to make sure I can spell stuff like "overseas" and "emigrating" correctly. It's pretty important to try and make a good impression when you're sending out a cover-letter e-mail with your CV attached.

Also perhaps mention in your e-mail that you have a British Passport and you're available for a Skype chat/phone interview at any point in time and can cover your own expenses in getting there (which you hope you can). Pretend like you're not emigrating, but that you only want to return to Great Britain and have thought of being pro-active in finding work first before making the move.
 
TKD01 said:
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Was thinking more along the lines of someone sharing personal experience. Along the lines of "this agency worked for me" or "stay away from be-a-bartender-in-the-uk.com". Otherwise what is the point of having a forum discussion.
 
TKD01 said:
Not necessarily - you need the right skill though - I was on £85k per year excl bonus.




Putting your CV on the net is a start - I can promise you that every interested contact will ask you "when are you available for an interview". Its highly unlikely that you'll be able to organize a job from here - again unless you're in a niche skill and have right contacts. Another problem I found with the UK is that most work is available immediately - so they want someone now, not in 3 months time when you're done with your housekeeping.

Luckily for you, you have the passport. Last time I heard the UK is closed non-UK and EU people work wise - the highly skilled visa program and sponsored work permits doesn't exist anymore. There is extreme special cases but required lots of motivation.
For Aus and NZ you'll need sponsorship, or apply for the skilled migrant visa which takes months and lots of $$$ - NZ is a bit easier though.



Critical to get the reference letter. Make sure it states your designation, start and end date, bonus if you can have a small paragraph summarizing your job responsibility. Ask them for two or three original signed copies, with company letter head. If you ever apply for a work permit/visa for another country (like OZ) you will need this. Its always good to keep this for future - its like your birth certificate - a day will come when you're going to need it (and you do for OZ visa btw)
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Precious advice, thanks.


AcidRaZor said:
Also perhaps mention in your e-mail that you have a British Passport and you're available for a Skype chat/phone interview at any point in time and can cover your own expenses in getting there (which you hope you can). Pretend like you're not emigrating, but that you only want to return to Great Britain and have thought of being pro-active in finding work first before making the move.
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I'm pretty sure they will know I'm not "returning". I won't have a bank account(some tell me I can only open an acc after 3 months of living there, others say if I have a passport I can get one immediately?), or a national insurance number. I don't see why I would lie.

Will I need to get police clearance from SAPS?
 
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my friend got a job overseas, fairly easily. teaching english in korea.
 
TheHiveMind said:
Precious advice, thanks.




I'm pretty sure they will know I'm not "returning". I won't have a bank account(some tell me I can only open an acc after 3 months of living there, others say if I have a passport I can get one immediately?), or a national insurance number. I don't see why I would lie.

Will I need to get police clearance from SAPS?
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How will they know you're not returning unless you actually tell them? It's pretty easy getting a bank account in the UK, hell, if I wanted I could get one now while living in South Africa with a non-British Passport...
 
AcidRaZor said:
Well first tip I have when looking is to make sure I can spell stuff like "overseas" and "emigrating" correctly. It's pretty important to try and make a good impression when you're sending out a cover-letter e-mail with your CV attached.
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Was also wondering what overses is... Lol
 
Xmailer9 said:
my friend got a job overseas, fairly easily. teaching english in korea.
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You need a degree of some kind to teach English, I checked.

AcidRaZor said:
How will they know you're not returning unless you actually tell them? It's pretty easy getting a bank account in the UK, hell, if I wanted I could get one now while living in South Africa with a non-British Passport...
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From what I hear, you need to have proof that you're living there.
 
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TheHiveMind said:
You need a degree of some kind to teach English, I checked.
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No you don't. You need A degree. Can be in anything. A friend of mine has a degree in Software Engineering and he went and taught English in China. He loved it so much he came back and became a teacher.

From what I hear, you need to have proof that you're living there.
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That you were living there maybe. That you ARE living there, not so much. Like I said, tell them you'd want to return and you don't have any visa requirements because of the British Passport. If they want to take it further and ask for proof that you're currently residing in the UK, tell them you're not currently residing there and that is the reason why you said you'd like to return.

If they ask for proof that you did live there at some point, then that is something you have to deal with IF they ask.
 
You can open a bank account in the UK from outside the UK. It's a bit if a hassle, but you aren't doing anything illegal.

I would imagine a similar process for most western countries.

http://money.workgateways.com/working-uk-banking.html

Edit: with a British passport, you have the right to work in the UK. This is the only thing that bothers employers and employement agencies. You don't need a bank account or NI number at this stage. You will need this before your first payday and it takes a Sat at the bank to open a bank account. The NI number could be a problem, it can take 2 weeks, I think.

Most of them do telephone interviews first, so you don't have to be in the country for that one. But you will need to fly in for an interview and with a British passport, entry is a breeze. However, they ask you when you can start, and they seldom accept a delay longer 30 days which is the standard notice period they would expect you would be subject to. So you need to be ready to move fast. 30 days is not a long time when relocating.
 
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AcidRaZor said:
How will they know you're not returning unless you actually tell them? It's pretty easy getting a bank account in the UK, hell, if I wanted I could get one now while living in South Africa with a non-British Passport...
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Yes, some banks offer international accounts, which anyone can get with some paperwork and the required initial deposit, but the UK banks can be very difficult when it comes to opening a normal account. And there's no consistency to it. It's not like one bank consistently refuses to open an account for someone who has not been resident and employed for a minimum period. They'll say no to one person and yes to the next, both legally employed and earning about the same. Another bank will give the opposite response to each of those two people.

Xmailer9 said:
Not according to him. You just go through orientation and training when you're there.
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It makes sense. If the goal is to teach someone to speak English there is no real need for the teacher to be an expert in the technical details of English grammar, literature and so on.
 
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