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Bill2K
Joined: 16 Jun 2010
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 Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 5:32 pm Post subject: How to find jobs back "home" from Korea? |
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I was wondering if anyone had any success on trying to land some interviews and/or a job interview before their contract was up. I still have about eight months left in my contract, but I'm trying to figure out how to go about it.
One of my reasons for coming here is for I could save money to relocate to another city back in the states. There weren't many job opportunities where I lived, so want to relocate somewhere where I can get some IT work. I'd like to start with some kind of help desk/tech support job since I have a A+ cert, just no "professional experience". I've been studying HTML/CSS stuff in my free time here, but I'm not sure what I can do without professional experience.
Anyone have luck starting in a new town? I know I have eight months left in my contract, but I want to make a plan. Like others, I don't want to go back with savings, and loose it all because of lack of preparation. |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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No, I have never been successful at procuring employment before returning to my country from Korea. I have been quite successful at times immediately after returning, however.
It sounds like you want to move to a new place, but I can't de-recommend that enough. You will likely have most success in a place where you have a support system and a network of contacts. That said, I have built up my networks in the US through experiences in Korea. |
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nathanrutledge
Joined: 01 May 2008
Location: Marakesh
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| Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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No, I have never been successful at procuring employment before returning to my country from Korea. I have been quite successful at times immediately after returning, however.
It sounds like you want to move to a new place, but I can't de-recommend that enough. You will likely have most success in a place where you have a support system and a network of contacts. That said, I have built up my networks in the US through experiences in Korea. |
If you've tapped out all your network and still haven't hit anything, you might be better off moving. I'm from Omaha and it's weathered the recession pretty well. My old roommate however couldn't find a job in biomechanical engineering. Ended up moving to Chicago, got a job within the month in his field.
If you do your research and find a place that has a high demand for your particular skill, you may be okay. I do agree with oigirls sentiment, it's a very VERY risky maneuver, but if you plan right it may be the best one. Good luck. |
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youtuber
Joined: 13 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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| It is highly unlikely that you would be able to line anything up from Korea. The problem is that you are using your Korea job search strategy and applying it to the US. |
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Bill2K
Joined: 16 Jun 2010
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| Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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| nathanrutledge wrote: |
| OiGirl wrote: |
No, I have never been successful at procuring employment before returning to my country from Korea. I have been quite successful at times immediately after returning, however.
It sounds like you want to move to a new place, but I can't de-recommend that enough. You will likely have most success in a place where you have a support system and a network of contacts. That said, I have built up my networks in the US through experiences in Korea. |
If you've tapped out all your network and still haven't hit anything, you might be better off moving. I'm from Omaha and it's weathered the recession pretty well. My old roommate however couldn't find a job in biomechanical engineering. Ended up moving to Chicago, got a job within the month in his field.
If you do your research and find a place that has a high demand for your particular skill, you may be okay. I do agree with oigirls sentiment, it's a very VERY risky maneuver, but if you plan right it may be the best one. Good luck. |
That is pretty much my situation. I've tried networking with everyone I knew, and used my university's career center to help me find work, but I could come up with is a full time retail job that didn't pay too bad (just no room for advancement unless I wanted management).
I'm not sure what to do with my skills. I majored in Asian Studies, got my A+, and have an high intermediate skills in Japanese. Since I'm not fluent, I know my language skills aren't too much use, so I am trying to improve my IT skills with HTML/CSS, maybe I'll look into self-studying programming later on. There wasn't much demand for my skills where I lived, so I'm trying to expand my search. I thought if I sold all my stuff, moved, and come back I could try to start fresh somewhere. Might be harder then I thought. |
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