Ten Essential Tips for Landing a Job Overseas Cont.
Randall S. Hansen, PhD, Provided by Quintessential Careers
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6. Build and Use Your Network of Contacts
While networking is important for job-hunting in your home country, it is absolutely crucial in the global job-search. Take advantage of all networking sources, especially college alumni and professional organizations. People in your network can not only help you by alerting you to job leads, but can also help you with developing other contacts, understanding the economics and culture of the country where they reside, and other key background information that may be helpful in your job-search. To learn more and find key networking resources, go to The Art of Networking section of Quintessential Careers.

7. Prepare for the Global Job Interview
The majority of your initial job (screening) interviews will probably be conducted in an non-personal medium, such as through email, telephone, or video conferencing. You need to be prepared not only for dealing with these specific types of interviewing methods, but also be confident in your language skills. While you need to be prepared for the challenges you face with these interviews—showing enthusiasm and confidence—stay focused on the point that if these companies were not willing to do unconventional interviews, you wouldnÕt have much of a chance for a global job.

As with any job interview, the key for your success is preparation and practice. Whatever the medium of the interview, you still need to articulate how your unique mix of accomplishments, skills, and education make you an ideal candidate for the position... and you still need to show your knowledge of the company as well as ask questions.

Resources that can help you prepare:

> Job Interview Tutorial
> Job Interview Questions Database with Practice Interviews
> Phone Interview Etiquette Can Propel You to the Next Step in the Hiring Process

8. Follow-Up All Job Leads
It's essential—for your job-search success—to make the effort to follow-up ALL job leads... don't let any potential jobs slip through your hands. Make phone calls and send e-mails to all your prospective employers and inquire about the status of the job openings. You have to be a bit more assertive in your follow-up, but be careful of sounding too aggressive. Again, know the culture of the country. And be sure to send thank-you notes after all interviews and other contacts. Finally, remember that it's better to err on the side of seeming too aggressive in your follow-up then to not follow-up at all.

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