10 things that must be considered by those who want to work overseas

10 things that must be considered by those who want to work overseas. Although there are some specific points which discuss about IT, other points are common things that can be applied to other occupations.1. Foreign Language With OptimalLanguage is the liaison with the world. To become professionals abroad at least we have to master the English language both oral and written. Default language can be learned quickly if used continuously. So frequently write and to practice speaking in English to act unilaterally. And many people think that English proficiency should have fluent, using correct grammar, and pronounciation or pronunciation should be perfect before it can work in a foreign country. The author often met with people from China whose English is far from perfect but can work around the world. Or the Europeans like the French pronunciation of difficult to understand because it used the pronunciation in French, but it could be a presentation in front of many people from different countries. The most important fact is that we can communicate well and the other person can understand the idea that we want to.2. Competitive SkillIt's important to have a real skill, it takes anywhere in the world. Look for skills that we like and learn in depth until we reach a level that makes us competitive. If you have a skill that we still can not compete in their own country, how can we hope to be able to compete in those countries? Indonesia's people usually have a skill as opposed to people from other countries are more advanced. Usually we are able to work on a variety of different fields, but do not have a specialization of any kind. In contrast to the foreigners who usually have specialized and very expert in one field only a limited time. This might be due to working conditions in Indonesia which requires employees to be able to trap several jobs at once. This is actually an advantage because it makes us have some areas of alternative when looking for work. Better yet, if we understand the different areas but still have a specialized skill that makes us very competitive.3. University Degree Why Not ImportantUniversity degree is still an important thing in Indonesia. Based on the author's experience, this title does not really matter to become IT professionals abroad. That's because as the standard of education and our university's name is not very well known out there. Generally, companies prefer to see the real experience, skill-owned, professional certification and other capabilities needed by companies such as communication skills, presentation, able to work in a team and other things, which can be viewed as candidates for employment through the interview process. Perhaps one of usefulness as an undergraduate university degree or diploma to work in a foreign country only when the work visa. This does not mean the authors suggest that college and do not need a degree! But just want to emphasize that all people, whether scholars or not, or a country renowned university or vocational school only in the region, have the same opportunities to become IT professionals outside the country of origin would make a plan and work hard to grab.4. Professional Certification International StandardVarious IT vendors like Cisco Systems to make professional certification program in order to facilitate the people in the study of their product, which is also the way that they are getting a product or solution is known. In contrast to the more visible glass only university in the country, a certification from an IT vendor benchmarks person's ability to master a particular product or technology, and certification is recognized around the world. Generally, each certification program has a curriculum and a degree level in accordance with the level of difficulty and ability are tested. Exam to earn certification online exams are usually in places that have been designated, to the lab exam and interview presentation even for the highest level. Having a professional certification is proof of the ability of a person, and not important from which country the person came from, or have a college degree or not, or the other. If able to pass the test of a certification program, this means that the person has reached the level of ability in accordance with the material being tested, which is recognized at international level.5. Experience and ReputationHaving an internationally recognized certification is important, but more importantly to have the ability and experience of the truth. Experience to change the mindset and worldview. People who have experienced will be seen from the way he discusses what he knows, because it has never done it myself. Wherever possible we should have an intensive experience and varied. A person can only be said to be an expert in building the IT system if he had never done it myself for many years and for the type of customer industries are different. A good consultant is someone who has never done things the details directly, so that when making a plan of its experience can be valuable input. Has a reputation for good work was important because it can expand contacts and references that could be useful someday. Always maintain good relationships with others involved or jointly do a job with us, because we might someday have to work together again with them. Overseas companies usually prefer job candidates who have never worked in a foreign country, or at least used to work in multinational companies in Indonesia, because it means people are already accustomed to the atmosphere of working with people from different countries and cultures . Therefore do not be too picky or expect a salary that is too big for a first job overseas. Let's just say first that we can work it just for the experience, would enhance the profile, and is an investment for the future. Salary will be more developed in accordance with the experience of the company to the next because we already have a higher bargaining power than before when we do not have much experience.6. Build AvatarDefinition is the author of the avatar or profile image that we build in order to market themselves. Avatar we should be able to convince people about the ability we have. In the world of professional work is not our true self is important, but what people believe we can do. For example, a public speaker who is a shy, perhaps the best in everyday life. He can give the best speech in front of the crowd because he trained hard every day and make everyone believe in what he said. We must build an avatar that people believe and want to hire us, regardless of other things that are not associated as a passport which states that we have or posture or belief that we profess, and so on. If we profile show a variety of advantages that are needed by the company in general it is possible to get a job would be much greater. Avatar image of the ideal has to be achieved can also be a target to chase. We can make a target of the profile we want to accomplish, which we know is the common needs of companies engaged in the industry that we want to enter, and then make a plan and try to achieve it.7. Resume that SellsResume is a brief summary of who we are is a key tool in marketing yourself. Resumes can be regarded as the first thing seen when examining the company ourselves. Therefore create a resume that sells. Usually a good resume is not very long, straight to the main points, showing the ability and our avatar, to tell the target what we want to achieve by joining the company and what we offer to the company, include a summary of the experience, achievements in job ever achieved, which is owned certification, training and education associated with supporting references. No need to write down things that do not have to like: a complete biographical data such as place of birth date, address, religion, photographs, family status and other (personal information pretty name, email, and phone number), hobby or experience that is not related to work. The less personal information on a resume but has an appeal that would cause the company's interest to try to find out more and contact us. This means we have succeeded in opening communication and begin the process of selecting the first! And attach resume our work in various places such as the Monster of information, Jobsdb, and also in social networking on the Internet. Make sure you resume contain key words that can be found by search engines easily.8. Broaden ContactsThe author believes that one of the main support in a job is the contact (WHO you know). It may be that it is our contact who introduced us to the company or become a reference when companies do the verification process about ourselves. Expand the mailing list contact the following IT professionals abroad, and also take advantage of social networking on the Internet such as LinkedIn. Mailing list contains thousands of professionals like indocisco computer networks, both residing at home and abroad. Indonesian friends who now lives in Silicon Valley, California, USA to form indo-svjobs mailing list that contains information about the job there, work visas, living expenses and other useful information. Parakontel is a mailing list containing the professionals in the field of telecommunications is a lot of work around the world. Each time working with others Always maintain a good relationship because the person is probably going to be our contact in the future. Professional social networks like LinkedIn make it easier to find other people who work with us, and we can also expand contacts with recruiters from companies that we profile can be easily seen and found by them when looking for prospective employees.9. Interview Like a ProThe title points are deliberately written in the English language to warn that if want to work abroad each prospective worker must prepare for the interview process is conducted in a foreign language! This is actually not too difficult because the interview questions are generally not too different, and we can practice questions and answers in English to act unilaterally. As already mentioned in the first point above, the language would be well if frequently used. Do not think too much about grammar or pronounciation while talking, the important thing is we can communicate our ideas to communicate seamlessly. Especially for a job interview in a foreign country in the early stages is generally done by phone, then we are in responding to barriers being too cautious in speaking English can lead to different perceptions. Writers often get feedback from recruiters in a foreign country stating that the authors recommend that Indonesia could not communicate well. In reality these people are very clever when doing a presentation in Indonesia, and the impression is obtained only because of lack of launch him in answering telephone inquiries in English. Always do a little research to find out about companies that want to enter. Besides it can be one of discussion during the interview is also a proof that we are really interested to work there.10. Being a ContractorIn Indonesia, a non-permanent employees is perhaps the less popular and has a connotation of being less well compared to permanent workers. But outside of this country are common because of the large companies do outsourcing - providing the specific work to another company or contractor workers - to reduce the number of permanent employees who do the job. A company engaged in non-IT, for example, frequently hire contractors to handle its IT system so that employees can keep the company's primary business focus on taking care of them. Outside, there was no difference in status between permanent employees and contractors. It is true that working with the contract means there is a certain period of working in a country, and there is always a possibility that the contract was not renewed must seek a new contract. However this is usually compensated with a fee greater than the work as a permanent employee, and has the advantage because the contractors can pick and choose relatively freely in the next contract he wanted to work for whom and in what country. Generally, contractors are working in the corporate users of their services through international agencies to contact. Join the professional community of Indonesia which are used to working as a contractor, such as Parakontel, to get information about which agency to trust, to know the price range of services in accordance with its employment contract and market price, payment systems, work visas, cost of living in the country and certain other information.