你適合出國嗎

到國外找工作之前，需要考慮的5件事。

大多數成功的出國工作者都具有以下相似的特征:他們愛冒險，不懼陌生的環境，自視甚高，通常性格外向。你具有這些特征嗎?是的。那下一步呢?如何確定你的確適合去海外工作?如何增加你在國外找到合適工作的機會?我們采訪了“走向全球”公司的創始人和總裁瑪莉·安妮·湯普森，下面是她提出的一些合理建議:

1. 想想出國工作對你的事業發展有利還是有弊

如果一份工作正好屬于你的專業領域，而且它涉及承擔更多的責任，那它的地點在哪里就真的不重要。而且，海外工作經驗會讓你在日益發展的全球就業市場中更具競爭力。

2. 尋找當地人難以勝任的工作崗位

例如，如果你從事的是金融、營銷或公關領域的工作，你不妨在那些想要收購美國公司的海外企業，或者是想在美國立足、需要了解美國的人來幫助其打開市場的國外公司中尋找機會。你的文化背景將會成為你自己都意識不到的巨大優勢。

3.想想繁瑣的官方手續

在許多國家，認真的雇主都需要確定，給你機會并不意味著奪走當地人的一份工作。如果你已經為自己開拓了一個特殊的職位，那一切都沒問題:你給了雇主一個雇傭你的商業上的理由。如果不是這樣，而你未來的雇主對這個問題又不太關注，那你可要注意了:這意味著也許最終他不會成為你的老板(雇傭外籍人士官方手續比較繁瑣，沒準等你準備好了一切書面手續和材料，他已經雇傭了一位當地人了)。

4.評估你的收入

你的雇主會用歐元還是美元、越南盾還是泰國銖、日元還是比索來支付你的工資?用當地貨幣支付工資當然沒問題，但你一定要意識到當中的風險。例如:如果你在印度工作，而印度貨幣貶值了20%(正如去年發生的那樣)，那你可能要很長時間才能還清你的大學貸款了。

5.了解你自己

這個問題的答案似乎很明顯，但你還是應該仔細想想，當地的生活水平、生活方式，甚至氣候是否會讓你感到舒適。你比任何招聘者都更了解你自己，所以，不要讓別人說服你接受你沒有把握的事情。不管這份工作有多少好處，在另一種文化里長期生活都可能是非常艱難的。記住，你永遠都可以作為一個游客先到那里試一試。也許你會發現你還是最適合在離家近的地方工作生活。

Are You Expat Material?

by Tim Gray

Here are five things to consider before hunting for work overseas.

Most happy expats possess some similar traits: They誶e adventurous， embrace unknown situations，have high self-esteem，and are generally outgoing.Still with us?OK.So what next?What do you ask yourself to make sure heading offshore is right for you?And how do you enhance your chances of landing the rightjob?We asked Mary Anne Thompson，founder and president of Going Global，and she offered the following sensible tips:

1.Consider if this move is going to help or hurt your career.

If a job opportunity is in your field，and it involves taking on more responsibility，it doesn誸 really matter where it is.Plus，odds are the international experience will provide advantages in an increasingly global job market.

2.Find a niche that the locals cannot do.

For example:If you work in finance，or marketing，or public relations，you might seek opportunities that involve helping firms looking to acquire U.S.companies.Or find companies interested in gaining a foothold in the U.S.and need marketing help with people who know America.Chances are your cultural awareness is a strength — you just don誸 yet see it as such.

3.Consider the paperwork and bureaucracy.

In many countries，any serious potential employer will need to prove your job isn誸 taking away a local job.If you誺e already developed a niche，you誶e all set: You have built the business case for the employer to hire you.But if not， and a prospective employer is casual about this issue， beware:It could be a warning that the employer isn誸 someone you want to work for.

4.Evaluate your finances.

Are they going to pay you in euros or dollars， dong or baht， yen or pesos? Getting paid in the local currency can work out just fine，but be sure you誶e aware of the risks. If you work in India，for example，and the currency is devalued by 20 percent (as happened last year) those college loans might have to be put on hold for a long time.

5.Know thyself.

Sure， it sounds obvious，but think hard about whether you誶e going to be comfortable with the local standard of living，lifestyle，and even weather.You know who you are better than any recruiter，so don誸 let someone convince you to take something you don誸 feel certain about. Living long term in another culture can be rough no matter the benefits. Remember，you can always try to go first as a tourist.You might decide you just need to stay near home.

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