尋找海外工作機會的7個途徑

In this so-called jobless recovery, you might be wondering who in the world is hiring. Job markets in some countries are a little hotter than in the United States right now, and the New York Times recently reported how professionals shut out of jobs in the U.S. found their career calling in China and elsewhere.
在如今這個稱之爲無就業經濟復甦的時期，你可能想知道世界上有誰找到了工作。如今有些國家的就業市場比美國要好一些,紐約時報最近也有報導，有些美國的失業人士在中國或其他國家找到了自己的事業。
Such reports may make it seem like it's easier for everyone to land a job overseas. Not so.
這些報告可能會讓你覺得每個人去海外找工作都要容易一些，其實並非如此。
"If you are a true hotshotin your field, you may be wooed by another country, but everyone else has to do their homework first," says Jean-Marc Hachey, author of "The Big Guide to Living and Working Overseas."
"The Big Guide to Living and Working Overseas."一書的作者Jean-Marc Hachey說：“如果你在自己的行業真的是大人物的話，那就很有可能被其他國家看中，但是其他人都會首先考慮自己國內的人選。”
There are other considerations. In a September Yahoo! HotJobs poll, 45% of respondents said they were willing to work abroad, and an additional 28% would be willing to move abroad for the right job. But there's a difference between "willing to" and "well prepared to."
你是有其他選擇的。9月份雅虎的一份民意測試調查顯示，參加調查45%的人表示願意去海外工作，而餘下的28%的人士則願意爲了一份工作移居海外。但是在“願意去”和“準備好去”之間是有區別的。
Before you look for an overseas job, you should determine whether you would even want to work in another culture, and if so, how "foreign" are you willing to go? Do you enjoy change? Do you mind learning new and sometimes odd protocolfor everything from conducting a meeting to buying tomatoes?
在你開始找一份海外工作之前，你應該先要確定，你是否真的願意在另外一種文化下工作，如果真的願意的話，你願意被海外文化同化多少？你是否喜歡改變？你是否願意學習一切新新事物，是否能夠接受一切古怪的事情，比如說從主導一次會議到買西紅柿等所有事情？

If you are sure overseas work is for you, Hachey and other career experts recommendseveral steps.
如果你確定海外工作很適合你的話，Hachey和其他職業專家爲你推薦了以下方法：

1. Look for an American-based company.
找一家美國公司

The vast majority of professionals working overseas landed their job stateside, and it's much easier to land a job overseas before hopping on the plane. If you want to work abroad, look for international employers in your line of work. While some companies with a worldwide presence offer no mobility between countries, others encourage their employees to go all over the world. If you're the right fit, the company will handle your Visa and work permit, and will do their best to convincethe local authorities that only you -- over anyone in their country -- could do the job in question.
絕大多數在海外工作的人士都是在美國找到了工作，並且在你手忙腳亂之前很容易就找到一份工作了。如果你想去國外工作的話，那就尋找你所在行業的國際僱主。雖然有些跨國公司不會爲你提供出國的機會，但是有的卻會鼓勵員工滿世界跑。如果你是合適的人選，公司會幫你辦理好個人簽證和工作簽證，並且會盡他們最大的努力說服當地的權威機構，在他們全國上下只有你能夠按要求做好這份工作。

2. Don't be pickyabout the country.
不要對國家過分挑剔

It is much harder to look for a professional job abroad if you limit your search to a particular country, according to Hachey. "If you just love Italy, for example, and won't go anywhere else, you'll have to find a company there who wants you, get a work permit from the Italian government, and prove to officials there's nobody in their country who can do that professional job better," he says. "If you want to pick grapes or do something low-skilled, that's another matter."
據Hachey的意見，如果你將自己找工作的國家限制死的話，就更難找到海外工作了。他說：“比如，你熱愛意大利的話，並且打定主意不去其他國家，你就必須在意大利找到一家公司願意招聘你，還要向意大利政府申請工作簽證，另外，你還要向政府官員證明，在他們國家之內，沒有其他人比你更能勝任這份工作。當然了，如果你想要撿便宜，或做一些低端的工作，情況又不同了。”

3. Boost your 'I.Q.'
提升你的國際份量

To land a job overseas you'll need evidence you understand different cultures and are willing and eager to immerse yourself in them, Hachey says. That weeklong trip you took to Ireland five years ago won't cut it. He recommends boosting your International Quotient by learning a language -- any language -- and spending at least a month abroad, whether volunteering for a non-governmental organization (NGO) or working at an internship.
Hachey說，想要找到一份海外的工作，你需要證明自己瞭解文化差異，願意並渴望融入他們的文化。當然了，5年前你去愛爾蘭島一個星期的旅遊並不能證明什麼。他建議你可以通過以下來提升國際份量：學習任何一門外語；不管你是去國外非營利性機構當志願者還是當學徒，在那裏呆一個月。

4. Find an international mentor.
找到一位國際良師益友。

An expert in your field who has worked overseas can help share where the opportunities are, and how to act, and not act, in, say India. How do you find these mentors? The same way you find any mentor(which every professional should be doing anyway): Network.
India說，一位有海外工作經驗的和你同行的專家可以向你分享國外的機會在哪裏、何時該抓住機會、何時該等待。那麼，你怎麼才能找到這些良師益友呢？和你尋找任何導師的途徑一樣：通過交際網。

5. Leave, now.
現在就離開

If you really must leave and have the resources to do so, go to the country of your choice on a tourist visa. Once there, meet with potential employers and consider volunteering, interning, or other work alternatives while you continue to search for that ideal position. "When job-hunting, nothing beats meeting with prospectiveemployers face-to-face," says Randall Hansen, founder and president of Quintessential Careers.
如果你真的需要出國，並且有足夠的資源能夠出國，那就申請旅遊簽證去你想去的國家旅遊一次。到那裏之後，去拜見那些潛在僱主，然後考慮一邊當志願者、實習員工或其他的臨時性工作，並一邊尋找你心目中的理想工作。Quintessential Careers的建立者也是現任總裁Randall Hansen說：“在求職的時候，沒有什麼比和潛在僱主面談更有效了。”

6. Teach English.
教英語

Experts recommend teaching English as a foreign language overseas as a springboard to other jobs. Even if you don't want to make a career of teaching, you'll gain valuable insight into the culture and you'll already be in the country. There are a large number of English teaching job postings on the Web, and generally it's easier to get hired before you hop on the plane. You will, however, have to demonstratesome aptitudefor teaching and a strong commandfor the English language.
專家建議在找到其他工作之前可以將在國外教英語作爲一個跳板。即使你不願意以教學維生，你也可以通過英語教學很好地瞭解當地的文化，而且通過教學，你就可以呆在這個國家了。網絡上有很多英語教學的職位招聘，通常來說在你達到該國家之前就很容易可以應聘上了。但是，你也要證明你有教學的能力、並非常精通英語。

7. Work while you wait.
在等待的時候做好準備

The average job search abroad ranges between six to 12 months, and searching for a job in any country is a full-time job itself, Hansen says. In his working abroad tutorial at , Hansen recommends using your time productively before you get that offer. That means obtaining a passport (which can take six weeks or more), learning a language or two, and even taking some classes.
Hansen說，一般情況下海外求職都需要用六到十二個月，而且在任何國家找工作本身就是一項全職工作。他在網站上發佈的海外求職指南中推薦在你找到工作之前要合理有效地利用好自己的時間。也就是說在找工作的同時，可以申請護照（可能要六個月甚至更多的時間）、學習一到兩門外語、或者去參加一些培訓課。

Visit the U.S. State Department to find travel advisories and other helpful information. Access the local tourism site for the countries where you may be interviewing for information about local customs. If there's a good chance you'll land a job abroad, check out what vaccinations are required, and obtain them before you leave.
到美國國務院主頁上去找到相關旅遊建議或其他有用信息。聯繫一家你想去的國家當地的旅遊機構，詢問當地海關的信息。如果發現了在國外工作的好機會，就去查明該職位需要哪些技能，然後在離國之前做好相應的準備。