Most popular expat work...
Feb 17th 2009, 8:02 am
#1
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 227
Most popular expat work...
What jobs are in high demand?
What jobs are the easiest to find a position for?
What jobs are the safest in the ailing world economy?
Whats your job?
How are the employers and co-workers attitudes towards foreign workers?
What jobs are the easiest to find a position for?
What jobs are the safest in the ailing world economy?
Whats your job?
How are the employers and co-workers attitudes towards foreign workers?
Feb 17th 2009, 12:02 pm
#2
Slightly Canadian
Joined: Jul 2005
Location: St. John's, Newfoundland
Posts: 9,845
Re: Most popular expat work...
Originally Posted by S E A N
What jobs are in high demand?
Dunno but surely its less about the job per se. and more about bringing skills and experience not available on the local market
What jobs are the easiest to find a position for?
See above
What jobs are the safest in the ailing world economy?
Arguably none, save insolvency practicioners.
The Defence sector is doing well at the moment. Not so much for automotive and telecoms.
Whats your job?
Purchasing
How are the employers and co-workers attitudes towards foreign workers?
Dunno but surely its less about the job per se. and more about bringing skills and experience not available on the local market
What jobs are the easiest to find a position for?
See above
What jobs are the safest in the ailing world economy?
Arguably none, save insolvency practicioners.
The Defence sector is doing well at the moment. Not so much for automotive and telecoms.Whats your job?
Purchasing
How are the employers and co-workers attitudes towards foreign workers?
Feb 17th 2009, 1:48 pm
#3
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Joined: Oct 2008
Location: the GTA
Posts: 3,824
Re: Most popular expat work...
What jobs are in high demand?
Presumably those on the "LIST".
Presumably those on the "LIST".
Feb 17th 2009, 8:40 pm
#4
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Location: Ottawa
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Re: Most popular expat work...
Healthcare - people will always get sick, there will always be disabled folks in the community needing rehab.
Feb 17th 2009, 8:47 pm
#5
Joined: Mar 2008
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Posts: 6,842
Re: Most popular expat work...
Originally Posted by S E A N
What jobs are in high demand?
Please refer to this http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Occupa...ressure-Canada
What jobs are the easiest to find a position for?
Store work but you won't earn enough
What jobs are the safest in the ailing world economy?
Repossession Companies and Debt Collectors
Whats your job?
Store Assistant or as my wage slip states Sales Associate (sounds cool, eh?)
How are the employers and co-workers attitudes towards foreign workers?
Please refer to this http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Occupa...ressure-Canada
What jobs are the easiest to find a position for?
Store work but you won't earn enough
What jobs are the safest in the ailing world economy?
Repossession Companies and Debt Collectors
Whats your job?
Store Assistant or as my wage slip states Sales Associate (sounds cool, eh?)
How are the employers and co-workers attitudes towards foreign workers?
As stated they like my accent but don't get my humour, can't win them all
Feb 17th 2009, 10:22 pm
#6
Tea Drinker
Joined: Nov 2006
Location: Kamloops, BC
Posts: 4,696
Re: Most popular expat work...
Originally Posted by S E A N
What jobs are in high demand?
What jobs are the easiest to find a position for?
What jobs are the safest in the ailing world economy?
Whats your job?
How are the employers and co-workers attitudes towards foreign workers?
What jobs are the easiest to find a position for?
What jobs are the safest in the ailing world economy?
Whats your job?
How are the employers and co-workers attitudes towards foreign workers?
Working at Tim Hortons
Coffin maker
Computer related
As long as they don't steal a job from them, it's OK.
Feb 17th 2009, 10:59 pm
#7
Bristolish expat
Joined: Aug 2004
Location: Bristol ~ Nanaimo, BC ... It's a bit like Salem's Lot!!
Posts: 1,699
Re: Most popular expat work...
Originally Posted by S E A N
What jobs are in high demand?
What jobs are the easiest to find a position for?
What jobs are the safest in the ailing world economy?
Whats your job?
How are the employers and co-workers attitudes towards foreign workers?
What jobs are the easiest to find a position for?
What jobs are the safest in the ailing world economy?
Whats your job?
How are the employers and co-workers attitudes towards foreign workers?
Healthcare .... All the students in the nursing program at VIU have job offers.
Retail .... or so the local papers would lead you to believe.
Dunno ~ Healthcare, Education, IT maybe?
Education Assistant in a High School 'skills for life' class.
Great .... as far as I can tell
(Accent? wot accent? .... Bristolians don't have an accent!! )^^^IMHO^^^
Last edited by bananahammock; Feb 17th 2009 at 11:17 pm.
Feb 17th 2009, 11:07 pm
#8
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Joined: Jun 2007
Location: 9 years in the canadian trucking industry... Niverville MB
Posts: 4,423
Re: Most popular expat work...
Originally Posted by S E A N
What jobs are in high demand? Prostitution
What jobs are the easiest to find a position for? Any thing in the karma Sutra
What jobs are the safest in the ailing world economy? Prostitution,some one allways wants to @#$%
Whats your job? Duhh!!!!
How are the employers and co-workers attitudes towards foreign workers? They expect a freebie some times
What jobs are the easiest to find a position for? Any thing in the karma Sutra
What jobs are the safest in the ailing world economy? Prostitution,some one allways wants to @#$%
Whats your job? Duhh!!!!
How are the employers and co-workers attitudes towards foreign workers? They expect a freebie some times
Feb 26th 2009, 6:45 am
#9
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Re: Most popular expat work...
Originally Posted by Gremmie
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/757...h-class-hooker
it's worth considering if people make that much...
