The pitfalls in the search path for a global career

 Who isn't dreaming about a job overseas, especially the skilled workers, professionals and youth freshly out of college in India.Poor emoluments, inhospitable work conditions and frustrating career prospects are forcing people to seek greener pastures overseas. But without a basic knowledge of the global job market, the pursuit is often difficult and unscrupulous operators and agents may take advantage of your ambitions. More over, immigrants and job seekers are not welcomed in most developed nations. There are stringent rules to discourage migration to such countries.

US and Canada area hostile to Indian workers owing to the recent political developments. Unless you are a highly qualified professional in IT, medical or hospitality field, it's difficult to get an employment visa. Health care workers have better prospects all over the world. Doctors, nurses, paramedics and geriatric experts can easily find a lucrative job anywhere with better wages, amiable work conditions and conducive social acceptance. 

Rampant unemployment prevalent in Latin American countries makes South America out of bounds for Indian work force. In most west European countries the situation is the same. Some east European countries like Poland, Latvia and Check republic are open to skilled workers, heavy duty drivers, geriatric care givers and farm workers. When you opt for an agricultural job, you ought to be ready for physical endurance and automated farming equipment and methods.

In Asia-Pacific region, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Indonesia are no more an attraction. Australia and New Zealand have limited openings for professionals and skilled workers in select cities and regions. Erstwhile practice of entering UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand as students for higher studies and eventually finding a job to settle there has become exorbitantly expensive and risking deportation after finishing the chosen course. Still large contingent of Indian students are trying their luck through this route.

As always GCC countries ie. UAE, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are the safest bet for any type of work and professions, whether it be healthcare, hospitality, construction or logistics.

But the risky part is finding the right employer and recruitment agency. Prominent newspapers publish recruitment to foreign countries ads in special columns. Prohibitive advertisement costs prevent many recruitment agencies to curtail ad spend and many others shun it altogether. But all agencies are opting for online ads and their own websites.

The prerequisites for applying for an overseas job are to make sure of the credibility of the recruitment agency, the nature of job and the salary and work conditions. Check out whether the recruitment agency has the approval of Ministry of Expatriates and Emigration. Most companies do onsite interviews in the presence of the representative of the actual employer. Some of the useful websites for global job seekers are www.searchinglobaljobs.com and jobkeralam.com and careersworld.com, mainly for Malayalee job seekers

These are the sites that bring together the overseas job seekers and recruitment agencies with proven credentials.

Wish you will have fruitful result for your global job hunting.