by Christina Pomoni

Created on: April 25, 2010   Last Updated: February 14, 2012

Working overseas during summer may be an exciting and rewarding experience. Especially if you love visiting new places and exploring new cultures, you have the unique opportunity to open your mind and broaden your horizons with an international job, while earning good money on a seasonal position. Besides, if you know foreign languages or your major is in International Business, you may turn your internship or seasonal job into a full-time position overseas and acquire a global perspective of working in a foreign country.

Here are some useful tips of how to land a summer job overseas:

Focus on Your Job Search

If you have no real focus on your job search you are less likely to find what you’re looking for. There are job seekers who are generally looking for a job overseas because this involves traveling abroad and a lot of excitement. However, working in a foreign country requires getting to know the foreign culture, understanding organizational culture in the foreign company, and, most importantly, knowing why you are interested in a particular job abroad. Moreover, if you have successfully completed International Business courses and you are really into pursuing a career overseas, you need to assess your skills and accomplishments in order to make sure you really fit in this international profile.

Consult Career Counselors

While at college, ask for consultation from your campus career counseling center for listings of summer jobs overseas. Other valuable sources might be your professors or advisors who are specialized in studies abroad. These people can offer you valuable information about companies that offer internships overseas and tips on how to apply for the jobs of your interest.

Do Thorough Research about Potential Jobs Overseas

Researching about potential jobs overseas will help you gain a broader picture about available positions, skills and experience required. As there are plenty of online resources for foreign summer jobs, you can narrow down your search to those positions that match your place and job preferences to facilitate your decision. Moreover, you can narrow down your search based on citizenship or work eligibility requirements because not all foreign companies are willing to hire foreign employees even for seasonal jobs.

Make sure that the companies you are considering for employment overseas are legitimate offering self-evident program information and some safety provisions once you get in the foreign country. Besides, checking

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