I Want a career break to work abroad?

Question

I am bored of my life at the moment and fancy doing some travelling and working abroad. Anyone who's done this did you just pack ur bags and go? Apply for jobs before you went or any suggestions on the best way of going about this? Anbody worked in the US uneder the J-1 visa?

Answer 1

Get employed with a cruise company. They pay the travel for you and you get time ashore in lots of different ports.

Log onto their websites and access their vacancies pages. There are many many companies, apply to them all and one of them will call .... I promise!

They will advise you on visas

Good luck
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Answer 2

I am British but have spent most of the last 9 years living abroad. I personally just packed my bags and went, but this isn't always a good idea. Only do this if you are single with no children, enough money to support yourself, and have transferable skills and qualifications which would make finding a job in another country easy. Otherwise it could turn out to be an expensive holiday.

You don't say what your nationality is, actually this is very important for people to know in order to give better advice. For instance, EU citizens will probably find it easier to work within the EU.

I've lived and worked in Finland, Japan, Hong Kong, Cyprus, South of France (for the last place, though, I did get the job before I went). Each place was very different.
The process for applying for work visas can be long and complicated, and obviously to abide by the rules you should not work on a tourist visa.

Answer 3

I was fortunate enough to break free from the everyday cycle of a J O B and own my own business~ I work from home helping change people's lives~ I love what I do~ It has allowed me to travel for both business and pleasure~ The company also pays for some very exotic travel pleasures~ The best thing about what I do is seeing the change I make in others lives which in turn allows me to now only feel blessed at the end of everyday, but also to be able to finally live my dreams while still awake rather then only imagining them in my sleep~ Maybe that is one route you can take~ What ever you choose, May God Lead You To Your Destiny~

Warmest Regards~
Issy

PS- If you ever want to know more~ Let me know~

Answer 4

You could go to many countries if you are prepared to teach English to the locals. They would love you for that. In some countries, if you are a private tutor, they would really pay you well, especially parents who want their kids to learn a foreign language (English!) at a young age. You could get yourself on a TEFL course at your local college. Not only they give you a qualification, but part of the training is that you have to spend a few weeks in a country teaching English before they give you your certificate. After you got your certificate, you can even specify which country you want to go to and they'll do their best to find you a job in that country. It's great fun, I haven't done it but I know people who have. Great way of visiting other countries and meeting all sorts of weird and wonderful people.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Definitely apply first. Don't go to a foreign country not knowing what you're going to do. This website is a good place to start:
http://www.transitionsabroad.com/

For a J-1 visa, you want to be specialized in a particular field. I don't know if this website is legit or not, but if it is, then it might be helpful:
http://www.usainternship.com/html/indexcand.htm

Answer 7

I applied for a job first, I'm that kinda person but I did go, not just talk about it and I'm proud of that.