ruds

Sportsman soi 13 is by far the best. 950 baht. You might have to be quick though as im sure they will be booked up

jobs4farangs.com is up and going now

bangkok post website has a few positions for expats as well.

...not loads though... and far too many that say "Thai only"!

This is a bit worrying... I filled in a thing for "workthailand.com" - it did seem quite plausible, but as soon as it became apparent that they wanted £75 to even let you look at listings, obviously I didn't bother.

There are lessons here...

There really is a division between "english teacher"/"student jobs" and "executive"/"proper jobs"

For the former you probably don't need a website; for the latter, you only really want to look at "proper" international recruitment agencies like BBT... and maybe some of these:

http://www.thaiwebsites.com/recruitment.asp

Truthfully though, it strikes me that you want to do your research about what transnational companies are in the LLE (Land of the Lotus Eaters = Thailand) by looking at industrial estates through the Thai Board of Investment site and try and get a job in them in your own country and spend a couple of years trying to get into their Thailand operations.

Either way, the sort of "proper jobs" (usually you see advertised in Thailand (that don't say Thai nationals only) tend to want reasonable experience abroad before you're much use to them.

...or you can take the easy route and be an English teacher for 20-30,000 baht a month... which won't leave you much in the way of savings.

Frankly, unless you're retiring; and unless you're well invested back home, I don't see the point in spending much of your working life in Thailand (or any where else in Asia... Japan being a favourite) on what is essentially an extended holiday, unless you are making enough money to save up more than you could back home.

I mean I reckon in the UK at the moment, for the average youngish worker, it's probably only possible to save about £2,000-3,000 a year at a stretch, such is the cost of living. To exceed that, you need to be saving at least 15,000 baht a month, assuming you have living costs of minimum 20,000 baht a month (which is pretty tight isn't it really)... but to make life reasonably agreeable over there (and thus worth the effort), I reckon 60,000 baht a month is a sensible minimum, which is like a Thai's good middle manager wage in a decent foriegn company i reckon.

I mean I hear anecdotally that some teachers exceed that (excluding those with B.Eds who work for huge wages at posh foreign schools in thailand); but it seems to me that you really urinating into a gale unless you sort out a foreign-level income from a foreign company... there are no shortcuts really (despite what the various expat Del-boys might tell you)... I'm convinced that you need the same sort of experience/training/qualifications as you would if you were trying to emmigrate to Australia or somewhere... backed up by thorough research of the state of the specific sectors of Thai industry that you're interested in... then you could really mint it.

All my searches of sites like Jobs DB too often yeild "Thais only"; but you can sometimes find some that don't - foreign companies... but I doubt they offer enough money to make it a wise long-term prospect... you probably need more than holiday Thai language skills too (though perhaps not full literacy).

Returning the point though... I tend to regard "Recruitment Consultants" in the UK as being down there with the likes of Estate Agents and Wheel Clampers for contributions to humanity... even the more specialist ones treat you with an air of contempt it seems... why would it be any better in country where it's legal to be "ethnicist", "ageist", and "sexist"?

It seems to me to be a road to frustration; and perhaps a bit of denial that you can somehow "make it" in Thailand without working for a foreign transnational on a British wage.

Sportsman soi 13 is my favourite

Thanks for the info. Very helpful (well apart from Jimjim)

I am looking for any information about obtaining an e commerce licence in Thailand. The business will be mainly online so I think it is needed but have no idea where to get one

Any info would be greatly appreciated

Ruds

I am looking for any information about obtaining an e commerce licence in Thailand. The business will be mainly online so I think it is needed but have no idea where to get one

Any info would be greatly appreciated

Ruds

Thanks for the response

Is it more cost effective to leave an air conditioner on all day or continually turning it on and off all day. I run a restaurant with 4 air conditioning units and the staff are constantly turning the air cons on and off. They tell me it is cheaper but I am not so sure. Anybody have any idea?

By the way the air con units are turned on and off about 6-8 times per day depending on the number of customers in the restaurant

Ruds

We buy our cheddar at 350 baht per kg from F & B but we are looking for a different supplier now. Any suggestions

Ruds

I'm not an "ex PGA golf pro" and I bet you aren't either......Tucked in shirts, slacks and belts are the appropriate dress for any golf pro I've ever seen.

Well if you are so sure that im not a ex PGA pro then do you fancy challenging me to a game, you name the stakes, I live in Pattaya so I course close to here would suit me fine

I cant believe nobody has mentioned the very poor design of the car park, I prefer to park in a nearby soi and walk there but then you have cross second road. Access to the place is a nghtmare.

Ok well if the Sportsman is not the best. What is? Take a look at the list you just wrote and come up with a better choice for a sunday roast and ill try it. For now im sticking with the sportsman every sunday until someone can come up with a better one.

I visited the Navy course near Pattaya this week with 3 friends and we were not allowed to play because one of the guys did not have a belt on. His shorts did not even have loops for a belt but neverless he was told he could not play.

We were also told to tuck our shirts in on arrival, this was when the beltless shorts were discovered.

When I got home I called the course to speak to the manager who was not there, so I spoke to the Golf Pro. He informed me that this has always been a rule and that they are inforcing it. When I told him that I was a ex PGA golf pro and that I had never heard such a rule he told me that it was a local rule and then proceeded to say "if you dont like it, you can go and play somewhere else, we dont care" (his exact words)

I really do hope that they do not continue to enforce this rule

BUT FOR NOW BE WARNED

Ruds

The Sportsman on Soi 13 is by far the best, which is probably why you can never get a table on Sunday.

No I wouldnt suggest hiring a thai to get the licence for you at all, you would lose your licence immediately if caught and would probably not be able to get one again. There are no solutions to your problem unfortunately. YOu are better off working for a company that already has a licence.

I am thinking about starting up a domestic maid service business. Does anybody know if a licence is required? Anybody know any good ones in Thailand?

Previous posters are correct you need a recruitment licence. Its a lot easier if you have a Thai as a director of your company as well as you and then get them to get them to apply for the licence. Where are you thinking about opening one up?

the sportsman soi 13 had excellent wi fi internet but you may need to buy a coffee

The sportsman soi 13 always has the sport on and they have south africa channels

well sell a couple of motorbikes then and buy a TV

Deedial, look in the Pattaya Guide there is an advert in there

Sounds like a disperate attempt to win over a few customers but it has obviously worked. I did like the motorbike giveaway though. Fancy promoting a business that relies on people ordering from home by giving away a motorbike, surely a TV would have been a better idea.

or visit pattaya job centre behind carrefour

What an excellent reply. Thank you, that is exactly what I shall do.

I would like to set up a golf travel company but I don't really like the idea of not having total control over my business so I was thinking about setting up a golf tour company in the UK and then a seperate company in Thailand to deal with the customers once they arrive in Thailand, this way I would have total control over the main business. Does anybody know if anybody uses this approach or any info on whether this is feasible

Many thanks in advance

Ruds