Job Placement Service For Foreigners In Cm?

[lukeskywalker]

Many of my foreign friends and myself don't know where to go or who to talk to about job openings that are for farangs.

Does anyone know of a service (besides websites like TV) that helps you to find a position in the CM area?

Thanks

[millwall_fan]

It is extremely difficult for a foreigner to obtain eployment in The Kingdom. Many jobs are reserved for Thai nationals. Unless you open your own business with a large (by Thai standards) amount of capital which would qualify you for a work permit, the only relaistic option is to teach. you could teach in an International School if you have a teaching qualification (in a few cases a degree from the University of Khao San Road will sufice), or you try teaching English, for which the requirements vary from a full RSA CELTA certificate downto the basic requirement that you have English as a first language.

Other options are to land a job with a foreign company outside Thailand and get posted here or get a job with an NGO that is based here. That's about it unless you have a very specialised skill or something that a Thai can't do.

[clinique]

Ditto.

[uppalux]

I saw many farang open a private language course like a tutor or speech talking a lot around the back side of CMU. this has no need for certificate.

aside from that , I think there's not much choice for foreigner as an employee (Thai think that to hire foreigner , have to pay lot and a salary as normal thai won't be enough for foreigner to live a month if he choose to work as that).

but may be computer shop in Comcity building might interest in hire some english speaking foreigner as I see many foreigner customer coming in every day.

[whiterussian]

http://th.jobsdb.com/th/EN/

never tried it.

[millwall_fan]

http://th.jobsdb.com/th/EN/

never tried it.

Many of the jobs on your link specify ' Thai National required' on most of the others I think it is implied.

[whiterussian]

http://th.jobsdb.com/th/EN/

never tried it.

Many of the jobs on your link specify ' Thai National required' on most of the others I think it is implied.

Why the blady ell is it in Ingrish then?

very odd.

good luck OP.

dont become a teacher here, its very hard work. Maybe try out in the countryside... less competition & backstabbing!

Edited May 6, 2010 by whiterussian

[gotlost]

You could buy a bar/pub or restaurant to make money.

[wolf5370]

Do you mean legal jobs? If so, not easy - even language schools rarely offer work permits - schools usually do (for full time) but require a degree and TEFL/CELTA/etc and usually native English. Pay is dreadful though. Most farang not living on foreign income (pension etc) and not teaching, own their own businesses (in the wife's name or nominee directors usually) - as the same applies.

Even if Thai businesses, like a computer shop, feel that English speaking staff are important, they could not get a work permit for you anyway and would not want to pay you the legal minimum for foreigners nor the visa costs nor the extra work (paperwork) caused.

Bars and cafes can make money, but they need to be either different enough, or well away from serious competition. I have a cafe and it makes better money than I could get teaching (I have both a Masters degree and TEFL cert), but it is not in the city centre, but is on a busy road with lots off moo bahns nearby. The food is cheap and good (I don't cook!).

[zippydedodah]

an acquaintance of mine recently took a job in BKK, working for a new firm, that headhunts exclusively falangs. He is British and he current commutes (weekdays in bkk, weekend in CM) and i have heard they are going to open a CM office, in which he will play a significant role.

I spoke with him about his job before he started it and he was quite excited, saying all he would be doing is posting jobs that required specific services that would be exclusively filled by foreign employees. Next time i see him i will get name of the company and try to get a website to post.

[lukeskywalker]

an acquaintance of mine recently took a job in BKK, working for a new firm, that headhunts exclusively falangs. He is British and he current commutes (weekdays in bkk, weekend in CM) and i have heard they are going to open a CM office, in which he will play a significant role.

I spoke with him about his job before he started it and he was quite excited, saying all he would be doing is posting jobs that required specific services that would be exclusively filled by foreign employees. Next time i see him i will get name of the company and try to get a website to post.

Yes, this is what I'm looking for. An actual job (do not want to teach). If you could PM me his email or phone # that would be great.

Thanks.

[zippydedodah]

an acquaintance of mine recently took a job in BKK, working for a new firm, that headhunts exclusively falangs. He is British and he current commutes (weekdays in bkk, weekend in CM) and i have heard they are going to open a CM office, in which he will play a significant role.

I spoke with him about his job before he started it and he was quite excited, saying all he would be doing is posting jobs that required specific services that would be exclusively filled by foreign employees. Next time i see him i will get name of the company and try to get a website to post.

Yes, this is what I'm looking for. An actual job (do not want to teach). If you could PM me his email or phone # that would be great.

Thanks.

Let me talk to the wife, i see her fairly often, and find out the company name at least...... sometime next week i will post it if i can

[jayinoz]

BKK Post and Thai Visa have some adverts for Farangs...

Best bet for Farang pay and live in Thai is to be transferred by a International company to BKK. Many have done this and you see many CEOs and Directors whom are Farangs and appear to have the best of both worlds.

Also my mate opened a Diving school in South Thai and makes very good $$$... 300K bt pm. The X Centre in CMai is operated by a NZ I know and makes great $$$. Yet it took many years of hard work for him to get it to this stage, at great risk and expense. He deserves having the No 1 Extreme sports centre in North Thai now. Yet took many years... like anywhere you need the ambition even moreso than the money.

Yet the startup capital is important.

I had a GH for 3 years that made approx 60K pm, yet only broke me even in the end and a lot of hard work. Yet the motivation dissapearred when I discovered the landlord would not give me an extra 3 years. Many others lose their life savings and a few are semi successful. It takes time, money and the motivation to succeed.

Otherwise you can setup a company for 30K bt and give yourself a work permit and freelance as an English teacher or some other work that is not included in the 50 occupations foreigns cannot do. Like Tour operator, taxi driver, etc. Total setup cost for the company are approx 50K then a far amount of paperwork.

Or you can bypass all this and take the chance to freelance with no Work permit. Yet ran the risk of jail time. So do so at your own risk and never tell anyone you do not have a Work permit. If you were to get on the bad side of a Thai then one word to police and you will find yourself in jail.

I know friends who i have visited in jail simply for working without a Work Permit. Basically you will pay off the police after a couple of weeks in jail, we negoitated 30K bt each 1 mate. One did not have the money and we did not know were he was so he actually spent 3 months in jail before being released without paying the 30K. As the police got sick and tired of waiting and he was feeling sick. The UK Embassy started ringing so he was released. We called his Embassy when we found out he had been in jail for near 3 months.

Others have an internet business, etc or tourism type business that they promote in their home country. Many options yet not a lot that will earn good Farang money without large risk.

I mostly do stock broking with my own funds and a handful of clients- sometimes do well sometimes like now not so well, yet survive.

You need to give more info on your skills and whether you wish to start a business. Remember the failure rate of a business is very high.

All the best... I advise you try do it the correct way if you can afford it. History tells me that the odds are against you otherwise.

Edited May 9, 2010 by jayinoz

[zippydedodah]

the guy i mentioned is working for Parker Bridge recruitment. Google it and you will get their webpage.... based in BKK, but soon (they hope) opening a CM office. I guess they have openings all over SE Asia and are serious headhunters (that is american slang for job recruiters, before i get accused foul language).

check it out and submit resume... looked interesting, but i am retired and don't want any more work than a thai wife and a 6 yr old can give me

[thailandbluegrass]

What do you do for a living? Qualifications? What sort of job are you hoping to get?

[lukeskywalker]

I have a business degree from Cal State and am just about to finish an International MBA from Payap. Worked in software quality assurance in the states for 10 years in management, since in Thailand (almost 5 years, have been a writer/editor).

I want to stay in CM when I graduate, but might have to move in order to find a job to utilize my business education and management experience. So, I am looking for a "professional" job.

BTW, I highly recommend the IMBA program at Payap. I wasn't expecting too much, but they bend over backwards to bring in teachers from all over the world. Many have graduated from Harvard, Oxford, Wharton, etc., and they teach at BKK schools during the week (our classes are on weekends). My current international finance teacher worked for the World Bank and now works for the Asian Development Bank. Plus, in class, almost every student is from a different country so we get very diverse views of the world. The total cost is about 250,000 baht (a joke compared to the West), and I'd put my knowledge up against anyone's from a Western school.