B.B.A Grad In 2Years

[bluecube]

By the time I graduate from BUIC, I then would have been living here in Bangkok for 5, almost 6, years.

I did work as an English teacher, before I started my studies here, I will never go back doing that again, let's just say it wasn't my cup of tea.

I've been searching for jobs related to marketing here in BKK, and haven't found a single one that accepts foreigners. Back home though are plenty of employers eager to get their hands on a business grad fresher.

I live here with my thai girlfriend and even got us a pet. For her, if I move back to my country she would come with me, problem is in plural:

•She already have a well paid job here, in farang-land she wouldn't be able to get an office position like she have now.

•Therefore I'll be the sole income-making machine.

•So then, there wouldn't be much left over to spend on shopping and fun stuff like we do here everyday. And she made it clear, she want to work, she want to go shopping.

•But if we stay here, I'm without a job, unless a smaller miracle occur, so <deleted> am I suppose to do?

So after all this time here in Thailand, there isn't any future for someone like me?

Note: Teahing is not an option, never would I let my BBA go to waste. And go separate ways, me and girlfriend, no way.

Lastly I just want to ask, are there anyone here that is NOT a teacher?

[meom]

If your GF has a well paid job and she don’t mind taking care of you and the pet then what’s there to worry?

Seems to me you hit the jackpot

[samran]

Basic entry level into the Thai corporate sector is a Masters from a respectable international institution. Plenty of Thai's have them.

Without one, you are going to struggle.

[kerryk]

Wonder what the OP's native language is. That might give him a start.

[Kwasaki]

You say you don't want to teach anymore in Thailand there seems little else for Aliens to do other than working for a western firm established in Thailand. You remind me of a saying " beggars can't be choosers ".

I'm retired but my view from your prospective would be you still have options.

A. You say back home there are plenty of employers eager to get their hands on a business grad fresher.

So do what many do here work 6months and come back for 6months.

B. Back home maybe find a company that needs people stationed in Thailand.

C. Carry on with further education until you have the qualifications that Thai employers want.

D. Keep on looking and applying for work with Thai companies and hope for the best.

[bluecube]

If your GF has a well paid job and she don't mind taking care of you and the pet then what's there to worry?

Seems to me you hit the jackpot

Two adults in one household and only one income source? Be realistic, a future like that is no future at all dear. I don't know what standards you're used to though, maybe you're settled for living a rural thai life and are happy with that, good for you.

[bluecube]

You say you don't want to teach anymore in Thailand there seems little else for Aliens to do other than working for a western firm established in Thailand. You remind me of a saying " beggars can't be choosers ".

I'm retired but my view from your prospective would be you still have options.

A. You say back home there are plenty of employers eager to get their hands on a business grad fresher.

So do what many do here work 6months and come back for 6months.

B. Back home maybe find a company that needs people stationed in Thailand.

C. Carry on with further education until you have the qualifications that Thai employers want.

D. Keep on looking and applying for work with Thai companies and hope for the best.

[Semper]

If your GF has a well paid job and she don't mind taking care of you and the pet then what's there to worry?

Seems to me you hit the jackpot

Two adults in one household and only one income source? Be realistic, a future like that is no future at all dear. I don't know what standards you're used to though, maybe you're settled for living a rural thai life and are happy with that, good for you.

I think this is common in a Farang/Thai relationship in Thailand.

[meom]

If your GF has a well paid job and she don't mind taking care of you and the pet then what's there to worry?

Seems to me you hit the jackpot

Two adults in one household and only one income source? Be realistic, a future like that is no future at all dear. I don't know what standards you're used to though, maybe you're settled for living a rural thai life and are happy with that, good for you.

Maybe I understand your post wrong but the way I read it you been living on one income source already during the past couple of years, excluding your brief teaching stint.

[Richard4849]

You are going to find it very, very difficult -- unless you can provide a skill that is not readily found in Thailand. Otherwise, there is no reason to go through the hassle and expense of getting a work permit for you, and paying you a salary you are expecting to get.

There are lots of us here who are not English teachers. We were mostly either sent here by companies overseas we were already working for, or have started our own businesses.

I know of very few expats who were lucky enough to get a decent job in-country, I'm sorry to say.

[kerryk]

You are going to find it very, very difficult -- unless you can provide a skill that is not readily found in Thailand. Otherwise, there is no reason to go through the hassle and expense of getting a work permit for you, and paying you a salary you are expecting to get.

There are lots of us here who are not English teachers. We were mostly either sent here by companies overseas we were already working for, or have started our own businesses.

I know of very few expats who were lucky enough to get a decent job in-country, I'm sorry to say.

Very true Richard. I know a lot of guys working here. They all have a skill. A skill is not something you learn in college alone. College plus experience. I know a lot of pilots here. They are all experienced pilots. I know a lot of engineers here and they are all experienced engineers. I know a couple of Chinese guys working in steel fabrication. Brilliant education, but working for peanuts by Western standards.

[CaptHaddock]

•She already have a well paid job here, in farang-land she wouldn't be able to get an office position like she have now.

The idea that you are teaching English rather than studying it is shocking.

•But if we stay here, I'm without a job, unless a smaller miracle occur, so <deleted> am I suppose to do?

So after all this time here in Thailand, there isn't any future for someone like me?

Where did you get the idea that you are "supposed to" be able to earn a living in Thailand? Not from the Thai government, that's for sure.

[kerryk]

•She already have a well paid job here, in farang-land she wouldn't be able to get an office position like she have now.

The idea that you are teaching English rather than studying it is shocking.

•But if we stay here, I'm without a job, unless a smaller miracle occur, so <deleted> am I suppose to do?

So after all this time here in Thailand, there isn't any future for someone like me?

Where did you get the idea that you are "supposed to" be able to earn a living in Thailand? Not from the Thai government, that's for sure.

It's a global community. Lots of jobs here. Heck, an Aussie is in charge of teaching Thai naval officers English and that's the government. petrochemical engineers, engineers of all kinds with international standards experience, helicopter pilots, and French chef's. Don't expect to do well with a dopey degree like business or marketing as there a ton of those grads working as popcorn makers at the cinema. If you are a nuclear physicist or biochemical expert you can get a job.

All the fluff degrees that require no study and even less brains, like your average stock broker has, are taken by Thai students.

[Berkshire]

Finding a job isn’t necessarily that difficult in Thailand. Finding a good-paying job with prospects, that’s a little more difficult. What marketable skills do you have to offer? Motivated, eager-to-learn, dedicated, conscientious—those aren’t marketable skills. A degree in medicine, IT, pilots license, chef, PhD, etc., those are marketable skills. Have you networked in all those years in Thailand? Speak any Thai? Unless you have any of the above, teaching English may be all that’s available to you. The good-paying jobs with multinationals will typically go to farangs who’ve been with the company for a number of years, back in the homeland. If they want to hire locally, they will hire Thais and pay local wages. Universities? A Master's, minimum.