The Global Job Market: “ where the jobs are”

1. The Global Job Market:“where the jobs are”

2. Vocational profile of the global job market • education – the largest field • business and industry - computers, communications, engineering, marketing, manufacturing, health care, and basic development

3. The two markets • Expatriate - pays western wages - job openings are advertised publicly • Local hire - local agencies hiring westerners

4. The four job providing entities • international or local corporations • indigenous national institutions • relief and development agencies • new start-up businesses

5. Structural nature of the global job market • decentralized • fragmented • unstructured

6. Closed character of the global job market • tendency to promote and transfer from within • few entry-level jobs for westerners

7. Length of contracts • contracts tend to last 1-3 years • national organizations want expatriates to equip their own people

8. Regional Job Markets • North Africa • Middle East • Central Asia • India • China • SE Asia • Japan • Eastern Europe & Russia • Western Europe • South America • Sub-Saharan Africa

9. Implications for job acquisition and working overseas • Choosing a vocation • Building your competence • Finding jobs “No one is better at doing the job search than You”

10. Finding jobs • Research the companies which work overseas in your field • Look for overseas jobs in your country first • Go overseas to look for jobs • Network! • Use the Internet • Subscribe to professional journals in your field

11. Getting the job • Customize your resume • Spread your résumé widely • Post Resume on Internet • Connect in the interview • Take long-haul approach

12. Keeping employed • be prepared to frequently change jobs • keep networking and seeking for leads • update your skills and knowledge • many tentmakers change jobs within the first 2 years!

13. Running a business • businesspeople are able to stay indefinitely in the country • they have more freedom for witness • they have networks of contacts among the people • they model and set patterns of hard work & integrity

14. Disadvantages of running a business • it’s time consuming • taxes, regulations, customs etc. • bureaucratic regulations • dishonesty and fraud

15. Businesses can have impact! • The business must be real! • “genuine Christian businesses provide jobs, increase skills, build better work ethics and character, raise people’s expectations, stimulates new businesses, and expands the economy” They impact nations!

16. How can tentmakers go about launching a successful business? • get training and experience • research the culture • live and work in the country • develop a strong flexible business plan • develop a ministry plan • “running a business is not for everyone, but it can impact the nations”

17. In Conclusion • Hundreds of people find international jobs daily • Many are taken by cults • New jobs are posted on the internet daily • Finding a job is not the greatest miracle! • “The greatest miracle is that God has been able to reach you in a way that you are willing to leave your comfort zone for the sake of the Gospel”

18. Global Opportunities offers • GOWorld - free quarterly newsletter (Email version also available) • Light to the Nations – 4 day tentmaker training course • One day seminars • Mentoring • Job search assistance to Associates • Connections to other tentmakers FAQ's

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