Title: Overseas Jobs-Market
Researching the Overseas Job Market
Job interview questions for overseas jobs aren’t that different around
the world. The cultures, however, are very different. What works in an
American executive interview culture may not work elsewhere. The
understated British interview style and answers may bomb out badly in
the US.
If you’re going for a job overseas, it’s very strongly recommended that
you get a firm grip on the business culture and the types of interview
style used in that region or country.
There are a few good reasons for getting your research up to speed:
In Europe, having a good basic knowledge of European Union rules is
common sense anyway. A European employer has to jump through a few hoops
to employ people from outside the EU or the nation, so this information
is highly relevant to you, too.
In Asia, particularly China, Japan and Korea, the business cultures
and market environments are very different. For non-locals, they can be
downright scary. These are advanced employment markets, too. Your
competition for the job will know the business scene very well, so don’t
get caught napping about basics. Practice reading local business
information and learn the employer’s market.
Language Skills
For English speakers: Although most people do speak English in the
foreign employment market, you’re expected to have strong conversational
and technical language skills. You really do need them. Forget about
speaking “pidgin” Chinese, German, French or Japanese. It’s out of the
question to employ anyone with less than adequate language skills. Train
yourself to think in the new language.
For non-English speakers: There are a lot of ways of learning English.
It’s recommended that NES candidates use accredited language trainers
and for professionals also undertake a course in Academic English for
technical fluency.
It’s advisable to research the foreign language interview sites too.
These sites will give you a general overview, and you’ll get the tone of
the interviews. You’ll also learn how to recognize and understand the
basic question formats. This practice can be invaluable when
interviewing in another language.
Interview Types
Like the US, behavioral interviews are the basic benchmark type all
around the world. However, there are also a range of other types of
interview, and often tests. Depending on the type of employment, you’ll
need to check out the interview types commonly related to your
profession.
Interview Preparation and Typical Questions
The best way to prepare for overseas job interview questions is to do a
mini rehearsal and literally do a practice run through typical
questions:
Prepare a short statement for the “Tell us a bit about yourself”
question. Make sure you get the grammar right and make the information
interesting. Allow yourself about 2 minutes for this question.
The problem solving question is one of the most common of all
interview questions around the world. Select a good example which really
shows a lot of relevant skills. Practice your answer until you’re word
perfect.
Workplaces relationships questions are extremely important. You
should focus on your ability to contribute to a team, and how you
maintain relationships. The most important part of this question is
showing a solid capacity for teamwork and understanding of the
relationships issues.
Technical questions can be a real problem. It’s useful to sharpen up
your technical knowledge and technical language usage to deal with the
possible tricky issues related to the job. (The advantage of this
additional preparation is that it will show a good knowledge base, and
good communications skills.)
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