Satu Kreula, an executive coach working with professionals and executives with international employment, shares some ideas about how expatriate spouses and partners coming into the UK can prepare themselves for job-hunting in today’s very competitive employment market.
In the current economic climate, what is the best way to find work? Here are five things that expatriates we work with, who have recently been employed, have had in common.
1) Know what you are looking for
If you do not know what you are looking for, it will be hard to find it. Take time to determine what jobs you are looking for. I hear a lot of people saying that, in this market, you should be happy to take whatever you can get. A potential employee who is determined, focused and interested is far more likely to be employed than someone who just wants a job, so do not be afraid to be focused.
2) Know why you are good at what you are looking for
Once you know what you want, it is good to
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