People have always worked overseas, by choice, because of particular careers, for experience, on working holidays or because they work for international companies. For people wishing to work overseas there are many companies who assist in making this as pleasant and as rewarding an experience as possible.

This page gives access to companies who can assist in this area. Some are portal groups covering multiple industries, others are industry specific. Emphasis is given to three main areas - United Kingdom, United States and the Asia/Pacific region though this is not exclusive. There is also information about Visas and exchange programs. Other information on Travel Overseas can be found here.

For teachers, visit the Teaching Overseas page where there is information about this and Teacher Exchange Programs.

Many groups offer assistance in terms of travel, accommodation and establishment of bank accounts where you are going. Some can/do arrange travel to and from Australia during the period of tenure. You are advised to check carefully what is offered by each and compare between offers before making a final selection. Their job is to help place you. Be sure you are satisfied and clear about what is involved before you sign anything.

No specific recommendation is given for any of the following.

Employment Help

Asia/Pacific Employment

Employment companies, advertisers, information sources.

• AsiaXPAT
  ‘The leading resource for Professionals, Expats and Executives living in Asia. Click on the city link for comprehensive information including property, careers, classifieds, advice forums, news, personals, nightlife & dining, more !’
• CareerCross
  ‘Information on bilingual jobs in Japan for bilingual Japanese/English speakers, plus an invaluable resource for foreigners living and working in Japan.’
• CareerJET [India]
  Employment search engine for India. Gives the job seeker access to a massive selection of jobs compiled from various internet sources.
• CareerJET [Indonesia]
  Employment search engine for Indonesia. Note the site is in Indonesian.
• CareerJET [Japan]
  Employment search engine for Japan. Note the site is in Japanese.
• CareerJET [New Zealand]
  Employment search engine for New Zealand. Gives the job seeker access to a massive selection of jobs compiled from various internet sources.
• Christchurch Jobs
  ‘Browse jobs in Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand’.
• ClassifiedPost
  Human Resources/Employment section of the South China Morning Post. Employment information, tools, advice, more. White collar positions.
• Finance Jobs [NZ]
  ‘Financial and accounting jobs from employers and recruitment agencies’.
• GaijinPot
  No.1 for Foreigners in Japan. Employment, living info, accommodation, forums, employers, more.
• Geneva Health [NZ]
  ‘A leading specialist health recruitment company with many years’ experience in providing the best variety in health jobs.’
• Indeed
  ‘Provides Free access - in a single search - to thousands of jobs and internships from hundreds of job boards, newspaper classifieds and company websites’. The site is in Japanese.
• IT Jobs [NZ]
  ‘ Browse jobs in Information technology in New Zealand’.
• JobsDB
  Meeting Human Resources Need Across Asia. China, Hong Kong, India Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand also Australia and the USA.
• JobStreet
  Employment information for India, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Japan, Vietnam, Hong Kong. Each country has separate information.
• Jooble India
  Along with the Jooble Pakistan site, you will be able to find jobs using the internet. Also has links to search engines for employment in other countries.
• Renego.com, Singapore
  ‘Renego.com.sg is your online employment market for Singapore. Your complete job search and careers portal’.
• SeekNZ
  Multiple search options, browse job ads, career resources, search by company, more. More than 20 000 positions listed.
• TRC International
  ‘Offers a range of IT recruitment related services. From its Sydney office, the group services clients across the Asia Pacific region.’ Check their Resource section for some useful information and help.
• Universal Studios [Japan]
  Audition and be at least 18, before any chance of being accepted.

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Visas

Visas and work permits.

• Embassy of Japan in Australia
  Information on all visas.
• Immigration Department, Hong Kong
  Use the button menus in the centre or the menu on the left.
• Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
  Singapore. Check the three main sections in the centre, especially the Visitors section. Also try the High Commission in Canberra.
• Immigration New Zealand
  Use the menu on the left for information.
• Singapore Permanent Resident Visa
  ‘One Visa is a visa agency that specialises in the complete visa spectrum - From Singapore Employment Pass, Entrepass, S-Pass, over Dependant Passes and Long Term Visit Pass up to Singapore Permanent Residency’.

• Work in Japan
  For those who want to live and work in Japan. Search by job type, keyword, employer type; Hot Jobs, career support, more.
• Zhaopin
  ‘Search for your perfect job in China from more than 200 000 job postings.’ Search by keyword, job category, location, jobs posted within specific time periods.

Exchange Programs

For Teaching Exchange, go to this page.

• International Exchange Programs
  Work USA, Summer Camp USA, Overseas Practical Training, Work Britain, Work Australia.
• JCR Australia
  ‘Experience intercultural exchange through stable, safe and vetted programs with constant back-up and support.’
• Visiting International Faculty Program
  Primary/secondary positions in the US. Exchange program.

Areas and Programs

For any not listed under the Asia/Pacific, UK and US headings.

• 4 International Careers & Jobs
  ‘4icj.com includes 2 200 employment sites ranked by popularity in 190 countries and is a Free starting point to find international jobs and work abroad.’
• Bayside
  ‘Australian organisation that provides permanent, contract and temporary recruitment services both nationally and internationally through six specialist brands.’
• CareerJET [International]
  ‘Employment search engine. In just one search access 16 000 000+ jobs published on 60 000+ websites in the world.’ [At time of inclusion.]
• Centro de Emprego
  A Portuguese job portal. The site is in Portuguese.
• EscapeArtist
  Jobs, advice on living, country profiles, travel, real estate, embassies, expat websites.
• Global Exchange
  ‘Information on working and learning overseas principally - but not only - for Australians.’ Purchase guides at the site.
• Global Recruitment
  ‘Finding training abroad is easy with Global Recruitment because we organise everything for you from visas to accommodation, travel. We offer guidance with professional résumé and interview preparation.’
• HJB
  ‘If you are looking to find a permanent, temporary or contracting role, need advice on interviews, or want to work overseas, we can help.’
• JobOfMine Job Search
  ‘International job search web site specialising in employment and placement of experts in a variety of fields.’ Multiple search options, career advice, post your résumé, worldwide coverage, other options.
• JobServeAfrica
  Multiple sectors, country profiles, search by keyword or location.
• Jobsxl
  A main site for this group You can also find links to Jobsxl searches in specific countries including : Argentina; Brasil; Canada; Colombia; Spain; Mexico and Portugal. Others are listed under the UK and US listings below.
• Jooble
  ‘Jooble is a single web page in which you can find work [in Spain] via the Internet’. In Spanish. Also has links to search engines for employment in other countries.
• Labor Stellenmarkt [Germany]
  ‘In our job market you can find lots of announcements areas Covereding the fields chemistry, laboratory, analytics and life science’. Note that the site is in German.
• Launchpad Australia
  ‘Programs include work as a nanny abroad, recruitment for Personal Care Assistants in the UK, gap year, travel advice courses, volunteer projects abroad.’
  ‘Partners with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for the Charter of Safe Travel’.
• Locanto Jobs
  A site with nearly 24 000 jobs listed in Ireland. Find using the employment areas on the left, by city, or refine using a number of options. You can also do a simple search.
• Michael Page Finance
  For those in finance wanting to work overseas.
• Monster Global Gateway
  Financial, other areas in many countries.
• New Scientist Jobs
  Jobs in branches of science in different countries.
• Onrec.com
  ‘The Magazine for Online Recruitment around the world.’
• Opciónempleo
  ‘Employment search engine for Spain. Allows you to search a growing selection of jobsites in one go saving you the trouble of having to go to each site individually.’ Site is in Spanish.
• Ofertas de Emprego
  ‘A project that aims to disseminate jobs in Portugal. All job offers listed are Free for both individuals and companies’.
• Overseas Working Holidays
  ‘Bringing the world of working holidays to you. We aim to remove the difficulties and uncertainties that are faced when embarking on a working holiday’.
• Overseas Work Opportunities
  A listing under specific occupations compiled by Swinburne Unversity of Technology Careers and Employment group.
• Physician Locums Canada
  ‘PhysicianLocumsCanada.com is the premier websites in Canada for internationally trained medical doctors [or for Canadian physicians] looking for provincial and national licensure information’. There are also job listings.
• Randstad
  Placement of nurses, other health staff in hospitals in several countries. Previously Clinical One, now absorbed by this group.
• Robert Half
  ‘The world’s first and largest specialised recruiting firm providing placement services for accounting, finance and office support professionals. ’
• Robert Walters
  ‘Resource solution’ firm offering advice and assistance in placement overseas. Not the easiest to use.
• SAPCareers
  Search for employment by location, then category.
• Seek
  Find positions overseas while you are travelling.
• SupplyChainJobz
  Search by category, sub-category, region, job type. Create a résumé, use other resources. Supply chain and logistics.
• Taylor Root
  ‘The world’s leading legal recruitment firm, with offices throughout the UK, the Far East, the Middle East and Australia.’
• TMP Worldwide
• Workopolis
  Canada’s biggest Job site. Popular searches, quick search, resource centre, links to papers, career resources, more.
• Work or Volunteer in Africa
  ‘Africa is not lacking in unskilled labor, so most jobs that are open to foreigners usually require a skill or a university degree. Here’s a list of resources to help you find gainful employment in Africa’.

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United Kingdom Employment

Employment companies, advertisers, information sources.

• 1st Contact
• Adzuna
  ‘We aim to make it easier for you to find the right job locally. We search thousands of sites so you don’t have to, bring together millions of ads so you can find them all in one place, and organise them with useful features so that you can easily find what you need’.
• Amicus - Recruitment UK
• Anders Elite [Construction]
• Antipodean
  Information for Australians based in London.
• Backinjob.co.uk
  Covers most industries, links to other European destinations using a similar format.
• CareerJET [UK]
  1.5 million+ jobs published in the UK.
• Career Moves Media Recruitment
• FastrackUK
  ‘The only company to take care of all your UK relocation needs. Our specialised staff are dedicated to finding your ideal job and getting everything organised before your departure.’
• Find Care Jobs
  Most positions are in the ‘Care and Medical’ areas, though there are some others. Selection options include type of position, individual county, hours, category, location, more. Now also called Social Care.
• Fish4jobs
  Job search, Recruitment, Job Sectors, advice, more.
• Guardian Unlimited Jobs
• JobiJoba UK
  ‘A search engine for jobs in the UK. It allows you to search a growing selection of jobs listed on recruiting agencies sites as well as job board in one go saving you the trouble of having to go to each site individually’.
• Jobs in Resorts
  UK based, but covering jobs in resorts [ski and summer especially], jobs in the UK, links for career assistance.
• Jobs in TV and Media
  ‘TV Jobs & Media Jobs - Jobs and careers in TV, Film, New Media, Internet, Radio and Mobile in the UK’.
• Jobstoday
  ‘We are the leading recruitment brand in many of the towns and cities across the UK, covering over 300 locations from as far north as the Western Isles of Scotland right down to Portsmouth on the south coast of England’.
• Jobworld UK
• Jobsxl UK
• Jooble UK
  ‘Jooble is a single web page in which you can find work via the Internet’. Also has links to search engines for employment in other countries.
• Live, Work & Play
• London Calling [Accountancy, Financial & Secretarial]

Medical

• Eden Medical Recruitment [Health Care, Nursing]
• Hays Specialist Recruitment [Doctors, Health Care, Social Care]
• Medic International
• First Point Health Care [Nursing]
• Pulse Jobs
• Strand Nurses Bureau
• Sugarman Medical [Nurses, other Medical Professionals]
• Team24
  ‘Healthcare jobs, NHS jobs, Locum agency, Hospital doctors, nursing agency, general practitioner, practice nurse jobs and private nurses’.

• Nannies International
  ‘Opportunities are available to young Australians aged 18 to 27 years who wish to live and work for 12 months in England.’
• Njobs - a UK Jobs Search Engine
  ‘Njobs is an easy and quick UK jobs search engine that gathers and displays job offers to the public for free’.
• Options Employment
  Construction, maintenance, transport areas.
• Recruitment UK [magazine]
• Reed
  Find your perfect job on the UK’s biggest job site. ‘The widest choice of temporary and permanent careers from top UK employers.’
• Reed Healthcare
  ‘Recruits health professionals, doctors, nurses, social workers, teachers to work in the United Kingdom and Ireland.’
  Previously listed as BMG Associates.
• Search.co.uk
  ‘UK jobs site that allows you to find more jobs with leading UK employers and agencies, or add your CV to our database and let them find you. Available now across every major employment sector, across the UK.’
• SeekUK
  Search by various methods, browse, research companies, information on working in the UK. In two time scales, now and up to 6 months into the future, further information.
• StudentJob UK
  ‘StudentJob is an online job portal that specializes in providing students with work placements, internships and part time jobs. It is completely Free for employers to place a vacancy with us, which helps provide students with access to a large database of vacant positions throughout the year’.
• The Ladders
  Not only has a job search engine but also provides a range of career advice, even success stories to read.
• Tip Top Job.com
  ‘Welcome to the International Tip Top Job site.This is the online recruitment resource for jobseekers to search jobs and recruiters to advertise jobs and vacancies in the UK and worldwide. Search and find your next job on this job site today !’
• TNT Jobs
• TNTmagazine
• Totaljobs
  Multiple search options, Advice Zone, Graduate zone, company research, more. Nearly 150 000 jobs claimed.
• UK Jobs Network
  ‘We take the hard work out of job hunting by gathering 1 000s of fresh UK job vacancies every day from all the important employers, recruitment agencies and job boards that matter’.

Visas

Visas and work permits.

• UK Border Agency
  ‘This site tells you if you need a visa and how to apply for one.’
• Visa4UK
  ‘Apply for a UK visa and book your appointment to submit your visa application over a secure internet connection.’
• United Kingdom Working Holiday Visas
  Links to a variety of sources provided by the Immigration Department in Australia.
• Working in the UK
  Covering Tier 2 and other matters relating to work.

• Work Gateways
  Architecture, Construction, Engineering & Town Planning.

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United States

• Abbott Job Board
  ‘The site has thousands of jobs for the top 30 U.S. metropolitan areas, but we specialise in our hometown of Chicago’.
• Camp America
  If you are interested in working at a summer camp in the US, this is the place to visit. Information, Application Forms, FAQs, assistance with travel, more.
• AIPT
  Short term experience programs. They assist with all aspects. Lists other programs in the USA.

Au Pair Positions

• Au Pair in America
  ‘A 12-month cultural experience with a difference. Whilst caring for the children of your host family, you’ll have the opportunity to study, travel and enjoy the many aspects of United States of America.’
• Cultural Care Au Pair
  ‘Exchange program that offers you the opportunity to work, study and travel in the USA. You will become party of a carefully selected host family.’

• CCUSA
  People aged 18-30 to work as Camp Counsellors in the US. Opportunities for full time tertiary students.
• Careerbuilder
  One of the top US job agencies. Positions around the world as well as the US.
• Govjobs
  If you are able to work in the US and want to work in a government position, this may be for you. Links for areas from résumés to job scam information.
• Jobsbridge
  ‘Career portal for information technology experts in software, hardware, security and high tech areas. Job and candidate search made simple.’
• JobSearchUSA
  ‘Connecting Jobseekers and Employers.’ Search by type, location. Do a quick search by entering a series of options.
• Jobsxl US
• Jooble USA
  ‘Jooble is a single web page in which you can find work via the Internet’. Also has links to search engines for employment in other countries.

Nursing

• Expedient Medstaff
  ‘A leading healthcare staffing provider serving hospitals, health systems, Fortune 500 companies throughout the United States. Founded by Registered Nurses.’
• Nursing Job Hub
  ‘Register now and Nursing Job Hub will provide your information to some of the top travel nursing companies in the United States.’
• JobsMotion - Nursing
  ‘Thousands of nurse jobs and employment in hospitals and health care facilities.’ Links to jobs for other professions.
• O’Grady Peyton International
  Nursing placements in the United States.
• Travel Nurse Express
  ‘Travel Nurse Express was created to promote travel nursing careers. Register with Travel Nurse Express for news and top travel nursing job updates.’

• Renego
  ‘Renego.com is your online employment market for the United States. Your complete job search and careers portal’.

Visas

General visas, several specific visas.

• E-3 Visas
  ‘The E-3 is a new visa for Australian nationals to work in specialty occupations in the U.S. It has many advantages over the other types of working visas, including the ability for spouses of E-3 recipients to apply for work authorisation’. This is the FAQ page associated with this.
• ESTA [Electronic System for Travel Authorisation]
  ‘International travelled who are seeking to travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program are now subject to enhanced security requirements. All eligible travellers who wish to travel under the Visa Waiver Program must apply for authorisation using the following process.’ If you do not, you could be refused entry on arrival.
• Exchange Visitor Visa [J-VISA]
  ‘Designed for applicants planning to participate in programs approved by the U.S. Department of State to teach, study, research, demonstrate special skills, receive training, or to participate in a program to receive graduate medical education. The category also includes programs approved by the U.S. Department of State to place people into firms, institutions and other agencies for on-the-job practical training in specialised fields for periods not exceeding 18 months.’
• Information on Visas
  Covers all including visa free travel, Visa Waiver, immigration, more.
• USCIS [United States Citizenship and Immigration Services]
  Use this site if you cannot find the answers you want on any of the other pages.
• Settle in America
  The page this site opens on is about the Green Card [permanent residency]. There are links [left hand column, US Visa Types] covering visas, as well as articles and links to information about immigration to the US.
• Working Visas
  Covers visas including H, L, O, P & Q types.

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Other Information

• Aussie Food Shop
  Pining for home or wanting to get something uniquely Australian for someone ? Everything from Vegemite and Australian magazines to souvenirs and mementos.
• Australians Abroad
  Valuable information.
• InterNations.org
  ‘Expatriate Community for Expats worldwide. InterNations is the first international online community for people who live and work abroad. As a network based on trust, we enable our members to interact with other global minds in a similar situation, with comparable interests and needs. InterNation users can keep in touch with friends and business contacts; they can exchange reliable information on expat-specific topics, both on a global and a local level’. Provides links for specific groups in various cities[/countries] around the world, e.g. Australians in China.

Details About Working in Other Countries

• Canada International
• Hong Kong
• Ireland
• Job Offers in Spain
  Site is in Spanish.
• United Kingdom

• Overseas Experience
  ‘Resources, articles, advice, suggestions for anyone contemplating a journey overseas. Whether you’re intending to move permanently to another country or just exploring the possibility of doing so, whether you’re going on an extended working holiday somewhere or backpacking the world on a shoestring budget, you’re sure to find something of value here.’
• Universal Removals
  ‘We provide a stress free and cost effective solution for transporting your house contents to your new home whether it be in Europe, the USA, Australia or anywhere in the World.’
• Working Holiday Maker Scheme
• Working Holiday Guru

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