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Career Progression in Asia
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Career Progression in Asia

Oil and Gas expat jobs are pretty much only for specialists with years of experience, AFAIK. Engineers, managers, scientists, etc.

You might be able to talk your way into a marketing job or something like copyediting marketing materials for Chinese companies (English language brochures/ads by Chinese companies aimed at foreigners, etc).

What about business opportunities? A degree in the US going to cost you several tens of thousands of dollars, no? Unless there's a career path you're super keen on that you MUST HAVE 4 years of specialist training for... then must be something better you could use that cash for.

How about finding smallish foreign companies in China and seeing what you can do for them. Like wine importers or restaurants or something. Your China experience must be somehow useful. I would ask expats with businesses what their problems are then see how you could either learn a skill quickly to work for them or start some kind of business that helps them.

Presumably foreign companies that sell IN China need all sorts of help with operations, marketing and selling. Do you speak Chinese? If you do and you're smart and can learn business stuff quickly then Im sure you can add value somehow and get paid for it.

Or you could try working in hospitality, or restaurant management. Or if all else fails you could get a "face job" and pretend to be a wise western consultant and get paid to give speeches at Chinese companies congratulating them and making them look good in front of their clients [Image: wink.gif]
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