Hi everyone and thanks for tuning into my channel again today I want to talk a
bit about working overseas if you are among those people who are really keen
to have the experience of working in different countries then in this video I
want to share with you one of the easiest ways to make that happen there
are a lot of possible routes that you can take but one of the most easiest one
is to actually transfer internationally within the company that you are
currently or you are going to work for and in this video I want to share with
you six steps to make that happen number one start by working for the
right company whether you are a fresh graduate looking for your first job or
you're simply someone looking to work for another company and you want to have
the opportunity to be able to work overseas in different countries one day
then definitely try to work for a multinational company but make sure to
do your research because even though a company has offices overseas it does not
automatically mean that they are going to be keen to send employees overseas it
usually depends on the size of the company and its operations so go onto
their website and see where the offices are located exactly overseas and also
get a feeling of the size of the operation of the company as a general
rule the bigger the company and the more offices the company has around the world
the better your chance will be of being transferred internationally to another
office number to work your way up to mid-level management first in general
companies will choose those employees for international transfers if they have
already reached a mid management level and if you are a fresh graduate this
would take around three to five years but it could easily be earlier but it
could also be later all depending on your performance and the reason is
because the company wants the person who they send overseas to already have a
significant level of experience within the local offices and geographies so by
the time they move to the overseas office they will be able
contribute and deliver extra value number three gather unique skills and
experiences usually the reason why a company sends an employee overseas is
because they have a certain goal in mind for example they want the employee to
implement a certain project overseas or they want the employee to transfer best
practices or skills from the originating office to the overseas office and they
will most likely choose the person who is most experienced in that area
so it definitely helps if you are more skilled in something specific compared
to your other colleagues and makes totally sense
think about how heavily the company is investing into you if you have nothing
specific to contribute in the overseas office then what is the point of sending
you overseas right number four or on projects that extend beyond your local
office and there are many reasons why this kind of experience is highly valued
and I'll try to make it short one of the experiences and skills that cannot be
underestimated is the ability to work remotely if you already had the
experience of working on projects that did not only involve your local office
the office where you are working at but also neighboring offices and other
cities then you might have already proven your ability to work with people
remotely who are located in a different area meaning you only communicate with
them via email I am telephone calls and it is not always easy to be able to pull
that off so if you already had this kind of experience the people who will make
the decision to transfer you overseas will feel more confident that you will
be able to maintain the same level of communication with them once you move
another reason is that working on high-profile projects will increase your
visibility and unfortunately this is still the way it often happens in the
corporate world it's not always the case that the best people get the job but
sometimes it also helps if you're more visible to those people who are making
the decisions so if you are working on high-profile projects and your name
appears constantly in this of higher management then once the
company wants to send someone overseas yes who they are likely to think of
first you number-5 be part of a management development program these
programs go by different names they are called management trainee program or
graduate development program and all kinds of other names but what all of
these have in common is that they are all geared towards producing future
leaders or senior leaders of the company by being part of this program the
likelihood of you being chosen instead of anyone else to go forest and overseas
is much higher in case you are interested to find more about management
trainee programs and what these can do for you and your career sure to check
out my other video which you can access through the link here if you are really
intent on working overseas in different countries I would strongly suggest you
to find out which companies offer programs that are called international
manager programs because while management trainee or graduate
development program may or may not give you the opportunity to work overseas if
you are part of an international manager program you are almost certain to go
overseas number 6 make your intentions known to your manager as well to your
skip level manager or your managers boss don't expect that anyone will just come
to you and offer you a position overseas because that really rarely happens you
really need to be proactive about this so try to find a time where you can talk
in person with your manager a good time to do this would be during your
one-on-one performance review but keep in mind that you can only raise your
request if the performance review was positive because who in the world would
want to send you a receive if your performance was less than satisfying and
then take the time to talk to your manager about your career goals for the
next let's say 2 3 4 5 years remember during your interview when you first
joined the company you were likely asked by the hiring manager tell me where you
want to be in the next 3 to 5 years take your career goals and goals of
working overseas very clearly don't make it vague because then you will likely
not be seriously you need to state your
intention clearly for example you could say my goal is to work overseas for
example in Shanghai or in Tokyo within the next two years so that would be
something that is more specific and would give your boss something to think
about and once you've already talked to your
manager also try to drop hints to your skip level manager the next time you
talk to them the reason is because decisions for sending employees overseas
are rarely made by one person but usually involves several person within
the management team by making your intention known among more people within
the management team they are likely to remember you the next time an
opportunity for an overseas student comes up there is no guarantee that an
international transfer can work out for you because it all depends on the
company's strategies and on a lot of unknown factors but by following these
six steps I am sure that your chances will drastically increase and if after
putting in all the right effort it still doesn't happen for you but at the same
time working overseas is something that is really really important to you then
ask yourself are you working at the right company or is there perhaps
another company out there that can help you to fulfill your career goals I
really hope this video was useful for you if you have any other questions
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