How to Switch Jobs Abroad: Real-Life Examples from Job Interviews in Thailand

最近幾位泰國外派的朋友,想在泰國當地換工作, 在泰國當地找了日商、台商、泰商三種公司, 特地整理採訪他們在泰國面試的心得分享。

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在泰國面試【日商】的經驗

一般來說,日商習慣使用在泰國的“日系”獵頭公司, 直接到日商面試的機會不多,通常會由獵頭/人才派遣公司先過濾, 先在JobsDB填寫履歷,若求職者會說英日文,會有不少獵頭公司的人主動聯繫; 若是求職者不會日文的話,進駐泰國的日商一般會優先面試泰國人或日本人, 不太會找華人。
 
此次朋友A面試了三家公司,上了一家, 經由獵頭公司面試英、日、泰文後,再到被介紹的公司面試了兩次才上, 整個求職過程時間上較長。  

在泰國面試【台商】的經驗

主要兩種方式: (1)使用台灣求職網站104,搜尋工作條件時,找尋在泰國當地派駐的工作, 或(2)請認識的台灣人轉介紹,這是台商找人的主要方式,信任程度高,較能找到薪水職等高的工作。
 
這次朋友B最後是在104上找到台商工作,通常在泰國的華人被要求最基本條件就是須精通泰文, 英文至少要中等以上,可以直接在泰國當地面試。  

在泰國面試【泰商】的經驗

泰商來說,一般經由JobsDB or Linkedin 這兩管道聯繫上, 除非求職者具備某種公司不可或缺的特殊專長,泰商才會願意接受僅說英文的求職者, 否則泰商人資一打面試電話來,說的就是泰文,因此基本泰文能力夠好才可以。
 
本次朋友C應徵了市場跨足中國生意的泰國公司, 因此中、英、泰被視為基礎面試條件,可惜大多泰商多以泰國人薪資標準敘薪, 薪資行情大多低於日商、台商,因此不太建議華人前往面試泰商。  
 
上述3案例可見,在泰國找工作、換工作機會不少, 想讓外派泰國職涯往上跳一階時,無論面試的公司是日、台、泰商,泰文溝通都是必備的,且還必須具備泰國人沒有的專業能力,如:專業背景、語言能力、人脈….等, 建議已在泰國外派的朋友們,有機會學習&訓練泰文時,要及時好好學好, 不然考慮換工作時,可能因泰文而錯失許多不錯的工作機會。

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