Why would a Brazilian company hire a foreign professional when there are so many good candidates in the national market? Foreigners are not necessarily better or (leer mais…)
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31
Mar
2011
5 reasons to hire a foreign professional
25
Mar
2011
Practical questions
photo credit: Yme Bosma I’ve had four job interviews (three by video conference) and they all have one thing in common: they want PJ contract modality. At this point, I begin to (leer mais…)
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19
Mar
2011
The american professionals also prefer Brazil
According to DCI - Comércio, Indústria & Serviços, citing the Ministry ofLabour, 5891 Americans have obtained work visas in Brazil between January and September 2010 - a number higher than all of 2009, when 5590 Americans got visa. Clearly I’m not the only foreigner that aims to Brazil. It is not surprising. The lack of skilled workers pulling up the (leer mais…)
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11
Mar
2011
The first interview
I have not yet systematized my job search system. I have signed up my resume on some job sites (Infojobs Brazil, Vagas.com.br, Catho Online …) and I have searched a similar profile to mine. There are many opportunities. But, of course, I’m still a (leer mais…)
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04
Mar
2011
Getting started on my way to Brazil
Something that helps us to find a job is to have a great professional expertise, or to have an excellent academic backgroud. But it is not the essential thing. According to Randstad, 38% of workers found their last job through the support of family or friends. (leer mais…)
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01
Mar
2011
The curriculum
Today I have to do the basics to find a job: writing the curriculum. Since 2000, I had not taken seriously the task: it was not necessary. Instead, I have reviewed hundredsof resumes at that time. And I learned something: there is no perfect resume, but the worst curriculum is the (leer mais…)
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