Work Abroad

This site is part of the University of Michigan Overseas Opportunities Office. Find info on visas and work permits; study, work and cost of living abroad; types of work abroad programs; and a work abroad calendar.

Asia-Jobs – The US-Asia Job Connection

A database listing jobs in Asia and the United States. Job listings are searchable by keyword and job description.

Monster Work Abroad

This site includes a job search for overseas jobs, articles for campus and mid-career professionals, and a job question and answer section. Also offers message boards for questions relating to international jobs and careers, the peace corps, and employee legal rights and workplace politics.

Asia-Net

This site is a clearinghouse for jobs which require knowledge of Asian languages, specifically Japanese, Korean, and Chinese.

International Gateway

CareerMosaic / Headhunter.net site offers a job database and career resources for those interested in working abroad. If you click on communities, you can search jobs, post resumes and browse through the resumes of other professionals by ‘community’ such as technology, human resources or healthcare.

OverseasJobs.com

International employment opportunities can be searched by keyword or location and resumes can be posted. The resource section offers links to career sites and to summer jobs, internships and resort jobs.

Contact Singapore

Singapore based recruitment agency offering information on work, study and life in Singapore. You can search for jobs by industry, company or title, find information about current growth sectors, the economy and the skills most in demand. Also offers a step by step guide to obtaining work in Singapore.

PSD Communications

International recruitment services organization operating throughout Europe, Asia Pacific and North America. Can search for current vacancies by keyword, location or occupational field.

Gemini Personnel

Gemini Personnel Limited is one of Hong Kong’s leading recruitment companies, handling all levels of employment on a permanent and temporary basis.

PeopleBank

PeopleBank is a UK based on-line recruitment service which matches jobseekers with employers. Services include a database of jobseekers’ CVs which can be searched by recruiters and a listing of job vacancies which can be searched by jobseekers.

InterCareer net

Inter Career Net provides English and Asian bilingual job seekers with information about international careers and potential employers.

Japanese Professional Job Site

Resume bank for Japanese-English bilingual job seekers (much of site is in Japanese).

Job Access

Bills itself as the leading recruitment and outsourcing consultancy in Asia. Focuses on banking, Finance and IT professionals.

An Insider’s Report on European Integration

The European Union today consists of 15 members and it will expand significantly in years to come with the addition of countries from eastern and southern Europe. Europe’s economies are, on the whole, strong, and companies there have lately demonstrated uncharacteristic aggression in acquiring other firms. Yet stumbling blocks to closer cooperation remain: Not all EU members, notably Britain, have embraced the euro, which recently … [ Read more ]

eBusinessForum.com – Global Business Intelligence for the Digital Age

This excellent new website from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) provides insight and analysis to help senior executives build successful strategies for the global digital economy. Especially useful is the doing ebusiness in… section. Things you will find include: today’s news analysis, market profile (taxation, key issues, law & regulations, infrastructure, ecommerce), an eBusiness readiness ranking (out of 60 countries profiled), and a country … [ Read more ]

The OECD International Regulation Database

Created and maintained by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the International Regulation Database is a “comprehensive internationally-comparable st of information about the state of regulation and market structures in OECD countries.” The contents of the database are derived primarily from an ad hoc questionnaire that was given to OECD member countries in 1998. The database contains over 1,100 variables for each country … [ Read more ]

Globalism vs. Nationalism vs. E-business The World Debates

This article examines a wide range of regulatory challenges to the new cyber order, offering the following mini-articles:

EUROPE
Despite Unification, Local Laws Might Take the “E” out of “EU”

ASIA-PACIFIC
In China, Malaysia and Singapore, Freedom and Control Dance a Digital Minuet

UNITED STATES:

A Presidential Campaign Tests the E-business Influence of Silicon Valley and Big Labor