What skills, qualifications are needed?
Every country protects jobs for its own people but imports foreigners with needed expertise. So degrees and experience are essential. (Semi-skilled workers are recruited from poor countries.) About forty kinds of employers hire–U.N., governments, firms, voluntary agencies, cultural institutions, etc. The biggest vocational areas are education (all levels), health care, computers, science and technology, business and finance, agriculture and many other industries. Openings can sometimes be found in the social sciences, fine arts, athletics–even scuba diving! Other tentmaker options are study abroad (under-graduate to post-doctoral), modestly paid internships, jobs for retirees and vacation service.
