Work opportunities in Asia

What sorts of work opportunities are there in Asia?

There is an extremely wide range of jobs available in the Asian countries where Australians are mainly working at present, the most commonly available jobs are in these fields.

• sales, customer service and business development
• various types of engineering
• administration and human resource management
• accounting and other financial services
• information technology: hardware and software development, network administration and technical support
• marketing and public relations.

In many Asian countries there are often job advertisements for ‘fresh graduates’, young people with recent qualifications and no work experience. In such cases bilingualism is often a significant asset.

Among Asian countries, companies from Korea, China, Singapore, Switzerland, Malaysia and Hong Kong have recorded the fastest growth of direct foreign investment in Australia during the last three years. Japanese companies already have a substantial level of investment in Australia. That means that companies like Sony, Honda, Samsung, Hyundai, Daewoo, MobileOne, Singtel, Hutchison Whampoa, Fujitsu and LG will be joined by others in looking for Australian employees.

What sorts of jobs are available?

The main interests of Asian companies currently operating and investing in Australia are in the automobile industry, domestic goods, technology, telecommunications, banking and finance and the resources sector. These industries offer a wide range of employment including:

• sales, customer service and business development
• marketing and public relations
• administration and human resource management
• accounting and other financial services
• information technology: hardware and software development, network administration and technical support
• engineering and technical support.

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