How to find a job in Taiwan

dianitahapsari59 wrote:

Hi, I am the new member of Expat.com in Taiwan. I have a plan to move to Taiwan this June and still looking for a job there. I am a bachelor in Political Science and have an experience by working as an Office Manager Assistant, Guest Relations Officer in Grand Hyatt Hotel, and Public Relations for national event. I can speak Indonesian and English fluently and now I am learning French, Norwegian, and China, Could you give me an advice about how to get a job in Taiwan for an expat? Is that hard? and should I be able to speak Mandarin fluently? Thanks and really waiting for your advice

Hi Dianita. Taiwan actually has quite a large population of Indonesians beginning from the days of the riots in Jakarta at the end of the Suharto era when many parents sent their daughters to Taiwan for protection, especially in Taipei, so the good thing is that you can easily find nice indonesian food and probably meet lots of Indonesian friends. Yes I would think that Mandarin is really essential and you should perhaps try to go to Taiwan initially to study mandarin, perhaps at the Mandarin Training Centre at Taiwan National Normal University which do give out scholarships which is something that you could perhaps apply for. Once you are in Taiwan then I think it will be easier to get a feel for the country and perhaps start looking for a job, and I would use recruitment agencies. As far as your job experience is concerned, I believe it will not be easy to get a similar job because the Taiwanese are already very skilled at those kinds of things, so it is a good idea to be very flexible and take on any loosely related job in order to get your foot in the job market.