Overcoming the Fear of Working Abroad (Overseas)

<div style="text-align: justify;"> I began working abroad in 2005 and am still working abroad (2009). At the moment, I don’t know when I will cease working outside my own country, “The Philippines.” </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> I’d love to work and share my talent for my country. However, my salary in the Philippines is insufficient to achieve my dreams.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.olandeems.com/p/engineering.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVRHZE2YYvsR8rBXJa-_nMoHziQwUP6BzsV5LlNhX7qP-X5A8TSKf1Ru0BcFpo5YN1HktkK4e_swCP08RHdP6qoqTL7rPJrID1jFc16ZOg88YieixFophyphenhyphenvcwxMBgblrfPkNjk35dW-hY/s640/OD_KSA.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;">During my stay abroad, I was saddened to realize with the most profound regret that I wasted my five (5) years working in the Philippines in terms of financial benefits. Though I am deeply frustrated that I waited a long time before I finally decided to work abroad, I am happy with joy in my heart that I’ve shared my skills during those five years, just after graduation from college, of working in my beloved country.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Actually, I was afraid to work overseas because of my thoughts that (i) I need at least 3-5 years of experience in my field, (ii) I need to learn everything related to my course, and finally, (iii) I have wrong notion that being an Engineer abroad needs to be a multi-tasking (jack-of-all-trade) like my work for the last 5-years in the Philippines.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">                                  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">It is funny to think that if I had worked overseas earlier, I would have earned more earlier. :) </div> <br /> <center> <script async="" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-8410740005525312" data-ad-format="fluid" data-ad-layout="in-article" data-ad-slot="7321593616" style="display: block; text-align: center;"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </center> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Well, without too much ado… </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Don't overthink. Working overseas is manageable. Anyone can do it. Don't worry about many things.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">1. Your Knowledge after graduation from college is enough.</span></b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> If you’re NOT applying for a managerial position (<i>e.g., estimator, quantity surveying, accounting, administrative work, or any assistance/support level), what you’ve learned in school is sufficient. There's nothing</i> to worry…</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">2. You don’t need a degree license </span><b><i>(or passing a board examination)</i><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Don’t get me wrong or misinterpret what I have just said above. Definitely, “You need<i><b><a href="https://www.olandeems.com/2014/04/how-to-successfully-pass-board.html" target="_blank"> to pass a board exam!</a></b></i>” If your profession has that exam, I strongly encourage you to pass the board examination first. This is not to boost your confidence, but you need it when you practice your profession in the Philippines.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> However, when working overseas, a foreign company never asks for your license or if you have passed a professional exam/board examination. They would ask you for your knowledge and experience in your field of specialization.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">3. With or without experience is Okay.</span></b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Having local experience gives you the confidence to answer those questions during the interview (sometimes a panel interview). However, if you’re good enough, your knowledge from school could also be your key to answering those questions.<br /> <br /> Just be calm and relaxed; interviews are pretty straightforward. Some foreign companies don't even require experience.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">4.  You don’t need to be a multi-skill or jack-of-all-trade.</span></b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;">Working in the Philippines, particularly in small (medium-sized) companies, requires multi-skilled work in everything from scratch, such as CAD, Estimation, Procurement, Contracting, Construction Supervision, QAQC Inspection, and Turnover (Document Closure).</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> In Overseas, you will just be doing “One-Skill-Per-Man.” If you’re hired as an Estimator, your task is plainly estimating. If you’re hired as a Procurement Engineer, your tasks are those related to procurement, such as canvassing, negotiating, making Purchase Orders (PO), etc. (<i>nothing more</i>).</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>5.  Just be yourself.</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Show that you have the “knowledge and skills” package to perform your task on time. Never delay your work. Be organized and learn to manage your time correctly.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>6.  Be friendly & work with kindness and a smile.</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Since you’re new in a foreign company, no big difference when you’re working in your domestic company, learn to adjust your mood with your co-workers. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> For your Manager, just be attentive. Listen carefully to every instruction or task that he/she has delegated to you. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;">If you find your fellow countrymen (kababayan), don’t miss the chance to talk to and befriend them so that you won’t quickly get homesick.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>7.  Leave it to G!</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Ultimately, as long as you have done all your best, yet you still have missed one thing you think you can’t do anymore, you have two options: (i) <b><span style="font-size: large;">G</span></b>oogle it! But if still nothing, then (ii) Ask for <b><span style="font-size: large;">G</span></b>od’s Guidance and Wisdom. Just pray to Him to give you the courage, skills, and knowledge for you to perform your unfinished task. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> To anyone reading this, Good Luck!!! </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> I hope that your dreams come true when you go abroad.</div> <br /> <center> <script async="" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-8410740005525312" data-ad-format="fluid" data-ad-layout="in-article" data-ad-slot="7321593616" style="display: block; text-align: center;"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </center> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://8dabdlq3oan8ul1ggbzfygt4fv.hop.clickbank.net/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1258" height="450" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/miGcCL7Fk4U6LOga1iJoXII9gjYNkPRQpsqhAoDV845AS-7gcYkVwLBCmknwd8iSKkmDAcVxlPMlwri11Jmw_YZNzqk0843KH8b5K5YjgYqOW8C8dIItlZ1RKmwZHs0y4uf9gofiiU8BsUQWGuJfHkSLHhNiOTE0wRFdjhN5l9J-m-hVTLengkXjnoHlC5BPTBkLNugH82QceTGV2tmw6EANEAXUJQ1rHB-ybx80SJer8KwQIiQF4fUB4epqloMmA0H1NlHkvO2IK2QHhF2RgOOQiJ6m5q6oSvV9FaBqRUMCVxyLD6A3_Ufh_kb3kno9syz4KyGYf_uUZEjph45auvmBN6-YAbcotu1_8TEFfWnRIUXl_Y92f5W0lJszWLbTM8m_XHcj2eIab3rUTlxpTGqhI4yVhYfui-APOp9oN7_7rH9I_Ld0yzOfEjDbKKGQ6025oeDRZoYB_JXRaXdyCquFgZYHFInARtOznyznj5i6o8u2q3OaIhT-Ame7wScyv6stUDyuYh1yGidDFYlM13vAbFSw_N5Ih4wTEvHacgtGc1hLzkdhxDwAX6OgJVnIIujQra0-nEpMpWxHzyVbZM5Y8AM-9YGbFEUUvrUAgJjeMBG411s8SpXV97UUU4pq-HuDoFBD2Et_mAz5hyG-2NUELLsVUfk=w525-h214-no" width="503" /></a></div>

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7 Lost Secret of Spiritual Abundance

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A Parable of the PENCIL

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://acac7kq31cr7npdildj9zorzz8.hop.clickbank.net/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1600" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdc0C5fcYVLwkNv_pOyAMW4rHoPi3sVVrTau0QsZeYjS88A1w73HYUYNLvWoWiqx08XNZP9dNPXcJujy8yf2x1m1ppPqZdt4qp8BKzxKmo0aEklLp31P9aUGQHMTCekcL8XskFUIHvys/s640/1513715_G8xphabyqMkG8V1GHnoBCMNuQRS7qM.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="MsoTitle"> <span style="font-family: "euro gungso" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">I got this mail today and wanna share with you... </span></div> <div class="MsoTitle"> <span style="font-family: "euro gungso" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />While reading,  just replacing the place the pencil with yourself.  I believe this is the path we are going to ... think?</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoTitle"> <span style="color: green;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoTitle" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: green;">A Parable of the</span> <span style="color: #ffcc00;">P</span><span style="color: navy;">e</span><span style="color: blue;">n</span><span style="color: red;">c</span><span style="color: green;">i</span><span style="color: #ff6600;">l</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <center> <script async="" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-8410740005525312" data-ad-format="fluid" data-ad-layout="in-article" data-ad-slot="7321593616" style="display: block; text-align: center;"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </center> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoBodyText"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">The <b>Pencil Maker</b> took the pencil aside, just before </span><span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">putting him into the box.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"<i>There are 5 things you need to know," he told the </i></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>pencil, "Before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be.</i>"</span></span></div> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"></span><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffcc00;"><b>One:</b></span><b> </b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You will be able to do many great things, but</span></span></div> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"> </span> <br /> <div style="color: green; font-family: "Euro Gungso", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "euro gungso" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">only if you allow yourself to be held in someone's hand."</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"></span><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"</span><span style="color: #333399;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Two</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">:</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> You will experience a painful sharpening from</span></span></div> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"> </span> <br /> <div style="color: green; font-family: "Euro Gungso", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "euro gungso" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">time to time, but you'll need it to become a better pencil."</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"></span><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"</span><span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Three</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">:</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make."</span></span></div> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"> </span> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"></span><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"</span><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Four</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">:</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> The most important part of you will always be what's inside."</span></span></div> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"> </span> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"></span><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"And </span><span style="color: #ff6600;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Five</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">:</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> On every surface you are used on, you must leave your mark.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">No matter what the condition, you must continue to write."</span></span></div> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"> </span> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The pencil understood and promised to remember, and went into the box</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">with purpose in its heart.</span></span></div> <span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"></span> <br /> <div class="MsoBodyText"> <span style="font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div> <span style="font-family: "euro gungso" , serif;"> You've read it and I won't speak anymore because I know you're now doing what promised once you get out of the box.</span><span style="color: green; font-family: "euro gungso" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span><br /> <div class="MsoBodyText"> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://acac7kq31cr7npdildj9zorzz8.hop.clickbank.net/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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A Parable of the PENCIL

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