Employment opportunities

[lee808]

Hi All.

Hope the sun is shining in Hua Hin ! Its bloody cold here in UK.

I am a 35 year old British guy looking for employment in Hua Hin or surrounding areas, basically i've had enough of commuting back and forth from the UK to see the missus and im looking at settling in Thailand on a full time basis, also the missus is having my baby towards the end of the year so i want to be around for that !

I know options are not too easy too find, so im either lookng for a job in Property sales or the hotel/hospitality industry, although i have a background in mechanical engineering i cant really see that as being an option in Thailand, maybe im wrong on that ?

Does anyone know of any good job boards/forums etc where i can look for work please ? or any sources of finding any employment at all ?

If i have no luck in finding any work i am also considering working off shore from Thailand using Hua Hin as a base, a mate of mine told me there is lots of people in Hua Hin that work offshore, could anyone give me any website addresses of useful sites please?

Any information at all that can be given would be so very much appreciated.

Kind Regards

Lee

[Vital Spark]

Lee,

You're absolutely right about your employment options, you're pretty restricted.

See this: http://www.expathuahin.com/employment-huahin.php

Teaching English is certainly an option. You don't need to have a degree in Education, you just need a degree in any subject. What most places do require, however, is a teaching certificate (CELTA or similar). If you need any more information feel free to ask - either publicly or privately.

VS

PS: The money's not great - around 30,000 baht a month.

[Roel]

Unfortunately most job offers in Thailand are commission only, no base salary and no work permit. Do not fall for that. You will end up in trouble sooner or later. Teaching would be your best shot I guess.

[Cowtown Comedy]

Lee, its not great money, but the govt. uni is always looking for English teachers for a certain profession, ie Computers, Hotel Management ect ect. They ask for a B degree or M degree, but said the certificate from TEFL wasnt necessary. PM me if your serious.

[margaretcarnes]

Hi Lee, I wouldn't discount mechanical engineering if you are well qualified and have recent experience. It might be worth just checking with the professional body (AMIEE is it?) A lot of the engineering and construction work in Bangkok is developed and managed by farang companies in partnership with the Thai government.
I know you maybe won't believe this right now, but if you can get work in LOS under the umbrella of a British or European employer, you could continue to build up a pension. If you abandon ship now at 35 and subsist under Thai employment you could end up extremely poor in later life! All depends on longer term plans I guess

[lee808]

Thanks for the feedback everyone,

Firstly i don't think im cut out for teaching work and as people have stated the money is not great, i am really trying to look at a stronger kind of permanent career move rather than just thinking about the short term.....

Margaret. Im intersted in your comments regarding Mechanical Engineering prospects in Thailand, i done a google search on trade body you mentioned but had no luck, any other ideas would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

Another career path i am very interested in trying to pursue would be trying to get into the Real Estate sector, anyone have any contacts here ?

Regards

[Cowtown Comedy]

most of the agents would be happy to employ you, but the problem is always the work permits. THe estate agents get hit the hardest from immigration officers checking for permits.