Production Planning Job Positions in Thailand
Working in the Land of Smiles as a non-Thai national typically means taking up an English teaching position. While there are lucrative English teaching jobs in institutions like Thammasat or Chulalongkorn, the vast majority of such posts offer little pay.
As a matter of fact, don’t expect a leading salary for any job requiring skills, teaching or not. It does sound all bad, but in reality if you want to live in Thailand for an extended period of time, such poorly paid jobs aren’t too much of a problem since the cost of living is very low in Thailand, the infrastructure is arguably the best in this region of the world, it’s a friendly and safe country, and there’s nonetheless every chance to advance your career and gain some useful work experience.
But there is a hidden dilemma that slowly presents itself over time: you’ve been living in Thailand for 1 or 2 years, you’ve gained decent work experience, your pay is low, but so what : the cost of living is low so no problem. BUT, do you know what’s coming next? : You’ve been unable to actually BANK much money while you’ve been living in Thailand. Airfares look ridiculously expensive in comparison to your salary in Thailand. The price of things back home starts to scare you when thinking about your Thai wage slip. This problem troubles many foreigners in Thailand a few years after starting work there. Lasting plans can often be delayed since you haven’t the nest egg of money to put into action any plan like buying a home, buying a car, or getting married.
So, important point : when considering working in the Land of Smiles, also consider that it is very difficult to save substantial amounts of hard currency when considering the costs of your home country.
Nevertheless, it’s not all about cash is it? You can gain a wonderful experience in Thailand, perhaps acquire the language, make friends, go travelling around Thailand when you have time off work, and get some worthwhile overseas work experience.
So what sort of work placements can you secure in the Land of Smiles? Looking at jobs-quality.com – a site listing job positions around the Bangkok and Chonburi areas of Thailand – they have listed HR job positions, Administration work placements, production supervisor jobs in Thailand, safety officer job positions etc. Basically the types of work placements you’d discover in your home country. While most of these work placements may be looking for a Thai speaker, there are still English-speaking requirements for posts inside many multinational companies located in Thailand.
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