youtube/watch?v=tzD9oVtLe3I youtube/watch?v=tzD9oVtLe3I I just logged onto the site. The available job listings are few. I saw one for a dog handler in Afghanistan and about 400 others. A few for field rep jobs which is what I would be looking for if I wanted to go back which I dont. I think it is more dangerous now. When I was there we had plenty of US Forces there. I always felt safe with the American warriors. Not as much with the Nato and foreign forces. Most jobs are counter intelligence, some aircraft mechanics. I saw a few jobs for Internet systems analysts and technicians. Most seem to be state side but there are some that state OCONUS which after reading the fine print often means Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait. I saw one job listed by ManTech. They had the electronics technician contract when I went to Iraq in 2005. My company replaced the ManTech technicians. Some of them were hired by my company, Jacobs Engineering to work with us on the new contract. The current Mantech job was offering $80,000 to $83,000. They always seemed to pay lower than other employers. I started at $160,000 with Jacobs in 2005. But also that is Federal tax exempt so after you are outside the continental US for 330 days you pay no federal income tax. The hard part is getting that first contract job. Finding one that you qualify for and one that is hiring. Once you get your foot in the door it becomes easier because of the networking between the other contractors and the fact that companies tend to hire people already in the contractor lifestyle. As far as you finding a job, There are no guarantees in this. There is a lot of competition and I see the number of contract jobs is way down from what it was. It just takes applying yourself and submitting a lot of applications. It may take a while. DangerZone Jobs is a real website. It has been in business many years. It is the website I used in 2005 to get my first overseas job. They show you all the government contracts in war zones and in other remote and difficult places around the world. I signed up to use the website the end of May 2005, sent out 5 resumes, got two interviews, and I was in Iraq in July 2005. The service helped me and thats why I can recommend it as a bona fide website with real job opportunities. I cannot comment on the Overseas Recruiting Service because I dont have any experience with it and honestly never heard of it before you asked about it. I looked at their website and I see that they have a resume writing service for $155.00, then they have an advising program whatever that is for another $104.00. I formed an opinion about Overseas Recruiting Service within 30 seconds of viewing the website. I dont know anything about this website and I never met anyone who used the site. Did you have to get a International Background Check? No, American citizen, working for US company, under US DOD contract, on a US military installation. Everything was US under US jurisdiction so My US background check was all that was required Hello and thank you for the information. I am interested in moving to Dubai. Do you have any information as to where I can start my search there? I suggest you check the jobs and contracts data base on the DangerZone Jobs website. Look rhere for available job positions in Dubai. I just started my overseas gig. While moving to another country may be a pain in the butt at times, I think the fact Im making almost six figures is worth it. The big paying gigs are mostly military or government contracting. He made that much because he was in a war zone. If your a us citizen and work on a base your eligible for SOFA status. And an added benefit for you is that if you stay out of the USA and working in a foreign country for 330 days then $99,200.00 is excluded from Federal income tax. Depending on your situation that can be $30K to $40K extra in your pocket. Thanks for your comment. There is an overseas company I applied for and they say I have to pay 249 for for a resume and something else. For the entry level since I have no military experience and they say I could work at Singapore or Portland. I dont know if I should but I know I dont wanna work in at Iran or Afghan I would check further on this company. Check them out on the Internet and also the Better Business Bureau. Find out if they are legitimate. Find out if there are any complaints about them. Besides it costs quite a bit to get the background check. Your looking at thousands of dollars. Youll have to get the clearance through your employer. The employer will pay for it. That means getting the job first. If they need people they will hire you and do an interim background check. The actual clearance can take 6 to 9 months and even longer sometimes. You need to have a valid passport and an updated resume. To find jobs that are available go to the Danger Zone Jobs website. They list all the active contracts and companies that are hiring. They also list overseas jobs that arent in the combat zones. There are from time to time contracts in remote locations all over the world. Locations like Australia, Alaska, small Pacific and Atlantic islands, some jobs in Africa and Europe. And dont forget there is a boom going on right now in the oil and gas industry right in the United States. Getting your foot in the door, landing that first job is the hardest. Once you do get hired then you can start networking. The majority of the overseas job positions are filled by contractors who are already in the system. Good luck, I wish you the best overseas-contract-jobs/
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