Graduate school in Taiwan then working

[Rabidpie]

Hello everyone,

I'm interested to see if anyone would like to share some of their recent experiences with finishing graduate school in Taiwan and then finding work.

I often hear of a lot of Latin students who do engineering and are able to find jobs in Taiwan afterwards. I'm more interested in individuals who did some sort of masters in buisness and were able to find a decent job in Taiwan afterwards. Any of you out there that can attest and share some insightful experiences on this? I really want to hear some stories before I really take a serious look at Taiwanese grad schools...

[ironlady]

Can't speak to that -- I went back to the US after finishing grad school in Taiwan.

But generally -- I would guess that the best thing you could do if you wanted to go that route would be to concentrate on your interpersonal relationships while you're in school. That would be not only with your classmates (important) but also with people in the faculty and administration (especially any offices that might help with job placements or similar). Half the value of a degree from Taiwan is being linked into the network of guanxi.

[Rabidpie]

Can't speak to that -- I went back to the US after finishing grad school in Taiwan.

But generally -- I would guess that the best thing you could do if you wanted to go that route would be to concentrate on your interpersonal relationships while you're in school. That would be not only with your classmates (important) but also with people in the faculty and administration (especially any offices that might help with job placements or similar). Half the value of a degree from Taiwan is being linked into the network of guanxi.

Wait what? Ironlady you did your graduate education in Taiwan??

[ironlady]

Can't speak to that -- I went back to the US after finishing grad school in Taiwan.

But generally -- I would guess that the best thing you could do if you wanted to go that route would be to concentrate on your interpersonal relationships while you're in school. That would be not only with your classmates (important) but also with people in the faculty and administration (especially any offices that might help with job placements or similar). Half the value of a degree from Taiwan is being linked into the network of guanxi.

Wait what? Ironlady you did your graduate education in Taiwan??

I did it first in the US (MA and Ph.D) then lived in Taiwan for some years, then finally did a second MA in Taiwan.

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My Latinos classmates at IMBA have gotten jobs here through networking. A couple of internships that became full time jobs, or positions introduced by other classmates. Sometime sit has taken a bit of time, others has been easy. Most opportunities are in financial enterprises, big and small. Engineers, as you have said, also are a shoo-in. I know a guy working for Intel making a bundle, full expat package.

The one sthat went back haven't done bad either. Most already had contracts expecting them, others are already with government organizations so the MBA is just frosting. And teh one sthat have kept contcats for business with us here are coming up pretty fine.

[Rabidpie]

My Latinos classmates at IMBA have gotten jobs here through networking. A couple of internships that became full time jobs, or positions introduced by other classmates. Sometime sit has taken a bit of time, others has been easy. Most opportunities are in financial enterprises, big and small. Engineers, as you have said, also are a shoo-in. I know a guy working for Intel making a bundle, full expat package.

The one sthat went back haven't done bad either. Most already had contracts expecting them, others are already with government organizations so the MBA is just frosting. And teh one sthat have kept contcats for business with us here are coming up pretty fine.

This is exactly what I wanted to hear. Perfect

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[Rabidpie]

No hay por donde.

Oye Icon, y a que escuela fueron tus amigos/amigas a estudiar？ Fueron a ese "Tai-Da"? Estoy viendo donde quiero estudiar y pues Tai-Da es un poco caro...

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Chengta http://www.nccu.edu.tw

Number one in business 10 years with English-taught programs

edit: y si, todos los programas ahora estan muy caros, pero todavia quedan muchas becas. yo no tuve beca pero aun asi fue pagando poco a poco.