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1. Decide which country 2. Start a blog (AnAmericanSysAdminInBerlin) about what you intend to do 3. Ping a number of startup and established companies (follow t

by zaidf 14y ago

1. Decide which country 2. Start a blog (AnAmericanSysAdminInBerlin) about what you intend to do 3. Ping a number of startup and established companies (follow them in twitter don't get spammy) and be clear you are an expert in xxx 4. Prove it by working remotely on short term gigs This seems like a rather convoluted way of finding a job. May be what you mean is find an effective way to communicate that you have xxx skills and find companies that may be in need of it? Starting a blog may be one way but I have my doubts if its the optimal thing in his case. Also, I'd actually say that OP might as well begin by applying for published jobs. You will get some baseline idea about the market or culture(do recruiters in blah region even reply? what are the responses like? etc.)

lifeisstillgood 14y ago
If you apply for jobs, you might get one and take months to discover the bad If you apply for small projects, you might get several and Discover good bad and ugly much quicker Honestly a blog is a resume these days.
- zaidf 14y ago
  If you apply for jobs, you might get one and take months to discover the bad That has little to do with finding a published job. He could accept the first job via a referral and take months to discover its bad, for example. The small projects idea is a good one. I am sure there are folks on HN from Europe that may have projects for him. The potential trap with small-project route is that a company with small projects may not necessarily have a permanent position.