Stage 5 · Lesson 3 of 5
Recruiters, agencies and referrals
Three kinds of people can get you to an interview. In-house work for the company and are paid by it. place candidates for a fee paid by the employer, never by you.
come from engineers already inside, and they often move faster than applications. Message people with something specific: the role, why you fit in one line and your visa status. Ask engineers who moved from your country how they did it, not just for a referral.
In Pakistan, overseas employment promoters must be licensed by the , and many countries keep similar registers; check before trusting an agency.
Common trapa recruiter who asks you for a "processing", "visa" or "training" fee: legitimate recruiters are paid by employers.
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Resources for this stage
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- CoursePaidGrokking Modern Behavioral Interview
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Structured practice for the conversations about past work that every hiring loop abroad includes
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