But that is by far the most difficult place to break into the job market. If you're thinking about starting a business overseas, visit the foreign country's branch at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Web site. Hubbs' magazine Transitions Abroad is a good resource for ideas of places you can go and specific things you can do abroad. In the employment sense, adds Hubbs, citizenship is European-wide, and thus a techie from France would be recruited to a company in Germany before an American. Specific laws may affect your country choice.
All countries protect jobs for their own citizens.
And experts say it's not necessarily less difficult to get a job in a neighboring country such as Canada than to land one overseas. If you're not sure you have it in you to network or take the time to find a company to sponsor your work abroad, Dragon 44 says there are other ways to reach your destination. Your best bet is probably to prove yourself with a large company in your own country and try to work your success there into an overseas assignment. You may also look into some university study abroad programs that include your line of work as part of the study, he says. Another option, for you super confident types, is to just move to your country of choice and wing it while waiting to become a citizen.