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Originally Posted by Estrella1
Seriously, there are so many Dominicans more or less qualified looking for a job that I agree with employers : why hire somebody you've never seen, who can't speak the local language, who doesn't know anything about living and working here....
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Well, this is true. And I hope people some day will have a more realistic view on the Caribbean, rather than just " I love this island and want to live there so I need a work"...
It is worth it in the long run, for most people. It is not easy if you have no specific skills or money in the bank. Thatīs the reality, and MrMikes post looks stupid when you put Illinois instead of Puerto Plata, right? Itīs beause it is rather naive to hope for a job before even arriving to a place, or before stating any info about age, education, knowledge of the area, how long you have lived here before etc etc.
I have several clients, that operate in tourism, and none of them usually hire foreigners, and never newbies. This is because they have no time to put in to people, that might or might not stay. And they have no time to put on newbies other issues that comes up sooner or later, i.e needs of apartments, boyfriends/girlfriends, lack of money,lack of knowledge of how the culture works etc etc. They canīt send them out on any simple arrends, as they wouldnīt know where to go or how to deal with it.
It simply takes to much time to hire newbies, and the companies here run businesses as elsewhere and look at the interest of their business.
Sarah, if you want to move here you must do your homework really well.
Learn the language, culture, think through why you want to live here and what you plan to do with your life here. How much money do you need on a monthly basis, and is it possible for you to earn that amount? What living standards will you need? etc etc etc.
The first thing you need to do to make your dreams come true, is to wake up and be realistic about it.
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