What are the job prospects for senior foreign professionals in Thailand during the pandemic?

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Hello all,

Questions for the executive headhunters of this group:

1) What are the chances of a senior non-Thai professional with significant international, albeit non-Thailand, experience to make a career move to Thailand, considering the pandemic and its impact on the economy everywhere in the world?

2) If somebody is in Thailand on a Tourist or Elite Visa, would the companies consider this person more compared to those who are not in Thailand?

Thanks a million in advance.

Ask Thailand · Answer

The post discusses the challenges and considerations for senior non-Thai professionals looking to work in Thailand during the pandemic. Key points include the need for significant advantages over Thai counterparts for senior positions, the minimal impact of location due to remote interviews, and the debate over the necessity of Thai language fluency for career success in Thailand. Some commenters highlight the age restrictions in job postings and the general reluctance of companies to hire foreign professionals not already in Thailand.

Greg ******** · Answer

I was in Thailand on a retirement extension when the recruiter approached me through Linkedin. They actually thought I was in Singapore but then when it was known I was in Thailand it helped. I went into the office for 3 face to face interviews and one online from office to Singapore.

Bobby ******** · Answer

Fluency in Thai would be the greatest skill for a senior executive position.

Derek ******* · Answer

Lots of Thai job ads in LinkedIn specifically say only for people under 35 (or 30), unfortunately for us. Even if it’s for a senior position, it will often say Thai only too (or at least must be fluent in Thai).

Michael ******** · Answer

I would say it makes no difference where you are at the moment as companies are conducting interviews in zoom, teams etc because of the companies covid policies.

Garrett *********** · Answer

So there are many professions in Thailand that are restricted to Thais. For a senior level position that is open to Forigners, you need to have a significant advantage over the Thai counterpart with the cost, visa, workpermiting issues to deal with.

Most non teaching positions I see forigners in are in the tech space, SEO, software engineering, coding, ext.

#2 Depends on what they're looking for, teaching positions almost never get hired from abroad.

What are the job prospects for senior foreign professionals in Thailand during the pandemic?

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