Are you an expat living somewhere in the world looking for extra work? Check out this cool new website we discovered called ExpatWorkforce.com that seeks to build a network of skilled expats all over the world.
About the site:
Like most successful companies, Expat Workforce was created to solve a problem. In this case, two problems: one for business, one for expats.
We help companies save money by outsourcing while maintaining a high quality of work. We help expats find remote jobs with Western companies so they can finance their dream of living abroad.
One of the founders is the CEO of a high-end American service company that calls every sales lead captured by his company’s web site. However, he noticed that his in-house sales team ended up leaving messages about 30% of the time. He had always been reluctant to offshore the phone sales process of his high end product because he feared his customers would have a negative perception of this. However, by chance he re-connected with a friend who moved to Mexico who connected him with other Americans there who could make the initial sales calls, leave voice mails and only pass on qualified leads to his in-house sales team. Once he started outsourcing to his first expat, he realized that there were many other projects that he could give to expats around the world that he previously had not considered. An idea was born.
The other founder is an expat who left a promising career as a computer science engineer in the USA to live in Taiwan and pursue his goal of becoming fluent in Mandarin. Upon arriving in Taiwan, he met many expats who were doing odd jobs or teaching English simply as a way of making ends meet while gaining international experience and Chinese language skills. Most of them had professional experience in other areas, but couldn’t find work in their field while in Taiwan. He was frustrated by the fact that such brilliant professionals couldn’t use their skills even to earn the modest amount required to live comfortably in Taiwan. An idea was born.
Here’s a video about the site as well:
If you’re interested - click here to check out the site.