This document discusses the challenges of the job market in Taiwan for foreigners, including limited diverse opportunities, resources for job seekers, and unclear legal and HR requirements. It also notes the huge demand for skilled foreign workers but few job openings. The document proposes the "All Hands" initiative to address these issues by serving job-seeking and hiring communities in Taiwan through making valuable information and resources available and accessible.

2. Lack of diverse opportunities for foreigners to work.
Limited resources for job seekers.
Blurry legal and HR requirements.
Huge demand from a skilled Foreign workforce, very little openings.
Salary expectations VS Reality.
Negativity and cynicism on all sides.
Situation unchanged for a long long time.

3. Danny
 Observations as an International student in Taipei.
 Return to Taipei as a Young Professional with PAGODA PROJECTS.
 Observations from Speaking to Key Decision makers.
John
 John’s career in Taiwan.
 The main motivations behind ‘ALL HANDS’
Q+A
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5. • Limited resources and negativity
• Inaccessible networking
• Overconfidence and Misspent
energy.
• The biggest Brick: Work-permit
situation.
Main Observations (in hindsight):

7. PAGODA PROJECTS (Intro Slide)
• Beyond Work Experience.
• Pagoda Projects is an award-winning organisation in the International
Higher Education sector.
• Providing funded programmes to universities and government-funded
organisations since 2007, Pagoda Projects place students and recent
graduates from countries all over the world to 7 destinations across the
world.
• INTERNCHINA INTERNVIETNAM INTERNMEXICO?

8. • What is PAGODA PROJECTS?
• Arrange Paid Internships for International Students.
• Sort out Working Holiday Visa and ARC so they can be legally paid for up
to 12 months.
• Accommodation support: assisted by our partners ‘My Room Abroad’.
• Being a mediator between the student and their University to make sure all
coursework, health and safety is taken care of.
• But the main aspect of my job is finding paid opportunities for students. 69
companies since mid 2017, 118 diverse opportunities.

10. • The Opportunities available in Taipei:
• Digital Marketing, Sales-International Business, Logistics, Journalism,
Textiles Innovation, Engineering (mechanical, chemical, biomedical),
Product Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Sports Science and
Venue Management, Hospitality, Event Planning, Translation, Finance
and Accounting.
• These are the talents available to Start Ups for Instance: IOS/JAVA
Developer, AR/VR, QA Engineering, Designers, Software Engineers,
Full-Stack Developers etc, IoT UI/UX

11. Key topic:
Chinese speaking ability. Myth vs reality?
Key topic:
Salary and Work permit. Know the numbers 24, 36, 48
Key Topic:
Taiwan’s brain drain and need for International talent.

15. NEW YORK
HSINCHU
BANGKOK
TAIPEI
SAN DIEGO
TAIPEI
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER
DIGITAL MARKETER
FREELANCE WRITER
DIGITAL STRATEGIST
MARKETING MANAGER
BRAND STRATEGIST
DIGITAL STRATEGY MANAGER
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
MARKETING MANAGER
2004
2007
2009
2010
2013
2015
2018

25. TO SERVE THE JOB-SEEKING AND HIRING
COMMUNITIES IN TAIWAN BY MAKING
VALUABLE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES
AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE.

26. •Getting a job after graduation
•What interviews and HR people are like or expect
•What it’s like working with a headhunter
•How to be a better teacher
•How to start a cultural event
•How to start and manage a community
•Understanding workplace culture