If you missed our Thailand Starter Kit Facebook Community group’s second AMA—or Ask Me Anything—of 2018, you can check out all the questions and answers on our new Question and Answer section of Thailand Starter Kit. If you’d like to join the next AMA, there are a few ways to get in so you don’t … Read more
When I first came to Thailand four years ago, I had a hard time landing a full-time writing job because I didn’t have a degree in journalism, communications, or creative writing. My portfolio was slim. And I’m not a native English speaker. I decided to become a freelance writer when I realized I can make … Read more
Companies in Thailand have been offering internship programs for decades. If you’re studying in Thailand or studying overseas but are interested in Thailand, becoming an intern couldn’t get any easier. Internship programs are becoming more popular because there’s more international students in Thailand and expats in the workforce. Many major Thai universities have been opening … Read more
Do you have the itch to move to Thailand? Do you want to escape the drab cubicles of the corporate world for a more adventurous life in the Land of Smiles? Then you should consider teaching English in Thailand. But before you jump in, there’s one thing you need to think about: a TEFL. A … Read more
When I first came to Thailand, the software industry consisted of the corporate sector running software development units out of Bangkok. Few entrepreneurs in tech perceived it as an attractive market or a good base for operations. Jobs for foreigners were scarce and for many tech employees the only option was to freelance remotely for … Read more
A few weeks back I wrote about building a kick-ass team of Thai employees and how to deal with with the challenges of recruiting and assembling an awesome team. Today I’d like to look at the day-to-day management of an expat manager in Thailand. What follows is my own best practices that I came to use over … Read more
In the close to 10 years I’ve been running companies in Thailand I’ve probably done more than 200 job interviews. I still remember the very first one. Especially my surprise when I heard the candidate wasn’t too keen working on Saturdays. It seems the management books I read before coming here were a bit out … Read more