Wanting more information on how to find work in HCMC

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Or find some agency's that specialized in finding jobs for foreigners. Let me see if they are still located at Kumho Plaza.

But with your high salary demand, not sure if thats possible given the market.

With a population of just over 6.5 million people Ho Chi Minh City has a very large labor pool and unless you possess special skills that a native worker can't (or won't)do then I think your salary expectations are a little high.
Sadly being a Viet-Kieu might be an issue also. I've heard stories of companies not wanting to pay proper salaries to Viet or Viet-Kieu workers

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I live in Vung Tau but actually work in Qatar in the oil and gas field. I've am married to a Vietnamese woman who is a quality control officer for her company. She has 4 year degree and only makes 300usd a month.

A friend (Viet Kieu) of ours is a doctor at a large hospital in Can Tho. US school trained. $800.00 a month.

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I will not say impossible but unlikely. Your best bet would be to start work for a multinational company outside of Vn and work to get transferred here. The problem will be your general lack of experience because generally companies can only bring in specialist who have unique skills or are managers for the company.

As to the other part...
Money is not everything. Many people choose to live here because of the people, food, lifestyle or whatever. $800 may not sound like a lot of money but I am renting a 3 story house for $350.

allanha123 His family is here and he wants to be with them at this time in their old age. Can't blame him for that.

You're better off trying to think like an entrepreneur and running your own business because no one will pay someone 45K a year in Vietnam being fresh out of college/university.

A lot of Vietnamese graduates end up making like $250 to $300 a month average. Seriously.

So why would they pay one Viet Kieu $45K a year when they can use that money to hire a large work force.

You will make less as an employee in Vietnam, but you will also be spending less compared to the cost of living in Australia.

If I were you, get some experience work wise, figure out something you like that you want to go into business with, come to Vietnam and make that business. That's the general idea if I were you.

But if you're mind is stuck being an employee for the rest of your life, work for an international company that also does business here and hope they like you to transfer you here with the same salary.

It's a common misconception with young people who obtained degrees in their home countries.... and have insane expectations of high salaries anywhere in the world....

There are equally, educated indigenous kids graduating from Universities here in Vietnam... they would love 45k a year....or just a job for that matter...

I was in that same boat. When I came here, I thought I could get a position for at least $30,000 a year and live well. First interview... how much? Is that $500 a week? WAIT WHAT? PER MONTH!!! SERIOUSLY???

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I'm just curious.... would you get 45K a year in your home country as a 20 year old.... fresh out of college, entry level employee....?

In America...you might need a few years in...before you see that kind of coin...

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Local Financial Controller with years experience: USD1,500-1,800! Speak English too!
As advised, stay in Ozzie and your family will benefit by you staying where you are.

I can imagine that post by post in this thread becomes increasingly discouraging to the OP.... and here is another one...
I rub elbows with many other older expats here in Vietnam...

Established people posted to a reasonable job here in Vietnam... were chosen not only by their seniority and experience....but because they are older and somewhat passed that "partying every night" stage of life.... It's true...prospective employers want attentive producing employees....

Too many times I encounter early 20 somethings with a fresh degree.... who want to combine teaching English with partying and holiday in an exotic locale... and it's the students that suffer with a hungover unprepared tutor....because their teacher put their own selfish priorities ahead of the job....

I've also seen so many people online posting questions about teaching English and their grammar and spelling are terrible. I feel sorry for their students also. Many times families have to save so much money to pay for their children learn English  and I feel a lot of times they are just getting ripped off.

Sorry, this is one of my pet peeves. My nieces had a year of private English classes and have learned more from me in our occasional conversations. Their mom and dad are to embarrassed to even tell me how much they paid for the classes.

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I, for one, wish you the best of luck in whatever you end up doing