Photo in Brunei (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Brunei is a country located in Southeast Asia. The official language is Malay, and the capital is Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you’re interested in a job in Brunei, I highly recommend you do some research on the industry you’re interested in and then look for companies in that industry that are doing business in Brunei. Once you’ve found some companies that you would like to work for, apply for jobs directly through their website.
Although I’ve listed a comprehensive list of resources for searching for job opportunities as a foreigner in Brunei below, your chance of getting a job via this method is really low (unless you’ve got extensive experience in the oil and gas industry). So do some research on companies and start sending out your CV.
General Job Search Engines and Classifieds
With the sites below, you can expect to get a 0.5 to 1.0% response rate (people who will respond back to you to whom you sent your application/CV.) Nevertheless, I encourage you to give these sites a try as you never know what you will come up with or what connections you can make from a simple e-mail or application.
- Job Centre Brunei: This site run by the government would be my first stop. It has a number of earnings for all different types of work. Most of those jobs won’t be open to foreigners of course, so you will have to play the numbers and see who will bite on what you have to offer.
- Career Jet: I’m sure you’ve heard of Career Jet. They have job search options for Brunei.
- Learn4Good: Learn4Good has a good portal for jobs on a number of levels.
Teaching English
Teaching English is an option (if you are a native English speaker that is). All of the sites below are pretty similar and have a massive amount of teaching English job options. Browse through each of the sites for any English job opportunities in Brunei. Also, be sure to check out this cool table from the International TEFL academy that shows how much money teachers can expect to make in various countries around the world.
- ESL Employment: Not the most beautiful interface, but who needs a pretty website when you have so many English teaching job options to choose from.
- Total ESL: Also an overly busy interface but a wealth of job postings for teaching jobs abroad.
- ESL Cafe: Dave does a great job in compiling some of the best job openings from around the world.
- Tesall: Big teaching jobs aggregator.
- Footprints Recruiting: ESL recruiter.
Other Websites and Blogs
- Adventurous Kate: Kate at Adventurous Kate mentions that your best bet for finding employment in Brunei is either to work in the oil and gas industry or to teach English.
Overseas and Expat Job Portals
- Go Abroad: I’ve always been a fan of GoAbroad. In fact, on the visa information portion of my website, you will find where I have linked to their global embassies directory. They have a good job portal too.
- Linkedin: Last but not least, this huge professional social network is a resource for building contacts in the field and location of your interest.
There you have it. The best places to find jobs in Brunei as a foreigner. For information on visas for Brunei, be sure to check out my Brunei visa page. If you are looking to spice up your dating life, check out my post on the best online dating sites in Malaysia.
Further Reading
How to Answer the 150 Most Common Job Interview Questions: Get sample answers to the most frequently asked job interview questions.
Worldwide Jobs Guide: Be sure to check out my posts on how to find jobs in any country in the world.
Worldwide Apartments Guide: If you are interested in renting an apartment in this country, take a look at my articles on how to find an apartment in various countries around the world.
Worldwide Dating Guide: Also, check out my posts on the best online dating sites in 60+ countries around the world.
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