Search for a job abroad step by step, with every tool in one kit
From the first country shortlist to a signed offer: a method, two working spreadsheets, fillable forms, brand-ready templates and a fraud check you run before every reply.
- A master workbook that tracks country fit, credentials, applications, contacts, interviews in your own time zone and fraud checks, with a live dashboard
- An offer and relocation calculator that compares offers by what you keep each month in your home currency
- Country-style CV, cover letter and LinkedIn templates, 35 ready messages and 6 letters
- A verification checklist and red-flag card that help you spot recruitment and visa fraud before you pay or send documents
The Overseas Job Search and Work Visa Kit · Bodhih Pro Kits · 296 by Bodhih Training, trainers to 2,000+ companies since 2008.
How do I find a job abroad step by step?
Define the job in the target country's own words, score countries on demand and visa clarity from official pages, start credential recognition early, rewrite your CV for that country, track applications weekly, convert interview times, verify every recruiter, and compare offers by monthly surplus. The Overseas Job Search and Work Visa Kit from Bodhih Training gives you the tools for each step.
Want the full free guide first? Read How to Find a Job Abroad With Visa Sponsorship, Step by Step.
You already feel the problem. Here is what it is costing you.
Researching everything, deciding nothing
Videos, group chats and forums all say different things. Without a scorecard and a fixed job title, the research never ends and the applications never start.
Applications disappear into silence
Overseas searches run for months. Without a tracker, follow-ups come too late, CV versions get mixed up and you cannot see which channels answer.
Interviews at the wrong hour
One time with no city in an invitation, a daylight saving change, and a good candidate misses the call or arrives exhausted.
Offers that look better than they are
Headline salaries in different currencies hide taxes, rent and the cost of the move. And some 'offers' are not offers at all, but a request for a fee.
Picture the next few weeks with the kit open beside you.
Imagine opening the workbook on a Friday evening and seeing your whole search on one screen: which applications need a follow-up, which channels are answering, which credential is past its expected date, and which interview next week falls at 05:00 your time.
As you type the interviewer's time and offset into the Interviews sheet, your own date and time appear, and you confirm both in your reply without a second thought. When an unexpected 'direct hire' message arrives, you log it and run the ten-minute checklist before you reply, because the rules beside your screen say so.
And when an offer arrives, you already know your number: the Cost of Living sheet is filled in, the calculator shows the monthly surplus in your home currency, and your negotiation asks are written down with a value and a reason for each.
Whether you start with the first-hour path tonight or with the CV templates at the weekend, each file is ready, and each one hands you to the next.
20 files that do the work for you
The e-book shows you how. The tools make it happen. Here is exactly what you download.
The Overseas Job Search and Work Visa Kit (e-book, PDF)
The guide: methods, worked examples, scripts and exercises
Start here: your overseas job search map
Your first hour, Brand it in five minutes, the whole search on one page with the file to open at each step, your first week and the 30/60/90 day plan.
Overseas Job Search Master Workbook
Ten sheets: Settings with your time zone and targets, Country Fit scorecard, Credentials tracker, Applications and recruiter tracker with follow-up flags, Contacts, Interviews with automatic time zone conversion and night flags, Weekly Log, Fraud Checks and a Dashboard with three charts and traffic lights.
Offer and Relocation Calculator
Seven sheets: compare up to three offers abroad with your current job in your home currency after deductions, rent and living costs; itemise relocation costs and employer support; see months to recover the move; plan and record your negotiation. Dashboard with three charts and traffic lights.
Country and role fit and credential recognition plan
Three-page fillable worksheet: what you want from working abroad, your target job titles in each country's own words, an eight-criteria country comparison, the credential recognition plan and your decision with its review date.
Interview prep and debrief sheet
Two-page fillable sheet for every interview: time zone check, research, your three STAR stories matched to the job, questions to ask, the tech check, and a debrief within the hour.
Job offer and recruiter verification checklist
Two-page fillable checklist to run before you reply, pay or send documents: who contacted you, the red flags, the independent checks on the employer, the recruiter and the visa route, and what to do if something is wrong.
Offer decision and relocation negotiation sheet
Three-page fillable sheet: the offer checklist, the real monthly number for up to three offers, your negotiation plan with must-haves and trades, the call notes and the decision.
Overseas job search message and email library
35 ready-to-edit messages in six groups: networking and referrals, recruiters and applications, interviews across time zones, references and credentials, fraud checks, offers and negotiation.
Country-style CV, cover letter and LinkedIn templates
Brand-ready templates: a country comparison of CV conventions, a two-page international CV, a bullet bank, a one-page cover letter, a LinkedIn profile template and a portfolio one-pager.
Job search rules and offer letters pack
A one-page personal job search rules charter (10 rules) and 6 brand-ready letters: reference request, credential evaluation cover letter, offer acceptance subject to visa, relocation support request, resignation and certificate of employment request.
Worked example pack: Maria, Manila to Melbourne
The kit's main forms and sheets completed for one illustrative job seeker: fit scorecard, credential plan, CV before and after, the tracker after 14 weeks, interviews across time zones, fraud checks, two offers compared and the negotiation.
AI prompt pack for an overseas job search
26 tool-agnostic prompts in seven groups, from choosing a country to negotiating the offer, each with what to paste in and what to check before you use the output.
Overseas job search decision card
If X, do Y rules for choosing country and role, applications and interviews, offers, visas and money.
Job search mistakes and recruitment fraud red flags
Ten costly mistakes with what to do instead, ten fraud red flags and what to do if it has already happened.
Numbers that matter: job search KPI card
The twelve numbers an overseas job search runs on: plain words, exact formula, where each lives in the workbooks and what to do if it moves.
Work visa routes and official sources (correct at November 2026)
Dated sheet: adviser regulators, the main route families explained generally, facts we checked, and the official sites to bookmark.
Interview desk print pack
5 printable pages for the desk and the wall: a three-clock time zone card, STAR story cue cards to cut, a pre-call checklist, a weekly job search planner and a Stop, Check, Report poster.
12-week overseas job search calendar
32 evening sessions over 12 weeks, from set-up to the 90-day review, with a ten-minute Friday review every week.
Overseas job search task board (CSV import)
42 tasks with list, week and status, ready to import into Trello, Asana, Notion, Planner or Jira.
Chapter by chapter
Each chapter opens with a real situation, gives you a method and ends with something to do today, using the tools in your kit.
- Format
- PDF e-book + XLSX + fillable PDF + DOCX + printable PDF + ICS + CSV
- Files
- 20 files plus a one-click ZIP
- E-book
- 65 pages
- Works with
- Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice, Word, Google Docs, Acrobat Reader, GoodNotes, Google Calendar, Outlook, Apple Calendar, Trello, Asana, Notion
- Best for
- Graduates, professionals and skilled workers searching for a job abroad in the next 3 to 12 months
Choosing Where and What: Country and Role Fit
Define the job in the target country's own words, then score up to fifteen country and role options on eight weighted criteria.
Getting Your Credentials Recognised
Start skills assessments, qualification comparisons, registration and language tests early, and chase them with dates.
The Country-Style CV and LinkedIn Profile
Rebuild your CV, cover letter and LinkedIn profile for the reader in your target country, with achievement bullets and accurate work rights.
Finding Real Jobs: Channels, Recruiters and Networking
Find employers who hire internationally, choose licensed specialist recruiters and ask people for conversations, then measure which channels answer.
The Application and Recruiter Tracker
Run one tracker with follow-up and close rules, a ten-minute Friday log and a dashboard that shows what is working.
Interviews Across Time Zones
Convert every interview to your time, confirm it in both cities, protect your sleep and prepare STAR stories on paper.
Work Visa Routes, Explained Generally
Learn the five families of work visa routes, read official pages yourself and take good questions to a licensed adviser.
Recruitment and Visa Fraud: Red Flags and What to Do
Spot the red flags of recruitment and visa fraud, verify every contact independently and know what to do if it has happened.
Comparing Offers: Salary, Cost of Living and the Real Number
Compare offers by monthly surplus in your home currency and months to recover the move, not by headline salary.
Negotiating Relocation and Saying Yes Safely
Get every term in writing, negotiate two or three costed asks, accept subject to the visa and resign only after the grant.
Not just reading. Tools you will actually open again.
Start here
- 00-Start-Here-Overseas-Job-Search-Map: your first hour, Brand it in five minutes, the whole search on one page with the file to open at each step, your first week and the 30/60/90 day plan
Workbooks
- Overseas-Job-Search-Master-Workbook (10 sheets): Start here, Settings with your time zone and targets, Country Fit, Credentials, Applications, Contacts, Interviews with automatic time zone conversion, Weekly Log, Fraud Checks and a Dashboard with three charts and traffic lights
- Offer-and-Relocation-Calculator (7 sheets): Start here, Settings, Cost of Living, Offer Compare, Relocation Costs, Negotiation Plan and a Dashboard with three charts
Fillable forms
- Country-Role-Fit-and-Credential-Plan (3 pages)
- Interview-Prep-and-Debrief-Sheet (2 pages)
- Job-Offer-and-Recruiter-Verification-Checklist (2 pages)
- Offer-Decision-and-Relocation-Negotiation-Sheet (3 pages)
Word templates
- Overseas-Job-Search-Message-and-Email-Library: 35 messages in six groups
- Country-Style-CV-Cover-Letter-and-LinkedIn-Templates: CV conventions by country, a two-page CV, a bullet bank, a cover letter, a LinkedIn template and a portfolio page
- Job-Search-Rules-and-Offer-Letters-Pack: 10 personal job search rules on one page and 6 brand-ready letters
- Worked-Example-Pack-Maria-Manila-to-Melbourne: the main forms and sheets completed for one illustrative job seeker
- AI-Prompt-Pack-for-an-Overseas-Job-Search: 26 prompts with what to paste in and what to check
Cheat sheets
- Overseas-Job-Search-Decision-Card: if X, do Y
- Job-Search-Mistakes-and-Recruitment-Fraud-Red-Flags
- Numbers-That-Matter-Job-Search-KPI-Card: twelve numbers with exact formulas
- Work-Visa-Routes-and-Official-Sources-Nov-2026: dated sheet with adviser regulators, route families and official sites
Print pack
- Interview-Desk-Print-Pack (5 pages): three-clock time zone cards, STAR story cue cards, desk checklists, a weekly planner and a Stop, Check, Report poster
Calendar and import
- 12-Week-Overseas-Job-Search-Calendar.ics: 32 evening sessions
- Overseas-Job-Search-Task-Board.csv: 42 tasks for Trello, Asana, Notion, Planner or Jira
E-book
- The Overseas Job Search and Work Visa Kit e-book: introduction, 10 chapters, conclusion and two appendices, with 25 figures
When you have worked through it, you will be able to…
Every outcome is practised with a worked example and a tool, not just described.
- You will be able to choose a country and role with a weighted scorecard instead of a group chat
- You will be able to plan and track credential recognition with expected decision dates
- You will be able to write a CV, cover letter and LinkedIn profile in the style your target country expects
- You will be able to run a weekly application rhythm with follow-up and close rules and a live dashboard
- You will be able to convert and confirm interviews across time zones and prepare structured answers
- You will be able to read official visa pages and prepare questions for a licensed adviser
- You will be able to check recruiters and offers for fraud before you reply, pay or send documents
- You will be able to compare offers by monthly surplus and negotiate relocation in writing
Know your starting point. Prove your progress.
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Most people choose a country first and then look for work there. It feels natural, and it is backwards. A country is only a good choice if employers there hire people like you, under a visa route that fits your situation, at a salary that works against the local cost of living. All three depend on the job, not the flag. Get the job right and every later step gets easier. So the first job is to define the job. Not "something in healthcare", but the exact title an employer in the target country would put on the advert. This sounds small. It changes everything downstream: which job boards you search, which occupation list you check, which body assesses your qualifications, and how you write your CV.
The honest comparison
| Free templates and typical advice | This kit | |
|---|---|---|
| Choosing a country | Lists of 'best countries to work in' | A weighted scorecard built on your job title and official sources |
| CV | One template for everywhere | Country conventions, achievement bullets and accurate work-rights wording |
| Tracking | A blank spreadsheet | Follow-up and close flags, a weekly log and a dashboard with charts |
| Interviews | Generic interview tips | Automatic time zone conversion with night flags, plus prep and debrief sheets |
| Visas | Rules quoted as fact that go out of date | Route families explained generally, a dated official-sources sheet and adviser questions |
| Fraud | A short warning | A verification checklist, a fraud log with verdicts and a red-flag card |
| Offers | Currency converter on the headline salary | Monthly surplus in your home currency and months to recover the move |
Made for you if…
- Graduates and students planning their first job abroad
- Professionals moving their career to another country
- Nurses, engineers, analysts, teachers and tradespeople whose credentials need recognition
- Job seekers in India, South Asia, Africa, the Philippines and Latin America targeting the UK, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Germany, the Gulf or Singapore
- Families where one person will find work first and the others follow
- Careers advisers and mentors who support people searching abroad
Probably not for you if…
- Anyone looking for immigration or legal advice: this kit sends every visa question to the official page and a licensed adviser
- Anyone hoping for a shortcut, a guaranteed visa or a job without applications
- Families who mainly need to plan the household move: see The Move Abroad Master Plan kit
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Start with the quick-start chapter, then the main spreadsheet or planner. Most buyers use something from the kit the same day.
Your search, organised from the first hour
Open the Start-here map, type your settings and score your first two countries. Whether you begin with the scorecard tonight or the CV templates this weekend, the rest of the kit is ready when you are.
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The Overseas Job Search and Work Visa Kit: FAQs
Read the free guideAlready bought? Resend my linkHow do I find a job abroad with visa sponsorship?
Start with the job title employers in the target country use, check the official occupation lists and sponsor registers where a country publishes them, and apply to employers that state sponsorship or appear on those registers. Track every application and follow up on a schedule. The kit's Country Fit, Applications and Contacts sheets are built for exactly this.
Does this kit tell me which visa to apply for?
No. Visa eligibility depends on your full facts and rules change often, so the kit explains route families generally, points you to the official government page and a licensed adviser, and keeps every specific in a dated sheet. It is educational, not immigration or legal advice.
Does it work in my country?
The method works from any country to any country. The dated sheet names official sources and adviser regulators for the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, facts we checked for Germany, India and the Philippines, and official sites for the US, Ireland, the Gulf and Singapore. Laws and rules always need checking locally.
Can I use this with my students, mentees or team?
Yes, within your own work under the personal licence: for example a careers adviser using the method with the people they support. Please do not share or resell the files. Company, university and multi-site licences are available via solutions@bodhih.com.
How do I spot a fake overseas job offer?
Stop at any request for a fee, a guarantee of a job or visa, contact only by messaging app or free email, no real interview, early requests for passport or bank scans, or pressure to act today. Find the company's contact details yourself and ask HR to confirm. The kit's Verification Checklist and Fraud Checks sheet walk you through it.
How should I compare job offers in different countries?
Compare the monthly surplus in your home currency: net pay after an official deduction estimate, minus rent and living costs, converted at today's rate. Then add how many months of surplus it takes to recover your relocation costs. The Offer and Relocation Calculator does this for up to three offers.
Will it work in Google Sheets and on a Mac?
Yes. The workbooks use standard formulas that work in Excel, Google Sheets and LibreOffice. The Word templates open in Word, Google Docs and Pages, the forms in any PDF reader, and the calendar in Google, Outlook or Apple Calendar.
How do I measure my starting point?
Measure your starting point with AssessAll assessments matched to this kit: Global English Proficiency, Cross-Cultural & Inclusive Leadership, and the Graduate Employability Skills Assessment with a Portable Record. They are separate products on assessall.com.
How do I turn what I learn into a development plan?
Jobulary's individual development plan helps you turn the gaps you find in your search, such as a skill employers keep asking for, into a measured plan: jobulary.com/individual-development-plan.
Is there a refund?
Digital kits are non-refundable once downloaded, except where a file is corrupted and not fixed within 3 working days, a duplicate charge, or failed delivery.
How much does The Overseas Job Search and Work Visa Kit cost?
₹999 including 18% GST for buyers in India, or $29 for buyers outside India. One-time payment, no subscription, with an automatic invoice.
How do I get the files after paying?
Instantly. Your download page opens the moment payment succeeds, and a permanent download link is emailed to you. Download each file separately or everything in one ZIP.
What software do I need?
Any of the usual tools: Excel or Google Sheets for spreadsheets, Word or Google Docs for templates, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Preview, Xodo or GoodNotes for the fillable PDFs, and Google, Outlook or Apple Calendar for the calendar plan.
Can I get a refund?
Because it is a digital download, kits are not refundable once downloaded. We always refund a duplicate charge or a failed delivery, and if a file is corrupted and we cannot fix it within 3 working days. Full terms: bodhih.org/refunds.
Can my company buy this for a team?
Yes. Team and company licences, and workshops on this topic run by Bodhih Training, are available. Write to solutions@bodhih.com or call +91 99000 11601.
