Experience gained in another country is real experience, but an employer who cannot read the documents, recognise the company or reach the referee may give it less weight than it deserves.
These articles explain how overseas experience is often viewed by employers in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Canada, how candidates can make it easier to check, and how employers can verify work done abroad fairly.
Checks before hiring overseas workers in Australia, in order: VEVO work rights, references, licences, English, identity and police checks, and records.
How Australian employers read overseas experience: the 6 questions they ask about your titles, scale, standards and referees, and how to answer them on your CV.
Pre-screened overseas candidates: 8 questions to ask any recruitment provider, what each screening step should prove, and the checks you run yourself.
Background check overseas candidates in Australia: identity, overseas and Australian police checks, VEVO work rights, licences and references, in order.
Need a reference from an overseas employer? Slow replies can delay an offer. Who to ask, what to send them and what to do when the answer does not come.
How to verify overseas work experience in Australia: the records to ask for, how to check each one yourself, and where qualifications and licences fit in.
How to run an overseas reference check: get consent, confirm the referee and company yourself, plan calls across time zones and ask questions that work.
If a previous employer is not responding to a verification request, you still have ways to prove you worked there: documents, referees and manual review.
An experience letter in the wrong format can stall a job application abroad. Here's what overseas employers expect to see, and how to format yours.
Employers abroad may discount roles they cannot check. How to prove overseas work experience with experience letters, payslips, tax records and referees.
