Work in Brazil (part 4)

Hi everyone!

It’s been 4 days since I've written a new post but now I’m back and if you could correct me, I’d really appreciate it.

On Sunday it was the Father's Day here in Brazil but I don’t know if it’s an International Day. Is it? Or is it only a Brazilian one?

So, coming back to my post subjects, today I’ll tell you a little about the interview process here. (Or I'll talk a little about the interview process here) 

There are 3 famous sites here for job searching (or seeking?)(Both are correct) which are Catho, Infojobs and Vagas. All sites have .com.br at the end. The first one is the most efficient compared to the others but it's a site where you have to pay to look for companies. (I hope this is what you wanted to say!) The other two are for free but are not so good.

Linkedin is also very useful here. For some higher positions more sophisticated it's more efficient than those sites I wrote about above. I've already been head hunted on Linkedin so I can confirm that it totally works.

Interviews here never starts on time. Most Brazilians are not responsible at all in terms of time, so if you have an interview scheduled at 2, for example, you can be sure it is going to start at 2.30 at least. They love to make you wait to confirm that you are interested in the position they are offering to you.

A lot of Brazilians employers are not really familiar with laws and are afraid of hiring foreign people because they are not sure about if it's legal or not so they choose not to ask you for the interview. So when writing at your CV, stating that you have a work permit is as important as describing your experience.

Tomorrow I'll share some more experiences I've had and if you have some questions, please, feel free to ask me.

Hi Ekaterina!

That sounds very interesting and different to what I'm used to here. I too am moving to a different country soon and trying to learn all the rules there for working and living :) This was a very nice and interesting piece to read and I am looking forward to the rest! I was very interested to read about how useful Linkdin is. I might try it and see if it can help me.

Vicki