How to land a job internationally and triple your income…

How I was able to get a job internationally after facing a dark moment in my life due to a family member being sick with depression.

That movement made me triple my income, and I could help that person by being present at home.

This also represented a significant jump in my income as I was struggling financially and suddenly I was able to pay for medication, doctors, and health care. That significantly changed the outcome of the disease and my entire quality of life – I was even able to start saving for retirement.

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1. How to land a job internationally and triple your income… …I did it and so can you!
2. Myself - Coding since 1999 - Love creating stuff - Love helping people - Working remotely internationally for +7 years
3. International jobs BEFORE… - very few - lang & cultural barrier - experienced only
4. International jobs NOW… - new normal - low barrier - all levels of experience
5. My history - Loved developing, work for a international consultant - Was speaking English on my work, every day! But was not getting paid well… - Thought it was really unfair we make BRL 5k as devs (1k USD) - While people in the US make $7k USD
6. My history - My family also needed me… A family member was facing a major depression and needed me to be at home *Disclaimer: this person is fully recovered now!
7. My history - So using all the resources I could, after a few months… I got two offers - 6k and 7k!! and that's how I went from making: - 6k BRL (1800 USD) to 7k USD (a 3x JUMP!)
8. My history - If it was not for the downsides of life, I probably would've postponed getting a remote job abroad… - Yet… it was one of the best things that happened to my career!!
9. And if I did it… So can YOU!
10. What do I need, then? - english - communication skills - get "discovered" - introduce and sell yourself… - deliver!
11. What companies need… - Someone RELIABLE – not the "perfect" candidate - References (authority, trust) - Good communication skills (impression) - Remove RISK - delivers, available, trustable, loyal - And remove this problem out of their HANDS (hiring)
12. Discovery / hiring How they can find and reach you? - Linkedin - Website / blog posts / social - Referenced by a friend / customer - You go after them (job posts, etc) Are you working on improving these paths?
13. Reaching out - communication is important - grammar errors are huge red flag - but the worst issue is: not communicating personally, not showing you know who you are applying to!
14. Tell YOUR story (short please!) CONVINCE - when applying, you need to PROVE your are the best option (or at least willing to be…) SHOW - tell the story of your career (short, impact) - and why YOU should be picked
15. What is on their *minds* DESIRE - filling a *development* GAP (but basically make more money) FEAR - who will help me? - are they trustable? - are they going to deliver or disappear when I need? - can I afford? - basically? will they help me or be one more issue to deal?
16. What they expect from you? - trustable - delivers - good references of work (reliable) - skilled - good communicator - problem solver mindset
17. If you can SHOW all that YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO… - score great clients and positions - get a great compensation! - get even more references - grow in your career
18. Myself lucasarruda.com @lucasarruda - twitter