If you've come to World joblist and you've read through some of the information then you are definitely wanting a change, either with your career or with life in general.  I know searching jobs can be exhausting.  There are so many resources out there, some good, some a waste of time (but you still have to read through it right?).  Even though the following information might be basic, I'll keep it brief yet geared towards searching for an International career.  Here is what you need to do when searching for jobs overseas:

 1. Get your passport or make sure that you have at least more than a year before it expires (otherwise the foreign country's embassy won't process your work visa).  It takes approximately two to six weeks to get the passport once you turn in the application, money, and photos at the nearest Post Office.  The rates for a passport vary, but expect to pay around $165 for everything.

2.  Put together your resume; you can refine it later for each job you apply to.  I keep getting visitors to world joblist with questions about working and traveling overseas but they haven't put together a resume yet.  A resume gives that person an idea of what they can do and makes it a lot easier for me to lend some guidance on where to go and what positions are available.  

3.  Organize your job search instead of plunging head-first into it and shooting off a thousand resumes.  Decide where you want to live, be it a certain country or a type of place (e.g. Islands or mountains).   Decide what type of things you want to do in a job, volunteer program, or internship.  Since you are wanting to travel overseas, your job doesn't necessarily have to be the exact same as what is in your resume's work experience; you can define your skill sets and positive attributes and apply to overseas jobs.  Most international employers looking for U.S. job applicants are a lot more flexible in what they are looking for than their counterparts in the U.S.  Typically, they need an English speaker with specific characteristics or skill sets rather than years of direct experience in the type job they are posting. 

4. Make a list of the jobs you apply to with the date you sent in your resume, preferably in Word or Excel.  

5. Save each resume that you tailor to a specific job, under the file name of the job applied to (e.g. if the company you are applying to is called Hawaii Adventures then save the resume and cover letter under Hawaii_Adventures.doc).  This will help tremendously when an employer calls and you need to review the resume with him or her.

6. Create separate folders in your email for your job search.  One folder might be Jobs applied to.  Another folder might be Job responses.

 I hope these few suggestions help organize your international job search.  Searching for jobs overseas is exciting but you have to go through the same process as you would here in the U.S. (although the interview will be over the phone instead of in person). 

 Good luck and happy hunting!