FACT:
The overseas job market keeps changing fast in places
like Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan...
FACT:
The recruiting pool is flooded because of people getting
out of the military with overseas experience and
security clearances, plus thousands of contractors
moving from company to company...
FACT:
Contracts are drying up, or changing hands, and some
companies have packed up and left...
FACT:
But even under these conditions, with the right tools
and sources, you can still find employment in the danger
zones...
Whether you're just browsing information about
high-paying jobs in places like Iraq, or you're an
experienced professional looking for your next
contract...
You know
you need lots of tools, constantly updated
information, current news and good advice
to succeed in your job hunt, which is exactly how Danger
Zone Jobs can help you...
Finding
yourself a job is this industry can be harder than most
others...
Some
traditional job search techniques work, many don't...
People who work
overseas as private contractors, whether in security,
engineering, transportation, or whatever, will tell you
that finding a job in this business is a matter of both
who you know and what you know.
But very few openings are
advertised, despite the listings in Monster, Hotjobs and
others. Employers hiring for federal contracts and
sub-contracts have very strict guidelines and
recordkeeping requirements for their recruiting process,
which means you may never hear from them
even if you do apply through their own site.
KBR, for example, has
thousands and thousands of resume's in their database,
yet they continue to conduct job fairs around the
country. Why?
Simple.
They need more than just bodies. They need qualified,
experienced employees. Most of the other companies
hiring for jobs in Iraq, Afghanistan, Qatar, Kuwait and
similar places also need to find people that fit their
specific requirements.
Finding overseas contracting jobs is a
process, with no easy tricks or shortcuts...
To have a chance of finding
an overseas job with these companies, you have to:
1.
Network.
2.
Stay up to date on what's happening in the
industry,
3.
Stay current on who has what contract and who
lost what contract.
4. Find out which
companies to try and which companies to avoid.
5. Keep up on what contracts are
in play and out for bid.
6. Learn about new regulations
and changes as Congress and the Pentagon keep
increasing industry oversight.
And you have to do all these things
without wasting your time...
We help
you stay informed of the on-going answers for those
questions and much more. In fact helping
you radically speed up your job search is
the whole purpose of Danger Zone Jobs.
Fast track employment information for
177 companies with overseas jobs.
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You can direct
access company job site pages, saving tons of
time. You've probably experienced
this problem already. You go to a company site and
spend a half hour trying to figure out where their
employment pages are. Not anymore. We've found them
for you. One click and you're there.
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Hiring
information so you know exactly what they are
looking for. Most employers have very specific ways
they want you to us when applying for jobs. Now
you'll know up front and save a lot of wasted
effort.
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Current news
about them, both from their website and from a vast
variety of other news sources. This helps
tremendously at interview time, especially when they
expect you to know about their company.
Network with
experienced professionals on our members-only discussion
forum.
Our
forum has been fortunate to have experienced people
offering solid advice on a whole range of issues,
for example:
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the best ways to deal
with not hearing from companies after
submitting your paperwork,
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the truth behind some of
the stories you read about companies,
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and much more.
You'll have access to practical
advice and helpful conversations with
experienced people, not rude comments.
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 Thumbs
Up...
I'm a person who likes to follow things to
the source. I had the same questions many of
you did about Danger Zone Jobs.
So, first I invested in a subscription and
then recently on my travels to Kuwait I had
the pleasure and opportunity to meet and
talk extensively with the owner and editor.
I give a thumbs up to both the web site and
it's originator/owner, William Beaver.
Lyle Hendrick
former SF officer,
two-tour private security contractor in
Iraq, and now a consultant to various
companies on security and reconstruction
issues. Recently featured in New York Times
Magazine. |
Find out about successful job search
strategies from people already working in it...
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The best ways to
use job fairs. A job fair, if used correctly, is
a series of mini-interviews. You need to be
prepared.
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Where to find
job fairs that hire for overseas.
You'll know when and
where to find job fairs for people willing to work
overseas in high risk areas.
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Best resume' and
cover letters. How to translate your background
into terms human resources and hiring managers like.
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How to recognize
and avoid job scams
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Recruiting
firms that specialize in former military
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Your
site is excellent - in today's market I
would imagine it's doing well.
Tony Scotti -
securitydriver.com |
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How
many international high-risk jobs are
available? This site [dangerzonejobs.com]
offers an idea, displaying high-paying jobs
in Iraq and other countries, and in various
fields including security, operations,
intelligence, linguists, engineering,
construction, mechanical and transportation.
PBS
Frontline
www.pbs.org
Website and television documentary on
private military contractors |
Industry and
company news, contract updates and other information
is updated constantly ( almost daily since January 2005
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Media Monitor of
news and articles related to working in danger
zones. We monitor the media daily and include
updates on the news and features stories you need to
know about.
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Industry
news and contract awards -
also monitored daily.
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Greetings
from Fallujah. I wanted to say hello and let
you know I admire your work on Danger Zone
Jobs. I own The Red Zone!, and I have added
you to our list.
Russ Shattles -
EOD Technician, PSD Operator
The Red Zone! blog |
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I
really like DangerZoneJobs.com. You’ve got a
good concept, and do it well. The collection
of articles is excellent, and your focus is
perfect.
Evan Lesser
Director - ClearanceJobs.com
a Dice Company |
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If
you are truly up for the adventure, this is
a good place to look. There is a fee for
access to the member area, but this includes
job listings, company profiles, and the
like. There is a good amount of free info
you can review before pulling out the credit
card, including many articles, so you can
make a very informed decision about joining.
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Riley Guide
The Internet's original career
information resource
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Can't you
find some of the information free somewhere else?
Yes, definitely. All basic
raw information is free if you are willing to trade
enough time to discover it.
We collect and collate some of
the best information, advice and sources around, and
present it to you in a way that you can quickly deal
with and act on.
There are bits and pieces of
it in dozens of different websites, books,
journals, trade publications, and in papers and
magazines. And, if you care to spend the hours
daily looking for it, you can get most of it free.
But is it really free?
The first thing you need to
consider is the amount of time and effort spent tracking
down the information you're looking for.
Your leisure time is
important. The last thing you want to do is waste it in
front of a computer trawling through hundreds of pages
and emails trying to find some useable information.
Danger Zone
Jobs acts as your personal filter: processing all that
"free" information into something you can use, saving
you tons of time.
Even when you track the information down, the next
step is trying to make use of it.
You could spend the next five
weeks reading every web page devoted to finding a job
with the private military firms and defense contractors,
and still end up confused.
Think about it. If information was water, you
would be drowning, right?
Will the free information you find
work for you? The only way you can know for sure is to
put it to the test, then cross your fingers and hope you
have the results to show for it.
How much time can you spare?
The editor of dangerzonejobs.com
spends a good part of each and every day going through
news alerts, newspapers, magazines, and trade journals,
reading company websites, reading other forums, checking
out new sources and new leads, talking with people in
the business, trying to find the best stuff for your
needs.
Can you spare hours everyday
to do the same? Now you don't need to.
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A
valuable, easy to use resource for the Hot
Zone job hunt...
I would like to begin by saying that his
site is very easy to find by virtue of it's
name. The site in my opinion will attract a
wide gamut of potential employee’s seeking
High Risk High Pay jobs, ranging from
skilled professionals to adventurers, and
braggarts.
Irregardless of site users
this site provides an invaluable resource by
combining hiring notices and hiring
information in one site. Bill has built and
orchestrated this site to assist in finding
gainful employment in hot zones around the
globe.
The layout of the site
once a membership is purchased is very
straight forward and still requires the
users to search and comb the site for
companies providing employment. As in
anything else you have to be aggressive in
obtaining solid and gainful employment, this
site supplies the company profiles and links
to career contacts for specific companies.
You have to be aggressive
when using this site, Bill will provide you
with the information and you have to do the
best you can with it, the site is not here
to find you a job it's here to assist you by
providing informational resources.
Bill spends a tremendous amount of time and
resources to obtain the information for his
site, not to mention the cajoling he has to
do with representatives of the companies on
his site.
Only you can determine if
the price is worth it that may lead to your
dream job or another contract. If you spend
the money to subscribe to Bill's site and
you land a $150K contract then the money was
well worth it, if not then you may feel
differently.
Either way the Danger Zone
Jobs .com web site is a valuable, easy to
use resource for the Hot Zone job hunt! In
my opinion I would highly recommend Danger
Zone Jobs. com as a resource for the booming
international job market.
Frank Sellers
Secure Aspects .com |
