Would you like to work in Hawaii? Or Tahiti? Perhaps Australia, Thailand…? Not so long ago that would have been virtually impossible, but now with the advent of the internet and online employment agencies the world is your oyster. Never before have so many people been searching for jobs abroad and that is all thanks to online employment agencies.

So how do you find an online employment agency? Easy just open your browser and search using the phrase “employment agencies” with your favorite search engine and you’ll see literally millions of links. If you make your way down the list you will find dozens of suitable online employment agencies. Lets check out three of them now.

Look for jobsabroad.com. This employment agency specializes in job searching on a worldwide basis. Just check out some of the countries listed. Virtually every country in the world from Andorra to Zambia. Their list of vacancies include volunteer work, long term contracts and short term assignments. They also include information about the countries concerned together with advice on travelling documents needed such as work permits and visas.

Try hot.jobs.yahoo.com. Whilst this site does not specifically deal with international vacancies, it does provide access to Yahoo groups that do. Using the website will require a Yahoo.com account sign up for free and email account thrown in.

Then there is monster.com which as its name suggests is a monster of an employment agency. But don’t worry, its a friendly monster! They offer job searches in many countries and also have sites that a specific to particular countries. For example Canada is covered by monster.ca and Britain by monster.co.uk

Submitting your resume to any of these sites is simple. Following approval they will place it in their database which is searchable by employers looking for employees. If your resume is chosen by an employer then the employment agency will then contact you.

Obviously you can apply directly for any job that is posted on the website. Just submit a resume and covering letter as well and the agency will do the rest.

As with everything online, be careful when submitting your details. It has been found that quite a few sites posing as online employment agencies are in fact fronts for criminals engaging in identity theft.