I am a US citizen who graduated last year from college with a Bachelor's (4-year) degree in Computer Science, and have many strengths in that area. Entry-level I.T. jobs appear to be scarce here in the USA, due to the outsourcing of many such jobs. Since my graduation last year, I have been searching for IT jobs, but have been unsuccessful due to the scarcity of such jobs and the heavy competition for them.
I would like to get a visa to work in a country where there's a demand for my skills and the competition isn't so fierce (whether that country be Canada, Australia, New Zealand, The UK, Ireland, or a mainland European country, etc.).
I think I'm a very suitable type of person for working abroad -- I like to travel, have a sense of adventure, and am not afraid to venture out; I'm not tied down (I'm single, have no children, and do not own a house. In other words, I can move easily), and I'm in good character and have a very clean police record.
However, when pursuing opportunities to work abroad, I have encoundered 3 barriers, as listed below:
1. My lack of extensive and recent professional work experience in I.T. (With the USA's tight I.T. job market in recent years, I haven't gotten a chance to build up much (I hope that there's a country that considers a college degree to be sufficient)
2. My Age. (For some work-abroad programs, I am too old to be eligible for a work visa. Yes, I've gotten a late start in life, and am now 39, but why would age be a problem? Sometimes the authorities seem to believe in youth-supremecy)
3. My Nationality. (I'm a democratic US citizen and have gotten the idea that Americans can't work abroad as easily as those from one of the commonwealth countries, such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or the UK.).
I have been told that, despite the barriers mentioned above, there are many different ways that one can legally work abroad, and/or that there are ways to get around those barriers. However, when I contact the consulates of various countries, I encounter confusion and things remain unclear, as to whether or not there's any way I could get a work permit/visa with my background.
Now, to sum things up and get down to the main point, I'm wondering if it's possible to obtain a work permit/visa with my background (for any decent nation outside the USA). If so, I'd like to have a better sense of direction of where to look and how to pursue it. Any opinions, advice, or comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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