Aaron Hsieh

Book Cover - A Beginner Guide to Find Your First Overseas Jobs by Aaron Hsieh

LISTen, there are more paths than you think

A step-by-step guide covering visa strategies, resume building, interview preparation, and career planning, when you are not there yet.

After military service, job rejections, and a failed startup, the author had no study abroad background, no foreign residency, and just two years of local work experience when he landed his first overseas offer. Since then he has received offers from companies around the world, and helped many others do the same. This book distills over five years of community sharing and career coaching into the original LIST Principles© . Even from Taiwan, you can use this framework to keep iterating, keep experimenting, and close the distance between you and the world.

Localize
Think like a local. Tailor your resume, language, and cultural cues to your target market.
Internationalize
Make yourself visible to the world. Build an online presence that recruiters across borders can find.
Strengthen
Build internationally transferable expertise. Develop skills valued by global employers.
Test
Use free market signals to measure your readiness. Apply strategically and learn from every response.

Engineering Manager @Datadog
EX-Tech Lead @Meta
Early-Engineer @Beamery🦄
Startups & NGOs Founder / Author / Career Coach

Over the past 15+ years, I've been finding my way across three continents, living and working through Paris, London, Taipei, and California. I started as an early engineer at London-based unicorn Beamery, grew into a Tech Lead at Meta, and currently serve as an Engineering Manager at Datadog.

Along the way, I've crossed Siberia by rail, summited Kilimanjaro, trekked the Annapurna circuit, and road tripped Route 66 with a one year old in tow.

This book distills everything I've learned about navigating visa processes, cultural shifts, and the challenges of building a career far from home into a practical guide for anyone dreaming of working abroad.

Aaron Hsieh - Career Coach and Engineering Manager helping people find overseas jobs

LIST Principles© in Practice

LIST Cycle diagram showing Localize, Internationalize, Strengthen, and Test phases

Put the LIST Principles into action with five interactive exercises. Track your visa research, build your STAR stories, map behavioral interview questions, monitor your weekly job search metrics, and manage your application pipeline from submission to offer.

"The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away."

Aaron Hsieh

I've been helped by multiple mentors throughout my career and I highly believe in the idea of a Reciprocity Ring. Chat with me by sending a LinkedIn message or booking my time.