Georges Janin
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Founder of @Gringojobs . Interested in the nexus of LatAm and remote work.🇨🇵🇺🇲
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Texas is going to vaccinate all of upper middle class Mexico it seems.
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The Mexican protocol of temperature check and hand sanitizer to enter buildings is so divorced from the science but has become a weird cultural norm - like taking your hat off at church.
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@randomrecruiter
Candidate in the wrong. You might need 1-2 days to chat with family, but 1.5 weeks is egregious. He's not going to get a revelation on the 9th day.
The company needs to fill the role and rightfully continued to search.
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Half of all banking in Mexico is taking photos of a receipt in a OXXO and sending it via WhatsApp.
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If you are an engineer from Mexico -
1) Get a job in the US using a TN visa.
2) Do a good job. Become a dependable employee. Understand the company.
3) Negotiate remote work.
4) Go back to Mexico
5) You've just 4x'd your salary.
De nada.
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Latinos después de 10 años de inglés profesional:
"My English is OK but I have lots of improvements to make"
Gringos después de 3 horas de Duolingo:
"Yeah, I'm pretty close to fluency in Spanish"
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Recruiting in LatAm is telling candidates how they can make so much money while telling clients how cheap it is.
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2021 side project - coach 10-15 Latin American devs to get a remote job with a US company. Gratis.
10 Semanas. Nos encontramos 1 vez x semana para trabajar inglés, buscar trabajos, mandar CVs, apoyarnos y motivarnos. Habra tareas.
La meta es de tener al menos una oferta.
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In Mexico, no more that 10% of your employees can be foreigners. By law.
One of the most xenophobic laws I can think of, just sort of accepted by the general public.
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@josedlujan
No creo que es una buena idea para una economia que depende tanto del turismo.
Pero si podrian restringir la visa a 90 dias con una estancia maxima annual de 180 dias, como hacen casi todos los paises.
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Gringos will apply to jobs where they only meet one of the criteria.
Latinos won't apply to jobs unless they meet all of the criteria.
Canaliza tu "inner-gringo"!
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@BridgetPhetasy
Brunch is a coping mechanism for 9-5ers who realize they have nothing going on outside of work. A basic meal expands to fill the entire day and accelerates the arrival of Monday morning and thus purpose.
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Muchas empresas te rechazan sin darte feedback. Es normal - ellos no ganan nada en eso, y hasta corren riesgos legales (al menos en los EEUU). Entonces se quedan quietos.
Pero.....
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When the gringos start calling Roma Norte "RoNo", then maybe Tlaloc can launch an apocalyptic flood and end it all.
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Me case hace 2 semanas. Estoy agradecido por muchas cosas pero especialmente por México, el único país que permitiò a un gringo y una Colombiana de conocerse y vivir juntos sin tener que casarse primero...gracias para ser tan abierto! 🇲🇽🙏
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España, un pais donde consigues salarios de Mexico pero pagas precios de Europa!
How does the math work? 🤔
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I just got my Colombian wife a US Tourist visa in 2 weeks. Most people wait for years.
Here is how to do it 👇
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@gabomgmx
Claro! I'm all for vaccines for everyone. Hasta yo voy a ir a Texas aunque pase al máximo una semana allá en mi vida.
Pero bueno, Twitter no es conocido como un lugar de conversación con matiz y buenas intenciones 😁
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Mexico City is increasingly becoming "where LATAM talent meets the world"
I've spoken to Cubans, Colombians, Peruvians, Dominicans...all living here.
Close to the US but close to home, Spanish speaking world class city.
And easy to immigrate to.
I'm long CDMX
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Si eres un QA con errores de ortografia en tu CV.
🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
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In Madrid, wealth tax is zero and inheritance tax is 1%.
And income tax is almost 50% after 60k/year.
A place impossible to get rich, but easy to stay rich.
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My wife is a 3rd year Computer Science major at BYU in Idaho (remotely), and is looking for a summer internship. Who wants to hire her?
She is from Cali Colombia, but we live in Mexico City.
Here are 4 things she can do to provide value from Day 1: 👇🏻
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What they don't tell you about living in Mexico:
It's called
#izzi
but in fact its incredibly difficult.
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My company
@GringoJobs
- just hit 10k followers!
We are fast becoming the place where tech talent from LatAm finds US job opportunities.
Want to work with us? Send me a DM!
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Apparently there are Spanish people who open UberEATS delivery accounts, subcontract (to undocumented Latinos) and then keep most of the earnings.
Ripping off Latin Americans while doing absolutely no work? Can't think of a more Spanish job!
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I'm running for President of Mexico.
My plan: instantly double GDP by opening up 2 cash registers at Oxxo.
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Made in back to CDMX in time for a Valentine's date with myself and a pile of pork.
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Between the US tech giants, the new local unicorns, and all the remote companies, the demand for tech talent in Mexico is 🚀
If you are a company, consider other LatAm geos. If you are a candidate, now is your time!
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One of the more civilized and human habits I've seen:
In Mexico, you wish "buen provecho" to strangers eating in the same restaurant.
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Today I'm announcing Gringo Jobs - a newsletter for devs in LatAm interested working with international companies.
Expect interesting content, tools, and even some jobs.
El primer mail saldrá en la semana próxima. Suscribete aqui!
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En Banorte tienes que sacar tu turno usando un código QR que conecta con WhatsApp.
Pero no tienes el derecho de usar tu teléfono en la sala.
Entonces los agentes pasan a verificar que solo estás mirando WhatsApp en tu teléfono.
Mexican bureaucracy is a never ending comedy.
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Minimum recruiting standards:
Review a resume in 72h
Provide an answer post interview in 24h
If they give an assignment that takes more than 2 hours, provide some feedback
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Unfortunately, most Colombians don't get the Cali cartel to fund their lifestyle.
So learning English is an interesting backup option!
Algún millennial (joven del siglo XXI), así sea CEO (gerente) de una startup (empresa de plataforma), con importante networking (red de contactos), podría salir de su win-win meeting (reunión de ganadores) y explicarnos muy cool (tranquilo) ¿Por qué carajos no hablan en español?
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@moseskagan
Be a specialist in public and a generalist in private.
Aka you get hired for a specific thing you can do well. But once inside you have no problem figuring other things out.
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Quieres mejorar tu inglés? Ven a Condesa this place is basically Brooklyn now.
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So far, in my very small Twitter experience, here is how to go viral:
Say something that is basically true, but devoid of nuance. And make sure it could be read in an offensive way.
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Este sábado - nuevo Webinar! 👀
"Impuestos y el SAT siendo Freelance: Consejos para ahorrar tiempo (y dinero!)"
Mucho de ustedes están interesados en trabajar directo para empresas de EEUU en modalidad freelance. 👇🧵
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TIL the Bluetooth symbol is the combination of the intials of a Viking ruler who connected Sweden and Denmark. 🤯🤯
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The deal that Spain offers Latin Americans:
Come to our country, it's safe, runs pretty well, good health care and infrastructure. Same language. Path to citizenship.
In exchange you will feed our ever growing gerontocracy with your labor and taxes.
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Really excited to officially launch our new site
If you are looking to hire top level technical talent in LatAm, I got you.
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Estaba pensando en la idea de una comunidad de devs que viven en LatAm y que ganan mas de 100K USD.
Como un "mastermind group" que ayuda con:
Finanzas (impuestos/inversiones/USD vs Crypto vs moneda local)
Career advice
Network de oportunidades full time/freelance de alto
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Interesting fact: the US immigration system is such a mess that many Indian programmers get work permits in Mexico to be as close as possible.
(And thus services made for them pop up)
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- New Post -
"The Mexican Dream - How to multiply you salary by 5 in 3 years"
I believe that engineers from Mexico have a tremendous opportunity to multiply their earning potential if they play their cards right.
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Just placed a Senior Product Manager from 🇦🇷 in a B2B Saas startup.
If you think LatAm is just outsourced coders, think again.
You can build your whole team here.
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Acabé de hablar con un cliente potencial hoy que me dijò "I don't speak Mexican" 🤦🏼
Madres! Los gringos viven en una burbuja!
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If you make Mexican pesos, and dream of climbing Mt Fuji dressed as Sailor Moon, now is your time.
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Hiring internationally is doing a phenomenal job of smashing the credentialism and elitism of US universities.
US companies are now hiring people who went to schools that they never heard of.
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I'm trying to get a Mexican drivers license and it seems that you don't need to take any test? Just pay?
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La idea que es de "mal gusto" de hablar de los salarios es sumamente falso!
Ayuda solamente a empresas que quieren pagarles menos.
Sean abiertos y discuten de sus salarios entre ustedes. Y piden mas de sus empleadores.
Los trabajadores están en el mismo equipo.
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Today we are launching
Basically everything you need get a job in the US - from the resume to offer negotiation. All for free.
I used
@podia
which ended up being great so far.
Dame tu feedback!
Hace 2 años empezamos GringoJobs como respuesta a la pandemia. Muchos clientes pararon contrataciones, había miedo e incertidumbre y nadie sabía qué iba a pasar.
Sin embargo, vimos en el cambio una nueva oportunidad para fomentar aún más el trabajo remoto desde Latinoamérica..👇
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Let's not kid ourselves. We are in a software recession. Companies are desperately trying to get profitable. When they hire in Latin America for the "incredible talent pool", it's the "incredible and low cost talent pool" they are talking about.
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This is going to have negative effects on large swathes of the Mexican economy. Remittances, nearshoring, tourism.
But fewer gringos in Condesa!
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Madrid is a perfect city. Weather, culture, infra, costs.
You can go eat a mofongo like you're in Washington Heights, and 30 min later be staring at Guernica. The subway costs 61 cents a ride and NEVER smells like pee.
The Spanish bar is the perfect bar. A real social bar scene
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After spending time in LatAm, one thing Americans take for granted:
The ability to go camping and spend time in the wilderness without fear of crime.
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2022 remote worker starter pack:
Bitcoin wallet
Starlink connection
B2 or higher level of English
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If your last 4-5 jobs have all been less than 1 year, have you considered just calling yourself a consultant and doing a specific gig at a company?
Companies who see a jumpy resume have no reason to believe you'll stay with them - and won't want to invest in you.
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801 days to get an appointment for a US Visa in Colombia. 801! You could move to Spain, get Spanish citizenship and go to the US Visa free in less time.
La vergüenza que se llama el gobierno norteamericano sigue...
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Unpopular opinion that I hold: dogs should not be in coworking spaces.
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Si eres latinoamericano/a y tienes la oportunidad de venir a España, hazlo.
Es talvez el mejor nivel de vida del mundo, y en 2 años sacas la ciudadanía.
Silicon Valley healthcare entrepreneurs won’t believe you when you cite that Spanish life expectancy is almost a decade a longer than American, despite the much lower GDP per capita and lower healthcare spend.
Until some looks it up on their phone.
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There is a corner of the digital nomad internet that will say that NYC is a no-go zone where you'll get stabbed and 2 tweets later recommend you move to.....Cali Colombia.
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You are probably a multi talented professional with many gifts and interests. A resume is not the time to show these off.
A resume is a sales doc to show that you can fit into a specific box and meet specific requirements.
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Thinking of getting a Mexican passport so instead of being a" fucking gringo gentrificador" I can just be a upper class Mexican doing my thing.
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I've signed up for
@100daysnocode
No-Code MVP Bootcamp
I'm going to build a Basic Glassdoor for Mexican remote Devs. Let's make this more transparent.
🥳 Can't wait to build + launch my MVP over the next next 30 days!
#100daysofnocode
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There is a huge world of smart people who trained at call centers in LatAm - who have great English, understand the US culturally.
Instead of making 700 bucks a month at the call center, could be making 2500 in a remote job.
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Who is going to build the "Spanish citizenship in a box" for Latin American devs?
Te consigue el trabajo en España.
Te ayuda con la mudanza.
2 años despues, te ayuda con los tramites de naturalization.
(Latam citizens get citizenship in 2 years)
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Just spoke to a mid-level front end dev from Argentina making pesos. He makes an equivalent of around 10k USD per year😨
Che, no puedes bancar eso! Si ganas en pesos argentinos, mandame un mensaje.
@GringoJobs
te saldra del quilombo.
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So many people are interested in getting their resume reviewed! I'm flattered.
Puedes encontrar mi list de "dos and don'ts" con algunos ejemplos.
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1) Para la parte del CV
Hay un formato para los gringos. Usalo.
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A friend of my wife's from Cali, Colombia currently works as a carpenter in Texas without papers, and makes about 2000 USD/week.
Spain might provide a more humane health system, but you will never ever make that amount of $$$.
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Mexico City without a doubt.
Tepito market, driving a Fierro Viejo truck, shooting down helicopters in Lomas, winning the lottery for the presidential plane.
I could go on.
Rockstar FINALLY confirmed that development on Grand Theft Auto 6 is "well underway." Rumors be damned, where would YOU like GTA 6 to take place if you had the choice?
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We spend about 3000 euros per month in central Madrid. Some outings but nothing too crazy.
That is 36k per year.
To spend that you'd have to make around 60k euros pretax in Spain.
That salary puts you in the top 4% of earners in Spain.
So no "normal" Spanish in Madrid?
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Somebody page David Copperfield because Mexico City is getting a whole lot less magical ✨✨
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Another reason why LatAm might not feel the layoffs as much.
US companies are trying to cut costs so will stop hiring from expensive US markets....which means switching to LatAm.
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If you want Ruby developers, Colima Mexico is the "hidden gem" 💎
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Mi disculpas para el tweet de los CV de ayer, lo escribi como broma. A bad judgement on my part. Entiendo que hay diferencias culturales con el CV, y mi meta es siempre de ayudar.
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2) Para la parte del inglés
Hay como 50 preguntas posibles que te van a preguntar. No hay que saber debatir el materialismo dialéctico vs idealismo.
Aqui hay una lista -
Antes de dormir, en vez de orar para un mejor trabajo, ensaya!😁
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Getting a driver's license in the world:
"What speed do you maintain if you are following a school bus in a mid density zone and there is a light rain..."
Getting a driver's license in Mexico City:
"Hello, do you have 900 pesos to give me?"
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Saturday is going to be 🌧️ in Mexico City. So I'm staying in and doing resume reviews.
Totally free. 30 min. Vamos a gringificar tu CV! Sign up here while they last.
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A funny Spanish word: "Colaborar"
Dude you just want my money, how is this a "collaboration"?
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@TerranigmArk
También en muchos casos la empresa no quieren meter límites fijos para no perder talento potencial, especialmente cuando no conocen el mercado laboral muy bien - por ejemplo empresas de USA contratando en LatAm.
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Your employer is not your family.
Simply put, you don't get sent to foster care for not meeting your KPIs for the quarter.
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My job so far:
Taking Mexican devs who make 2000-3000 USD in some outsourcing company and moving them to a startup paying 4000-6000 USD
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Just read the CV of a Colombian developer who put in his PRIMARY SCHOOL with the phone number! lololol
"Excuse me, I'm calling to do a reference check. Did he take naps regularly or was he a bit fussy?"
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The era of "our company is a family" has come to an end. Good riddance.
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Consejo para los que trabajan en startups 👀
Tu empleador no es tu "familia".
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Si estas bloqueado/a en casa, aprovecha del momento para mejorar tu CV en Ingles.
Aqui puedes encontrar un "checklist". Mandame cualquier pregunta!
👇
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@JakeNomada
Asian and Middle Eastern societies are fundamentally closed off to foreigners at a certain point. Very different than Latin America.
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One reason why the Electoral college won't disappear - it makes for such good television.
In France you just wait around until 8pm and the winners face appears on TV. Boring.
In the US you get to play a giant game of Risk over 24 hours with 300m people.
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Si estas interesad@, llena este formulario
No estoy buscando $$$ , es más experimental por ahora. Quiero una diversidad de perfiles entre hombres y mujeres, y gente de varios países.
Gracias!
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2 days in Merida and nobody has tried to run me over. Is this Mexico??
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