Taiwanese Job Applications

Work Working in Taiwan
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Hello

Yes I realise the timing with the pandemic, my optimism is set to realistic, but you miss all the shots you don’t take!

So, I’m applying to a job online that I find fairly interesting and have relevant experience for. I have recently applied to quite a few jobs based in Taiwan fairly recently, and upon reading the descriptions I fit in fairly well I would say. That being said, I’m falling over at a major hurdle (pun intended)

Education. Just about every application I have done has really specific and quite detailed forms on Education. I did a diploma at a university for two years, did not continue onto getting a degree. That was ten years ago now, I don’t remember any of it, let alone what A-levels I even did at college about fifteen years ago now! Yet straight away, I have job applications asking for my major at university is, and then they require a second entry, they don’t have my college in the list because why would they, and then they ask about what societies I was in and what academic achievements I gained, such as Phi Tau Phi and Phi Kappa Phi, I don’t even know what that is! Everything else I’m fine with, but why does it seem like jobs here have a really strong focus on education?

Is that actually the way the world is, and I have it wrong, and I’ve been lucky with my opportunities that they have looked at my more recent endeavours?

Realistically I’m just going to jam random words into this form to pass it through the application validation and send it and never hear anything back, but I was simply curious if Education is paramount in Taiwan? And America?

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university degree is a way to screen candidates, employers assume that if you have one you have the needed skills to perform your job.
I wouldn’t hire an engineer without a university degree, but for a salesperson it’s not a prerequisite.
you didnt mention what positions you are applying to, but if you are a foreigner, university degree is necessary for the work permit application

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Yes I understand the process, I have recruited before. What I mean is, the level of detail required and interest in education side seems to be far higher with Taiwan companies. Maybe its just that they use Taleo and Workday and their systems are coded that way.

IT specialising in Manufacturing and Engineering applications. Yeah, foreigner (Brit)
I have a very good job, I just don’t particularly like living here. Would compromise on the job to go somewhere different where i could feel like I was enjoying myself.

Meh whatever, I think given the circumstances even if I had a degree its not going to happen anyway, at least for another few years. I’ll just move on and revisit the idea if its still of interest in three or four years and try to make the most of what I have right now.

Thanks for your input