Overseas student guide

On 20 August 2026, WPORT and Icon Consulting co-hosted a points-based job fair for overseas Chinese and international students. Three Taoyuan companies interviewed on site, and participants had their resumes assessed before one-on-one matching.

Come across a listing that felt off? Here are the job scams most commonly seen in Taiwan, and the checks that keep you safe while you look for work.

Interviewing in Taiwan can feel very different from what you are used to at home. Here are answer strategies for the common questions, plus the unwritten rules of the Taiwanese workplace.

Sending out resumes and hearing nothing back? The problem may be the format. Here are the 5 things that matter most in a Taiwanese Chinese-language resume.

Taiwanese resume formats differ from those overseas. This guide walks you through format, photo, autobiography, and keywords so your Chinese resume makes sense to a Taiwanese HR team.

Part-time work while enrolled, the first 2 years after graduation, and formal employment each follow different work permit rules. Here is what employers need to know about the process and their obligations.

Want to hire overseas students but unsure where to start? This guide covers the full recruitment process for Taiwanese companies, including how work permits are applied for and the questions HR asks most.

Many overseas students fall into the same traps when job hunting in Taiwan. Here are the 5 most common ones, so you can avoid them early and shorten your search.

In Taiwan many jobs come through referrals rather than job platforms. Here are practical ways for overseas students to build a professional network, from LinkedIn to in-person events.

Taiwanese interviews follow a familiar set of questions. Here are the ones you will almost certainly be asked, plus what overseas students should watch out for when answering.

Language skills, international perspective, cross-cultural communication. Overseas students bring more than an extra pair of hands. Here are the concrete advantages Taiwanese employers report.

Install @wport/cli, search WPORT jobs with one command, and output JSON for Cursor and other AI Agents to continue processing. Includes setup, common commands, Agent-friendly flags, and real examples.

Congdianzhan is WPORT's regular in-person event series. Each session focuses on one theme and is fully hands-on. From AI tool workflows to job hunting in Taiwan, we help students and working professionals across cities actually run the tools and go home with real results.

Recap of Charging Station Vol.3: “An AI course non-CS beginners can actually build with.” We took absolute beginners from Zhongli, Bade, and Luzhu through Cursor, Obsidian, CLI, and MCP, and in three hours shipped a personal site plus tailored resumes.

Wport ran a pop-up resume clinic at Hsing Wu University’s career fair. Here are the 4 resume blind spots overseas students hit most often, with quantified rewrite formulas and before-after examples covering part-time jobs, clubs, and a sophomore stay-in-Taiwan plan.

A clear comparison of WPORT, 104, 1111, and Cai DuoDuo. See each platform’s strengths and when overseas students should use them, so you start in the right place.

Sending resumes with no replies? These common issues may be why. Learn 5 keys for Taiwan Chinese resumes, with photo tips, quantified examples, and language certificate formats.

Essential reading before working in Taiwan. Covers the work permit process, the 2026 permit-free period, who qualifies, and common pitfalls in one clear guide.

Before working in Taiwan, overseas and international graduates must get a work permit. This guide covers the 4 application steps, required documents, review timelines, FAQs, and a quick reference table so you get it right the first time.

A practical summary of the most important 2026 point-system adjustments, and how to use a score strategy to plan your stay-and-work timeline in Taiwan.