The local graduate workforce is highly skilled and consequently non-Mandarin speaking professions are quite difficult to find. Job opportunities for unskilled personnel is in general, even more limited.
The official language of communication in Taiwan is Mandarin Chinese. Taiwanese is also spoken, but Mandarin Chinese is more widely used in the workplace. Learning Mandarin Chinese will therefore boost your chances of finding a job, as many businesses may require fluent English with a working knowledge of Mandarin.
A full list of language training academies affiliated with the Universities or local colleges can be found on The Ministry of Education in Taiwan’s website .
Many expatriates working professional jobs in Taiwan are usually employed by multinational companies and then posted to Taiwan.
English teaching jobs on the other hand are in high demand, both in private academies and in Taiwanese schools. You will usually only be required to speak English to a high standard.
Job vacancies can be found in the English speaking newspapers in Taiwan including, China Post, China News and the Taipei Times.
If you want to secure a job before relocating to Taiwan, there are many Internet websites that provide a list of online job portals. These include:
www.tealit.com/
http://tw.jobsdb.com/tw
http://taiwan.xpatjobs.com/
www.careerjet.com.tw/jobs-in-taiwan-84119.html
http://jobsearch.monster.com.hk/searchresult.html?loc=253
http://taipei.craigslist.com.tw/jjj/