http://www.monster.com.vn/

exactly what ur specialty does about telecommunication technical, something about Core/Vas or civil work. You can find here what i know about Gtel Mobile looking some position.
http://www.vietnamworks.com.vn/jobseekers/jobdetail.php?jobid=129655&a=fromsearch

maybe tell u later about another one that's Ericsson Company needs candidate also.

Unless you're local, getting hired for certain sectors of the travel industry (e.g., tour leader, guide or director), will be virtually impossible. An alternative is to contact travel companies in your home country with a representative office here or a significant business presence in Viet Nam for positions suitable to your technical background and language skills. Also, it's helpful to contact the consulate regarding appropriate work permits.

Keep up with your language studies and best of luck.

The NGO resource centre website has a good number of job listing in the NGO sector. This can give you an idea of some of the work that's available here http://www.ngocentre.org.vn/

Yep, get a expat NGO consultancy job, you'll get a overpriced rented accomodation in either Ciputra or Tay Ho (West Lake). A driver and a Toyota Innova car to drive you the 175 yards to your office. You'll get a immidate place in UNIS for your kids, if they have grown up, make some up and claim the expenses anyway.
Finally you will get 6 weeks a year holiday, a 2 weeks for sick leave, and your accountable to nobody.
You'd be stupid not too

yeah you're basically in the same boat as most other foreigners here, so get an overpaid consultant job as a 'technical expert' or volunteer, pass on your skills and meet some real Vietnamese people.

Hi, welcome you to Hanoi, when do you arrival at place? If I have some infos about vacant post at UNDP, I will send info for you. Best luck

Thanks all for your input so far.

1: Monster.com has a few ok ideas, but most listings are suspect,. apealing to hard sales executives.

2: hnboy78, I currently work on Ericsson MD110 PABX phone systems, that means fixed line voice services, some VOIP. Ericsson in Asia is mostly mobile phones, an altogether different discipline. I've never heard of "Core/Vas", so not that, and not IT, IP, or Cisco stuff.

3: NGO stuff possible, if I can work hands on. I hate the NGO political "driver and suit" crowd. I don't do golf, or cocktails, or long lunch.

4: hanoimonkey, parttime or fulltime work in a technician discipline would be great.

5: de2facon, You're probably right, tourism is going to be a protected industry, but I may be able to contribute part-time 'something' to a travel business.

I don't need accommodation, my wife will get a good house near the diplomatic quarter, with good pay. I also don't need "executive" status, leave that to the wannabes.

I'm Australian, class means nothing to me. I want to meet honest locals at equal level, and maybe make a difference, and have a little fun.

There are always volunteer opportunities with Friends of Vietnam Heritage and the Hanoi International Women's Club.

I was looking on VietnamWorks website almost daily from June until I arrived in Hanoi late October - was not taken seriously for any jobs until I actually arrived though. Sometimes they would refuse to put my CV forward as they prefer locals, which is fair enough. Gives you a good idea of the types of jobs available though and the companies here.
As well as VietnamWorks try:
- http://www.careerjet.vn/
- http://www.apmgvietnam.com
- http://www.hrvietnam.com
- http://www.hr2b.com.vn
I also got listings of UK and US companies from their respective Embassies and went through the lists on a company by company basis checking them out / sending speculative emails. Not very productive!
However despite all this effort, the best way to get work seems to be to just network and let people know you're looking - contacts are the way forward, and people are generally really willing to help - even my landlord called up a prospective company for me!
Have currently got two jobs in second interview stage - and have been advised that one of the companies have been known to have 11 seperate interviews over 4 months before hiring...

Good Luck!