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I live in Europe right now and work as a fullstack dev in one company since over 2 years - my job was really uninteresting and unsatisfying for the past few months though. I want to not only change it but also to change a place of living (private reasons) - I've been looking for a job in Asia a lot recently in places like Hong Kong, Singapore, or Malaysia, but to no avail - companies just don't respond in 95% cases (remaining 5% are usually weak companies).

Therefore I can see two options - wait and continue looking, or quit a job and go live in some cheap part of Asia from where it would probably be much easier to get for an interview or communicate in general. I have a lot of money saved to do that, but I'm afraid that it won't solve any problems, and I will just go back to Europe afterwards.

Is quitting a job without a new one always a bad idea? Is it better to be on-site when looking for a job on another continent? Is this not too "unprofessional" career move to make?

Thanks for any suggestions!

Many companies (in Australia and New Zealand at least, it may or may not be the same in Asia but I'd imagine it's similar for good companies) won't interview candidates who are outside the country and/or don't have a valid work visa. The risk that the candidate will not be granted a visa or will change their mind about moving is high, and so it's commonly considered a waste of time.

My source for this is conversations I had with recruiters while applying to jobs in Australia from outside the country (with a valid visa). In my case it turned out that I received no interest during six months of applications from outside the country, but within three weeks of moving to Sydney I had two good job offers.

So do some research - try and get in touch with companies / recruiters / professionals in the area you want to work in, and see if the situation is similar, or if there's just not a good job market there at the moment. Then look at the cost of living and see if your savings will cover you if things go wrong and you aren't able to find employment after moving there (and don't forget that moving is really expensive too). Then take your research, weigh up the options, and make a decision.