Hey Dean,

Finding a job in a resort area such as Cancun can be fairly easy if you are willing to work in Timeshare at one of the hotels. It also helps if you speak spanish or are even multilingual. It can be a tough business however if you have no sales experience and the pay is comission only (usually). Without prior experience I would say you would need at least six months of expense money saved when you went to Cancun. Another option would to try and get into PR work for a hotel or tour operator in Cancun. Also it is easier if you have a specialty that is not common in Mexico. It will almost have to be tourism related. BTW, What do you do in the US? There is no shortage on workers in Mexico and they are becoming more and more educated on the whole every day. The Mexican Universities are producing many engineers and computer field related graduates by the thousands.

One thing that makes it a little difficult is you have to have a permit to work and to get the permit you have to have a 'sponsor'....in other words already have the job lined up. Other considerations are pay, housing, cost of living. While the cost of living in Cancun is higher than most of Mexico the pay is only slightly higher and for most who don't work in tourism it is no higher than the rest of Mexico.

I would suggest an extended stay in Cancun and get to know a few people and see if something works for you. It may not be what you like to begin with but it could be a start. Also finding an affordable place to live, etc, all takes time.

Ideally, working for an American company that does business in Mexico would be the way to go OR being able to cyber-commute for an American company and keep all your banking, financials, etc in the USA. Just have to come back to the US every six months or when the company says so. If I had a successful internet company that I could run from Cancun I would be there 10 months out of the year (at least):))

Feel free to email me or post if you have more ??s

Mike