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The BIG Guide to Living and Working Overseas is the authoritative guide on international careers for university students and young professionals. At a whopping 1,600 pages (including CD-ROM), The BIG Guide contains expert advice on gaining experience through study and internships, succeeding and adapting to overseas living, career planning, job searching, international resumes, international interviews, specific professions abroad and 3,045 carefully researched organizations offering professional jobs and international career resources. Available on-line and in print at www.WorkingOverseas.com, the Fourth Edition of The BIG Guide is your ticket to success and adventure! MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE BIG GUIDE The BIG Guide has five parts that represent the five phases of successfully building an international career. If you are a young professional and follow these steps, you can be sure that you will exponentially increase your chances of finding the right program to build your international portfolio and be ready to land a professional international job. PART ONE delves into the experience of LIVING OVERSEAS, uncovering the unique skills international employers look for in an employee. After reading these chapters, you will also understand why international living is addictive! PART TWO explains HOW TO GAIN EXPERIENCE and profiles programs to help you volunteer, study, travel, and most importantly, find a professional internship abroad. These programs are absolutely essential to helping you develop your International IQ - and you'll have a lot of fun at the same time! PART THREE tells you everything about THE INTERNATIONAL JOB SEARCH. Here, you'll learn how international résumés and interviews are unique and how to sell your international skills. These insightful chapters have made us famous in Canada! PART FOUR describes the ins and outs of various PROFESSIONS internationally, including engineering, health, development and others. There is even a
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A WORD FROM THE AUTHOR: As a young professional graduating with a Masters degree in Political Science, I was filled with a desire to go overseas. When I announced to my professors that I wanted to work abroad they were unified in their response. “Impossible! There are no jobs. There are no entry-level international positions!” Well I ignored their discouraging comments. Within three months I found five international positions. Three were well-paying professional jobs, and two were excellent volunteer assignments. I accepted a position with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and had a fascinating experience setting up refugee camps in what was then Zaire.
During that first search, I realized that the international job search is different. The résumé, the interview, the hiring process—all are unlike a domestic job search. International employees need a unique set of characteristics to succeed while abroad, and this sets them apart. International employers want to know if you have what it takes to be effective in a cross-cultural work environment.
This insider-information is not hard to figure out, but most international employers and employees guard it as a complex secret. In THE BIG GUIDE TO LIVING AND WORKING OVERSEAS, I have demystified the international job search. I provide step-by-step advice on everything from living overseas to gaining experience, understanding the search process, and even discovering where the jobs are.
My first book was published in 1992 with 500 pages. By its third edition, the book was a packed 1,000 pages. This new 4th edition (web and print editions) has even more expert advice, carefully researched profiles, and valuable resources! There are thousands of international positions and programs out there.
Thousands of young professionals are joining the global economy each year and leading exciting lives of work, study, internships and travel abroad.
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Great reference for Candians looking to work abroad...,
By Andrew Nowlan (Ottawa, Canda) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Big Guide to Living and Working Overseas (Paperback)
This is the most comprehensive guide on the market for Canadians interested in perusing work overseas. All bases are covered including tips for international success, resume building, interview preparation, international education opportunities and a thorough listing of NGO's and organizations that employ people for work overseas. This guide is very motivating, easy to browse, and can be used for people interested in short -term or permanent overseas placements.
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Mind Boggling Opportunities,
By J.O. (Guelph) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Big Guide to Living and Working Overseas (Paperback)
If you're interested in working abroad, this must be the single most useful resource on the market. Great advice, helpful profiles and resources, and great writing. Carefully crafted by experienced writers and editors. A must for anyone wanting to get started on an overseas career.
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awesome resource,
By "nenemosha" (Hampton, New Brunswick Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Big Guide to Living and Working Overseas (Paperback)
Bought it for a friend and now I want one for myself! The book can actually be viewed online for a subscriber fee too. http://www.workingoverseas.com
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