The Big Guide to Living and Working Overseas [Paperback]

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

WELCOME TO THE PLANET’S BEST INTERNATIONAL CAREER PUBLICATION. Affectionately know as “the bible” on international careers, it is a must have guide for anyone who thinks about living, working, studying, interning, traveling, volunteering, teaching ….

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.

TESTIMONIALS AND REVIEWS ON THE BACK COVER

“I followed the advice in The BIG Guide, learned to write an international resume and how to sell my skills …this book is the number one reason I found a job as an engineer in Africa! ” Carmen Brubacher, Recent Graduate University of Waterloo, University of California at Berkeley

“Everything you need to know about international careers is between these two covers. Many of the people we recruit consult The BIG Guide - it's not just a reference you'll use before going abroad but an important tool you'll come back to while overseas and after your return. ” Paul Davidson, Executive Director World University Service of Canada (WUSC)

“This Guide has long been the single most valuable source of accurate, comprehensive and relevant information for the young - and not so young - seeking international work and training. The new BIG Guide opens up a world of study and career possibilities to a generation eager for international experience. ” Martin Rudner, Professor Norman Paterson School of International Affairs

“When someone asks me how to start an international career, I recommend The BIG Guide. It offers practical how-to advice from people who know the international job market, and an encyclopedic list of organizations hiring internationally. ” Clarissa Brocklehurst World Bank Consultant

“With the addition of US organizations, this new edition is a must-read for Americans and Canadians. No other guide reviews as many international career resources or provides as much in-depth advice. ” Bill Nolting, University Of Michigan International Center Work Abroad Editor, Transitions Abroad Magazine

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jean-Marc Hachey is a leading authority on international careers. A writer, consultant and engaging public speaker, he has shared his international employment strategies with thousands. Hachey speaks from experience: he has worked overseas for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, World University Service of Canada, Canadian Crossroads International, and the German Volunteer Service. Fluent in French and English, Hachey has a BBA from the University of New Brunswick and an MA in Political Science from l’Université Laval in Québec City.

Since 1990, he has been mentoring university students, recent graduates and others interested in pursuing opportunities abroad. Hachey has also consulted on international job skills to the Canadian International Development Agency, Foreign Affairs Canada and numerous NGOs and universities. Most recently, Hachey has been active in conducting seminars for universities across the continent as well as for international internship programs. Hachey’s popular seminars and workshops crackle with tips, true stories and humour, and continue to help launch many international careers.

WHY DID THE AUTHOR WRITE A BOOK ON INTERNATIONAL CAREERS? “During the start of my international career, I was often approached by friends for advice on finding overseas jobs. With no idea of where to start and unaware of the extent of international opportunities, most international job searchers were discouraged. Few understood the international IQ skills employers look for. Hence, I knew there was the need for a “road map” on international careers.”