The Big Guide to Working and Living Overseas, 4th Edition

Description:

• 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, Professions, describes the ins and outs of various careers internationally, including engineering, health, development and others. There is even a chapter on teaching English to some of the one billion people in the world who want to learn the language. Learn how an English teaching job can be a stepping stone to other international careers.
• Part Five provides detailed Career Directions, carefully profiling over 3,000 organizations by sector, including private, government, nongovernmental, and intergovernmental organizations. Each description outlines the organization’s international work, the qualifications required for employment, and the number of international staff. Includes the full address, areas of specialization, regions of operation, and job categories for each organization. The guide even provides an assessment of their jobs page!