The Big Guide To Living And Working Overseas: 3,045 Career Building Resources (Fourth Edition with CD-ROM)

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

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, 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. Hachey regularly conducts his seminars across Canada, in the USA and in Europe. Hachey s engaging seminars are brimming with practical tips, expert advice and humorous stories helping to 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."