The Global Citizen’s Get Started Guide to Working Abroad:
For Students, Professionals and Expats
A newly updated edition of the work abroad section from “The Global Citizen: A Guide to Creating an International Life and Career” which includes Simple and Straight-Forward Steps on how to Work Abroad plus many resources!
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The Global Citizen Book:
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"The more each day passes now, the more I realise just how much I need to align my life with my VMP (Vision, Mission, Purpose). This time is a very exciting one for me. I am no longer as 'stuck' as I was when we first began our sessions, and I can visibly see my life moving more towards how I would like it to be everyday. I feel new opportunities and ideas flowing to me everyday, and I can distinctly feel I have so much more courage to live my life MY way, than I did a few months ago. I would like to thank you for that. The support and resources you have given to me have been the major reason for many of the shifts I have made. I can't wait to be able to give that gift back to others!"
Layla S., Qatar
" I wanted to tell you first, that I love your book! I have read it cover to cover, and as a traveler myself, I feel such a connection with the personal stories in "A Global Citizen's Perspective….it is so helpful and refreshing to see a career guide for adventurous folks like ourselves! I didn't think I would ever find a career counseling book that would be so tailored to my goals and desires."
Desha P., USA
"After 4 months of coaching, I have already noticed great changes and progress in how I live my life! As a fellow expat, I feel you truly understand the problems and challenges
that I face…."
Anne M., Germany
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Free web assessments
Self-Assessments
The first step to creating an international life is to know who you are and what you really want to do with your limited time on this planet. Sometimes that's easier said than done. If you need guidance in understanding your personal assets and identifying professional paths that compliment the true you, one of the best ways to begin is by working through these free online assessments with your life coach.
- The Job Hunter's Bible, www.jobhuntersbible.com, a website by Richard Nelson Bolles, the author of the best-selling book The 2005 Edition of What Color is Your Parachute? (Ten Speed Press), is a great starting place to take a variety of career and personality tests that will help you define your interests (see Take an Interactive Test). This information packed site offers a plethora of advice for job hunters, career changers, employers, recruiters and career counselors. You'll also find out how to use the Internet to search for jobs, create your resume, look for job openings, research companies, salaries and a whole lot more.
- Personality Type, www.personalitytype.com, from the authors of the best-selling book Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type, this site offers a quick and easy 2 minute quiz for uncovering your true personality based on the famous MBTI (Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator).
- The Keirsey Temperament Sorter at www.keirsey.com lists links to the Keirsey Character Sorter (36 questions) and the Keirsey Temperament Sorter II (available in various languages). Both are personality tests available on the web that give you quick and insightful feedback about your own character and temperament - information that is important for making decisions about your life, global career and relationships.