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Tips and Guide to International Careers:

In this book you'll find all you need to know about living and working abroad. Maybe you're already committed to going overseas and have a good idea of where you're going, and what you'll be doing.
This book will help you plan properly. Or maybe you bought this book on a whim and thought, hey, let's see what this international stuff is all about. This book will introduce you to the possibilities involved in working abroad. It's also quite possible that you fall somewhere in between the two groups: you've been thinking about going overseas for a while, but haven't taken any concrete steps yet.

Use this book to consider all your options, narrow your choices and get started. Whatever your situation, this Guide is chock full of ideas on what to do, where to go, and how to do it. Get ready to pack your bags -- the world is waiting

So you’ve decided that you’d like to work overseas. Now, we’ll explore some of your job options.

In almost every country, you’ll find an interesting mix of foreigners who, for a variety of reasons, are now working and residing abroad. These sojourners range from “expats” working for multinational companies, to English teachers, students studying the local language, freelance writers, missionaries, development workers, diplomatic workers and entrepreneurs. There’s also often a cadre of young foreigners in “professional services” — working for companies that target the rest of the foreign community, or in local companies where a Western background is often the primary
consideration for the job.

Vault has identified eight common types of Americans abroad, and the type of work they do:
a. Corporate Transfers
b. “Half-Pats”
c. English Teachers
d. Foreign Service Officers
e. Development Workers
f. Entrepreneurs
g. Short term and Seasonal Workers
h. Students

Of course, this is just a sampling of the types of foreigners you’ll find in any large city overseas. Included in this eclectic mix would also be traders, journalists, lawyers, doctors, missionaries, the military, and a hundred others. Nonetheless this overview should have given you a flavor for the types of opportunities available.

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