Top Tips: Selling Your International Skills
Knowing how to sell your international skills (no matter your experience level) allows you to maximize the career value of your cross-cultural experiences and put your best foot forward as you enter...
View ArticleStories From Abroad: Stepping Outside the Box in Sweden!
Meryn spent a semester studying abroad in Sweden. Her story is inspirational not only because of the cross-cultural knowledge she gained while overseas, but also because of her forward-thinking...
View ArticleLanguage Learning and International Careers
Building your capacity in two or more foreign languages adds an important dimension to your international experience. Not only will the process of learning the languages likely put you in direct...
View ArticleTop Tips: Spousal Employment and Freelancing Abroad
Husbands, wives, fiancées and partners who are accompanying a loved one on a trip or work term abroad have a very unique type of international experience. Traveling abroad with a loved one can...
View ArticleStories From Abroad: Hooked on Volunteering!
Short-term volunteer strips abroad can build significant cross-cultural understanding. While working as a professional massage therapist in the US, Uma has taken a number of short-term insight...
View ArticleTop Tips: United Nations & Other IGOs
Intergovernmental organizations are the largest international employers in the world, and building a career in the industry can be both rewarding and exciting. Here are a few key things that students...
View ArticleStories From Abroad: Communicating Creatively in Spain
Sick of sitting in a classroom, Spanish major Emily decided to take language-learning matters into her own hands. She traveled to Valencia, Spain, for a six-week language study program and made the...
View ArticleCareer Tips After Your Time Abroad
Now you’ve been abroad, collected incredible experiences and built an array of invaluable international skills. You’ve learned about one or more different cultures, but you’ve also learned a lot about...
View ArticleTop Tips: Women Overseas
Although the Western world is hinged on a culture of equality between the sexes, some other regions approach the issue from a different angle. It's still important to consider gender issues when...
View ArticleStories From Abroad: Now or Never in Colombia
In her story from abroad, Jessica gives a great description of her time adjusting to life in Colombia. Read about how she financed her trip, kept her focus and stepped way out of her comfort zone in...
View ArticleTop Tips: The 50+ Worker Abroad
There are so many benefits to expanding your cultural horizons later in life, and there are many more opportunities than you might think. If you haven't considered heading abroad in your pre-retirement...
View ArticleStories From Abroad: Short-term Trips for Long-term Gain
Alyssa is a great example of how even short-term volunteer trips abroad can have a big impact. Each reading week, Alyssa travels to a new location to participate in a different volunteer program. Here,...
View ArticleInterviewing for an International Job
What can you do to land your international dream job? Well, giving the perfect interview will certainly help! Standing out from the crowd in the interview process is easy once you know what your...
View ArticleTop Tips: Interviewing for an International Job
The process of landing an international position is different from the domestic hiring process. Interviewing For An International Job is a section on the main MyWorldAbroad site that explains what to...
View ArticleStories From Abroad: English Teaching in Eastern Europe!
Do you recognize Lindsey's face from the MyWorldBlog? If you do, it's because she's done some serious traveling -- and continues to plan international adventures. This time, she reported to us about...
View ArticleTop Tips: Study Abroad
When you're young, studying abroad is the quickest, easiest route to building a strong International IQ. A year or semester abroad can be absolutely life-changing. Need we say more? Here are a few tips...
View ArticleStories From Abroad: Hospitality and Hosting in the DCR
Paméla's experience in the hospitality industry (combined with her love of travel and her willingness to be flexible) landed her a long-term work placement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
View ArticleThe Ideal International Profile
What does it take to stand out from the crowd? What are the skills that international employers look for in their applicants? And what can you do at home and abroad to create the ideal international...
View ArticleTop Tips: Teaching Abroad
Teaching abroad is one of the most popular ways to start or build an international career. This section provides advice for every step of the way, including words directly from expats who have spent...
View ArticleStories From Abroad: Going Solo in Spain
For Ashley, studying in Spain was about more than school and language learning – it was about engaging completely with a foreign culture, opening herself up to as many new experiences as possible and...
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