3 Strategies for Explaining a Career Gap While You Were Overseas
If you think the gap in your employment will be one of your potential employer’s greatest concerns about hiring you, don’t leave the interview without addressing it.
Read MorePassport Career: The Best Online Resource for Your International Job Search
It’s hard to believe that Passport Career launched just a few years ago with about 50 country profiles. We’ve grown so much! Tapping into our worldwide network of over 100 career experts around the world, we now offer our clients detailed information about 81 countries and over 250 cities! Every month we are adding more content to our robust profiles that already include: Country Overview and Relocation Resources Career & Job Search Support City-Specific Job Market Data Visa/Work Permit Resources Business Culture Listings of Top Employers...
Read MoreMoving Your Career to Switzerland
Ever thought about giving your career an international boost by moving to Europe? If so, Switzerland is the place to be. Switzerland is an extremely safe, beautiful country with an excellent education system and a high standard of living. In big cities like Geneva and Zürich, French and English are widely spoken. Twenty-one percent of Switzerland’s residents are not Swiss so you won’t feel left out. During the week, the Swiss work hard, and on the weekend it is time to relax. They go skiing in the winter and hiking or swimming in one of the country’s beautiful lakes in the summer. Or...
Read More10 Strategies You Should Be Using to Prepare for a Career Overseas (Part 2)
Welcome back, my friends. This is Marielys again with part two of “10 Strategies You Should Be Using to Prepare for a Career Overseas.” In this blog post, I am going to discuss the last five strategies to help you during your preparation for a career overseas. At this point, and if things went as planned, you should have identified your target, searched for available jobs, developed your résumé/CV, applied for jobs, and finally, prepared and completed your interview for that excellent job that will help you embark on a new life experience. Shortly after, you should be celebrating...
Read More5 Surprisingly Portable Careers
Finding a portable career can be tough, but if you have one, you know what a great benefit it is to keep your job. You don’t have to worry about giving up your career and what you love in favor of moving around the world. These careers exist, but you have to do your research in order to find one that works for you. Let’s set some criteria for what makes a career portable. First, you’ve got to be able to move it with ease and get it up and going with ease. So, you could have a great gig going in Nigeria but if you move to South Africa and it’s a huge pain to get it going again, then...
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