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Work Abroad
Essential Articles, Resources, and Programs for those interested in all forms of work abroad
There have never been so many great reasons to work abroad. Transitions Abroad offers expert advice, inspirational first-hand experiences, and practical resources for the student, freelancer, and professional who wish to find jobs overseas for the summer or for the coming year(s). Work teaching English abroad, volunteer work, and freelance jobs of all kinds are an increasingly attractive option to many in the face of the current global recession—and we have the participant reports and resources to help you make it happen.
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Living and Working Abroad
Author of the bible on work abroad, The BIG Guide to Living and Working Overseas, Jean-Marc Hachey shares his insights into international employment trends and offers inspirational advice to short- and long-term job seekers in an interview with Transitions Abroad. In Build an International Employment Profile, Jean-Marc walks through the key steps — which include study abroad, volunteer work, internship jobs, or cultural immersion travel — leading to an international career. Our International Careers advisor describes how to Create an International Resume in order to optimize your options to find jobs abroad. |
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Finding Your First Paid Job Overseas: Proven Strategies to Find International Employment
Zahara Heckscher, Volunteer Abroad Editor, begins: "I understand the dilemma of the first time international job seeker: You can't get a job overseas unless you have experience. But how do you get experience if you can't get a job? I'll share five proven strategies to break out of this Catch-22..." |
What it Takes to Live and Work Abroad
Celeste Heiter on the assets and attributes which are essential for a successful and rewarding experience living and working overseas. |
Student Work Abroad Overview
William Nolting — Study, Work, & Travel Abroad and Peace Corps Manager at the University of Michigan International Center — writes that the best time to seek work overseas and to prepare for an international career is while you are a student or soon after graduation. |
Work Abroad and Do What You Love
Transitions Abroad interviews Ron and Caryl Krannich — authors of many classic books on all forms of work overseas — and receives an overview of the most common types of jobs available. |
Why More Graduates Live and Work Abroad
Alexa Hackbarth describes why so many American students are seeking jobs overseas. |
Finding Work in Europe
Living Abroad editor Volker Poelzl offers an overview of work opportunities in Europe and describes regulations to consider when seeking jobs in the EU. |
Gen X Goes Abroad: The Challenges and Rewards of Living and Working Overseas
Margaret Malewski, author of GenXpat, talks to Transitions Abroad about young mobile professionals who work and live overseas. |
Make Your Fantasy Job a Reality: How to Find and Create Full-Time Work Overseas
Tim Leffel profiles those who have successfully made their fantasy jobs a reality. |
The Low Down on Work Permits Abroad
Volker Poelzl offers inside tips and an overview of the common steps worldwide—though each country overseas has its unique requirements—to acquire a work permit. |
Canada Wants You: How to Get a Work Permit
Ramona Grenier describes the steps to acquire a visa to work in Canada. |
| International Jobs and Careers |
Searching for International Jobs
Leslie Strazzulo, as part of 5-part series, offers some excellent practical advice on how to plan and execute a search for an international career and make it happen |
Gen X Goes to Work Abroad
Jennifer Hamm describes a hot trend for young professionals—working abroad on corporate assignments. She provides advice on the qualifications and attitude necessary. |
Starting a Business in Europe: How to Create Your Own International Career
Volker Poelzl, in an extensive 2-part article, explores the core issues and provides resources relating to visas, work permits, legal requirements, and the best countries and cities to start a business—even in these economic times. |
An International Career Move Down Under: A Primer on Landing Entry into Australia and Finding Work There
Sarah Muxlow offers a practical primer for finding work and moving to Australia. |
Work Abroad as a Nurse
Caroline A. Polt, RN, describes her experience working as a nurse in Saudi Arabia and documents the many jobs available overseas. |
Information Technology Work in India
Siddharth Srivastava describes a new phenomenon; the international migration of jobs in Information Technology from the U.S. to India. |
Become a Professional Scuba Diver
Brittney Bush describes how to turn a hobby into an international career. |
| Internships and Student Work Abroad |
How to Find an Internship Abroad
Work Abroad expert William Nolting provides a comprehensive overview of the process for finding the type of work upon which to build your resume. A great resource for the student seeking their first job overseas. |
How to Work Abroad After College
Katie Kreuger tells the story of a transition from being a college student to seeking jobs abroad. |
Where to Find Internship Jobs in Italy
Emma Bird provides practical tips and resources for students and graduates seeking internship work in Italy. |
Paid Software Internships in India
From our correspondent in India, Transitions Abroad offers a glimpse of what could be your next summer job in India’s dream software company, based in Bangalore, South India — a fascinating new opportunity for teachnical work overseas pursued by students from the top universities. |
How to Find Business Internships Abroad: Work at Cold Calling and Networking
Mike Kerlin describes in practical terms how to find prime business internship jobs abroad in the private sector - as he did in both Mexico and Brazil. |
U.S. State Department Internships: Jobs Are Available in Embassies Around the World
Kristin Stewart provides practical tips on how to find work overseas for the U.S. State Department — appealing jobs for the student or recent graduate. |
Work Abroad in Adventure Travel: Questions and Answers
Experienced expert Tariq El Kashef offers his "Questions and Answers" on available jobs abroad in adventure travel and careers leading tours. |
Summer and Seasonal Work in Australia
Lisa Ponefract finds that the best travel jobs in Australia are off-the-beaten-path and offers her inside tips and prime resources for a variety of options for summer and seasonal work. |
Summer Tour Jobs in Europe
Heather Wynn describes how to go about finding summer work in Europe leading tours. |
Work on a Cruise Ship and Get Paid
Kristin Carter describes travel to beautiful areas overseas while taking a variety of cruise ship jobs. |
Living and Working Overseas While Freelancing on the Web
Nora Dunn provides practical advice, descriptions based upon experience, and resources to inspire you to enjoy the freedom possible when you living and working abroad as a freelancer on the Web. |
Work Abroad as an Au Pair or Nanny
Susan Griffith provides advice and a plethora of websites to help you find jobs abroad where the demand is huge. |
To Work Abroad Successfully, Put Down Roots
Tim Leffel draws from his experience working abroad and interviews others to illustrate how taking the plunge and living as a local is often the best path to interesting and fulfilling work overseas. |
Working and Networking in Italy
Emma Bird provides inside tips for finding work in Italy, where networking for jobs can be as important as your credentials, according to a woman who has found work abroad as a journalist, an English teacher, and a freelancer. |
| Teaching English Abroad (ESL Training and Jobs) |
Teaching English Abroad
Randall Davis offers his expertise and selected resources for finding short-term jobs abroad or a career as an ESL teacher overseas. He also offers practical tips on preparation and training as a student for this popular form of work abroad. |
Teaching Abroad: The Recession-Proof Employment Option
Michael G. Hines describes in practical terms why teaching is one of the most recession-proof jobs available in these troubled economic times as part of a series, by region, on this most common form of work overseas. |
The Best Places to Teach English in Asia
Michael G. Hines provides an overview of the best places to work in Asia as an English Teacher. |
Teach English in Europe
Susan Griffith, Short-Term Work Abroad Editor for Transitions Abroad, offers inside tips and resources to succeed in the difficult task of securing jobs teaching English in Europe. Susan also provides a detailed overview of the more plentiful options for work teaching English abroad in Asia and Latin America. |
Where the ESL Jobs Are: Online But Off the Beaten Path
A guide from our favorite website dedicated to finding work teaching English abroad, www.tesall.com, directs you to the many alternative websites where you can search for such jobs independently. |
Teaching English in Japan: The Internet Job Search
A.J. Hoge offers tips for using the Web in order to land work teaching English in Japan. |
Teaching English and Living in Mexico as a Mex-Pat
Jonathan Clark provides inside tips on finding work teaching English in Mexico, and offers a variety of perspectives from the many mex-pats making it their new home. |
Teach English in Istanbul: A Cultural Crossroads
Andew K. Burger describes living and teaching English in Istanbul, a rich cultural crossroad with many job opportunities and offers extensive resources for those who wish to teach. |
| Teaching Jobs Abroad: K-12 and University |
Teach as an International Career
Tamara Studniski and Peter Burnside provide tips and resources for those who seek jobs abroad and wish to teach a subject matter other than English based upon their own extensive experience working overseas. |
Teach in Japan: Jobs at Colleges and Universities
Aaron Paulson offers a realistic assessment and practical description of career options in Japan to teach as a Professor and provides ample resources. |
Teach at K-12 Schools in the U.K.: How to Find the Right Job
Jo-Anne Woodward provides ten valuable tips to help you find the many available teaching jobs in the U.K.. |
International School Jobs: How to Plan a Successful Interview
Jarett Emert, who is working as a teacher of literature at an American school in Italy, describes how to research and prepare for international teaching jobs. |
Why Volunteer Overseas?
An interview with the co-author of How to Live Your Dream of Volunteering Overseas, Zahara Hecksher—Transitions Abroad's Volunteer Abroad editor.
As always, Zahara goes to the core of the subject and offers very subtle and invaluable advice for prospective volunteers. |
The Changing Face of International Volunteering
Volker Poelzl provides both an overview of trends in international volunteering and a selection of the best resources for those considering volunteer vacations or work abroad. |
Making the Most of a Volunteer Vacation
Authors Doug Cutchins and Anne Geissinger provide essential tips on how to turn your volunteer vacation abroad into a meaningful and memorable experience. |
Volunteer Work in Brazil
Volker Poelzl provides an overview of the volunteer work available in Brazil in the context of current social and cultural issues. |
Speak English? Volunteer in Spain
Nora Dunn describes a unique volunteer vacation in Spain, where room and board is exchanged for enjoyable work teaching conversational English. |
The Real Peace Corps
Matt Brown provides a realistic and honest appraisal of volunteer work with the Peace Corps. |
Best Work Abroad Resources
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International Careers and Long-Term International Jobs
William Nolting provides a comprehensive list of resources for finding long-term jobs abroad leading to an international career. |
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Short-Term Jobs Abroad: The Key Employers
Transitions Abroad contributing editor Susan Griffith lists the most likely employers for short-term jobs abroad by region and country. |
Student Work Abroad Resources
Transitions Abroad contributing editor William Nolting presents a review of publications, organizations, and websites to help you find a variety of jobs abroad. |
Teach English Abroad: ESL Training and Job Placement Programs
If you lack experience or credentials, you may want some formal study before heading overseas in search of work as an English language teacher, but it is still the very best way to find teaching work overseas. Many ESL programs abroad provide training for jobs in the host country. Please see our featured articles on teaching English written by experts in the field and participants who teach around the globe. |
Volunteer Programs Abroad
Volunteer work opportunities overseas — from Antarctica to Costa Rica to Zimbabwe — for all ages and interests. |
Internship Programs Abroad
Our collection of internship programs, listed by country, offers students an opportunity to study while gaining work experience overseas. In addition, we provide featured articles from both our experts and students who have had first-hand experience in an internship abroad. |
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