Let the Adventure Begin
Going overseas can fast-track your career and expand your personal horizons beyond your wildest dreams. If you love adventure and thrive on taking risks, Get Ahead By Going Abroad is for you! The first book of its kind, it details how to land and then make the most of an international assignment. Whether you're junior, a mid-manager or senior executive -- single, married, with children or not -- the nitty gritty details cover the essentials you need to know: from picking the right market to deciphering an expat contract to making the most of your time on the ground in your new locale. Information is shared in this easy-to-read guide in the form of top line tips and helpful hints from the seasoned pros who've been there and succeeded.
“I was a 25-year-old account executive making $25,000 a year when I accepted my first job overseas. By the time I returned to the U.S. 10 years later, I was a vice president in one of the world’s largest consumer products companies, making more than twentyfold what I had when I left. I worked hard, played hard, learned a lot and had fun. None of it would have happened if I’d stayed in the United States.” –Perry, Coauthor
"In my three years in Asia, I grew both professionally and personally. From getting used to being the only woman in a room full of Japanese men to managing the cultural divide between myself and my Hong Kong team to managing multiple currencies, cultures and business protocols -- sometimes in a single day -- I faced challenges I had never encountered before. My business savvy, management skills, and stature within the company increased quickly, as did my title and salary." -Stacie, Coauthor
Chapter 1: Fast-Tracking Your Career
As thousands of women (and men) know, working and living in another country can expand your professional options manifold. International experience differentiates you from your peers. Doors open for you because companies need professionals who can act locally while thinking globally.
Women in the know are onto this trend. More and more women are being asked to take on international dimensions in their existing jobs or are considering new jobs with more global dimensions—often at much earlier stages in careers than in the past. International roles, once offered primarily to men, are now increasingly being offered to women. There are many reasons, but the most groundbreaking is the growing acceptance that a woman’s natural style—her feminine traits—can actually lead to greater success in cross-cultural situations.
"In this day and age, going overseas is not just an option—it's a necessity." -Sheila, Barclays Bank
"I was promoted literally overnight from Grade 20 to a Grade 25 position...It would never have happened in the States. I was in the right place—overseas—at the right time."
-Rebecca, consultant
"Moving and working overseas greatly enhanced my earning abilities. It also vaulted me into more senior positions with higher profiles than if I had stayed in Canada or the United States. Who wouldn't go overseas?!" -Penny, ABN AMRO
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