http://careerwaymark.com/7-questions-you-must-answer-in-order-to-prepare-for-working-abroad/ Summary of blog post that guides you through the process of working abroad. If you want to work abroad, you need to be able to answer these 7 questions..

1. 7 Questions You Must
Answer In Order To
Prepare For
Working Abroad

2. 1.
Is your resume ready?

3. preparation
In preparation for writing your resume, inventory your:
✘ Skills
✘ Degrees
✘ Job experience
✘ Awards
✘ Professional licenses

4. creation
Using the information you just prepared, create
✘ Your resume
✘ Case studies that demonstrate your ability to manage a project
that transcended cultural boundaries, or a time when you lead a
multiracial or multicultural team.
✘ A translated resume if required

5. 2.
Why Do You Want To
Work Abroad?

6. Define your situation, by choosing a scenario that best
describes you:
Moving to be with a
spouse, who is a citizen
of the target country
I’m moving abroad to
further my career.
I want to live abroad
temporarily and work.
I want to move abroad
permanently and work.

7. 3.
When Do You Want To Go
And For How Long?

8. How long do you want to want to work abroad?
Does 9 months of
contract work
sound ideal to
you?
Do you want to
work overseas for
a summer and try
your hand at
seasonal work?
Is your goal to get
half a decade of
impressive
international work
experience under
your belt?
Do you want to
live and work
internationally for
the rest of your
career

9. 4.
Which country do you
want to work in?

10. Narrow down your search
Try to at least to narrow your
search down from continents
to say your top three
countries.

11. 5.
What Is On Your
Shortlist Of Job
Markets?

12. shortlist your markets
Using the information you just prepared:
✘ Create a shortlist of the top five industries and roles you would like
to work in.
✘ Revise this list as you learn more about the job markets in your top
countries (or your resume may be so strong in certain industries or
roles that you don’t need to be flexible).

13. 6.
What Are The Legal
Work Requirements?

14. Visas and permits
Government websites
and publications of
your target country
are the only sources
that can provide you
with genuine, up-to-
date procedures for
obtaining permits and
visas.

15. 7.
Have You Researched The
Job Market?

16. Researching the job market
Check if your
target country
promotes the
immigration of
in-demand
occupations.
- Browse job sites
in target country
- Look online for
niches for US
expats
- Target country-
specific expat
blogs
Job idea

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