At Startup Weekend: Immigration, an event that took place in San Francisco in May 2015, I collaborated with a team to rethink my visual approach to combining work and travel. As a San Francisco native who's spent 8 of the past 10 years living and working abroad, I'm passionate about this topic and eager to help other people figure out how to make it work for them.

1. INTERNATIONAL
CAREER
COMPASS
a visual tool
for global decisions
Leslie Forman
@leslieforman

2. My mind is all over the place.
I’m just not sure where to start.
How do you narrow down options for country and for a job?
I do also want to remain in the engineering profession, so that’s why
things like teaching English don’t appeal to me as much.
I can’t decide if I should leave my job soon or get a few more years of
experience in order to “have something to come back to” in case I don’t
make it abroad.
How did you initially build a network?
What do you normally say to people like me who are unsure and
hesitant to leave a “secure” life?
In my inbox:

3. The questions are personal.
query quandary
request for information
state of uncertainty and
doubt about what to do

4. The Problem:
WHO the well-traveled, ambitious and bored
How best to satisfy two conflicting urges:
wanderlust and ambition?WHAT
WHEN
in 2AM research binges
lying in bed, phone in hand

5. Quandary?
Think Visually.

6. Business Model Canvas
source: businessmodelgeneration.com

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The Wind in Your Sails:
What motivates you to embark on this adventure?

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The Boat:
What’s your current situation in life?

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Navigation Lines:
Which friends-of-friends can help you
find relevant info + opportunities?

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The Landing Position:
Which port might be a good fit?

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Which business models might fit this idea?
1-to-all: visual tools, website, niche media
1-to-many: multimedia book
1-on-1: personalized coaching
1-to-several: group training + public speaking
Partnerships: collaboration with service providers
and tools catering to same audience

14. Thank you!
Leslie Forman
@leslieforman
leslie@leslieforman.com
leslieforman.com
internationalcareercompass.com
Illustrations by Ignacio Barceló
ignaciobarcelo.com :)