Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0969600135, Paperback)

The BIG Guide to Living and Working Overseas is THE WORLD S BEST international career guide, written mainly for college students and young professionals, it also applies to career changers and world travelers. The Fourth Edition Revised (Sept 2007) contains 34 new articles on the CD ROM plus 2 news chapters 50+ Workers Abroad and Spousal Employment Abroad. At a whopping 1,800 pages (including CD-ROM), The BIG Guide contains expert advice on gaining experience through study and internships, succeeding and adapting to overseas living, career planning, job searching, international resumes, international interviews, specific professions abroad and 3,045 carefully researched organizations offering professional jobs and international career resources. The BIG Guide is your ticket to success and adventure!

MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE BIG GUIDE: The guide has five parts that represent the five phases of successfully building an international career. PART ONE delves into the experience of LIVING OVERSEAS, uncovering the unique skills international employers look for in an employee.

PART TWO explains HOW TO GAIN EXPERIENCE and profiles programs to help you volunteer, study, travel, and most importantly, find a professional internship abroad.

PART THREE tells you everything about THE INTERNATIONAL JOB SEARCH. Here, you'll learn how international résumés and interviews are unique and how to sell your international skills. These insightful chapters have made us famous in North America and Europe!

PART FOUR describes the ins and outs of various PROFESSIONS internationally, including engineering, health, development, teaching, 50+ workers, law and others.

PART FIVE provides detailed CAREER DIRECTORIES. We have carefully profiled over 3,000 organizations by sector, including private, government, nongovernmental, and intergovernmental organizations. These organizations regularly higher for overseas work, so you wont find General Motors or Pepsi in this list.

RESOURCES: Throughout The BIG Guide, you will find over 830 fully annotated resources in 63 topical bibliographies. No other book offers the rich resources and insightful descriptions that you ll find here documenting every aspect of international work and living.

A LAST WORD: The BIG Guide is packed full of current, carefully selected information to make your international job search a success. The information has been compiled by a team of experienced professionals who have lived and worked overseas. With insightful how-to chapters and extensive career building directories, The BIG Guide will help you get connected with the right people in the international sector of your choice.