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The Big Guide To Living And Working Overseas: 3,045 Career Building Resources (Fourth Edition with CD-ROM)

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The BIG Guide is targeted specifically to college students who want to start building international experience while in school and who have the long term goal of finding a professional international job. The book starts with the premises that you need to gain international experience first by volunteering, interning, studying, and/or traveling abroad. While expensive, this book is most likely the world's best international career guide with detailed chapters on how to write an international resume, conduct interviews, sell your international skills, ...plus it contains a massive number of annotated resources and descriptions of all types of organizations hiring internationally ...no other book covers
these topics as well as this one.
M LaPrairie, Washington DC

Although you might be able to find some of this info on the internet, it would take years. The guy who wrote the last review missed the mark. While the roots of this book are Canadian, I found that more than three quarters of its 1,600 pages are applicable to Americans and well worth the investment when compared to what else is available in the US.


For example The BIG Guide has the largest available list profiling US NGOs (with more than 400) and more than 300 US private sector firms which regularly hire for international positions. These organizations are indexed in the book and their carefully written profiles are located on the CD-ROM.

...another gem of The BIG Guide is its professional career building advice, offering un-paralleled expertise when compared with other US publications, ---my favourite chapters are on international job hunting (international resumes etc) and the skills about living overseas --- forty one chapters in all. No publication does international careers better than this guide.

I used an earlier version of this guide and I have recommended it to many people over the years and they all have been thrilled.

Good book, a lot of references, but mainly for young people just out from college.

Bought it for a friend and now I want one for myself! The book can actually be viewed online for a subscriber fee too. http://www.workingoverseas.com

I bought this guide for my son, who was planning to spend a year in Europe, working and travelling. While there is a lot of information available on the internet about this subject, this book steered him to various sites and provided overall information that allowed him to plan effectively.
He ended up getting a job for 8 months and enjoyed himself immensely. So I can only assume it was a help.
PS: it is a BIG giude. Not suitable for travelling!

Definitely the most comprehensive book I've been able to find about working overseas and life abroad. It's packed full of great advice for those seeking an international job or interested in studying or working short- or long-term in another country. A great feature is that it actually lists where the jobs are and provides step-by-step strategies about how to get your international career moving. If you're thinking of going abroad, you definitely need this book.

This guide does cover many, if not, all the major aspects of living and working overseas, mainly from an American / Canadian point of view.

There is a lot of information packed into ~3 pounds of paper (it IS heavy). There are many handy tips and practical tips, especially for first-timers looking to live and work overseas. But a lot of it can be obtained elsewhere (e.g. from the net). Overall, I would say, if you are after an all-in-one guide / reference book, this is by far the most comprehensive guide in print form I've come across on the market for the American / Canadian market.

The key additions to the 4th edition comes in "soft-copy" in a CD-Rom - the printed version remains more or less the same. I found the previous editions sufficiently adequate - unless you are looking for something specific that wasn't covered in the previous editions.

This is the most comprehensive guide on the market for Canadians interested in perusing work overseas. All bases are covered including tips for international success, resume building, interview preparation, international education opportunities and a thorough listing of NGO's and organizations that employ people for work overseas. This guide is very motivating, easy to browse, and can be used for people interested in short -term or permanent overseas placements.

If you're interested in working abroad, this must be the single most useful resource on the market. Great advice, helpful profiles and resources, and great writing. Carefully crafted by experienced writers and editors. A must for anyone wanting to get started on an overseas career.

This book has a lot of information but I've pretty much seen everything in here just by searching online.

AND the sucky part about this book is that it's geared for Canadians. Tons of the organizations are Canadian organizations that only recruit Canadians.

SO, this book is OK but you can basically just search the internet for international jobs and NGOs to find the info you want. Nothing innovative really.

I'm using it as a bookend now.