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International Jobs : Where They Are, How to Get Them (International Jobs : Where They Are, How to Get Them, 5th Ed)

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This is a good book if you are looking to find a job in banking, government, internships, teaching, law, Nonprofit Org., or Communications. What about the other fields of work? It also concentrates a lot in the United States. I found it was about 3/4 US and 1/4 International. I can get more info off the web than by reading this book. But it definetly has good info for the careers above. But not for the average joe who has a B.A. in let's say the Arts, Music, Design, Computers etc. I might look elsewhere if you are in one of these fields.

If you are witless enough to find this book useful, you should probably stay home. I can not believe that this book was even published. The title is very misleading - 1) It does not provide any information on WHERE the international jobs are, instead it provides a surface-level overviews of certain industries. In fact, all of the information can be obtained for free from the internet or from your college career office. 2) In terms of the information presented on how to get the international jobs - one word - NETWORK. Yes, that is the advice presented in this book on how to get the job.

The most skewed section in the book is on the United Nations. The author claims to have been a consultant (not an employee)to the UN but clearly does not understand how the UN works. It is impossible to send in your resume and get a UN job or consultant contract without knowing someone who will get you a UN job. The author forgets to state in the book that her husband works for the United Nations.

This book fails on so many levels. You would be better served to forget this book and do some internet research on your own.

This book was just stupid. It's chock full of Pollyanna patter, feel-good-isms that don't say anything significant, and empty promises based on phoney-sounding anecdotes. I have read many books regarding International employment by better authors. Segal's book is just plain silly -- if you're interested in just reading a lot of fake "you can do it" verbiage, they might be for you.

This is suppose to be a guide to launching and enhancing an international career. But, there is no advice or recommendations on the "enhancing" an international career. This guide provides very little information on how to navigate the rapidly-changing, increasingly complex international job market. The guide contains a section on how to effectively use the internet in a global job search which is exactly posted on Monster.com for free!

I did not find the unrealistic 'day-in-the-life' essays honest nor practical advice. The information presented in this guide was NOT informed by real world experience. Todays students are already knowledgeable about the internet/multimedia advice listed in the book. The descriptions of the organizations active in international affairs is outdated - many are no longer in business. Students of international affairs and their advisers SHOULD already know the information in this book since it is very basic.

Additionally, this book is NOT well organized and NOT well-written. You money would be better spent elsewhere.

This book is really for someone who has no clue on how to find any kind of job. All of the information in this book can be found on the Internet. The advice is really geared for those who want large ENTRY-LEVEL corporate jobs. The focus of this book is more on the US than on international jobs - little info. on what foreign or international companies look for interms of their hiring needs. Additionally, I found most of the advice on job strategies were very "pie-in-the sky" (way too simplistic) in its recommendations.

I found this book useless and too asinine. The book does not give the reader the facts and the dirt on jobs that involving living and working abroad. For example, no mention of advice for avoiding international job scams, adapting to the host nation's culture, and safeguarding against anti-American threats and opinions in the workplace. The book also focuses too heavily on jobs in Europe instead of international jobs on all seven continents. Also, the book seems to be geared towards first-time job hunters with such advice as doing internships abroad at the company that you would like to work. This almost always FAILS because it is too expensive and too controversal within that country to hire an American.

Information presented on any given industry or country is not typically framed in terms that make sense to the reader. There is significant variation in the quality and level of detail between industries and organizations. Also there are unanswered basic questions such as whether "CV" or "resume" is the preferred approach. The biggest disappointment is the lack of detail. If you're looking for details on how to specificall get a job within a specific country or international company - this is NOT the book. If you need to write a resume for another country, this is NOT the book you need.

This book provides bad advice and recommendations regarding career planning. Part One of the book, which is titled
"Introduction to International Career Planning," answers questions about education and experience required for specific careers and jobs. If a young person believes even half of the info in this section they are doomed to depression and not "going after their dreams". MOST employers, both domestically and internationally, hire individuals who do NOT have the right education nor the right work experience. Most employers hire based upon personality, attitude, the ability to fit into corporate culture, and the ability to learn quickly. This applies to all levels - from entry jobs to CEO. If you read the business section of the newspaper or trade magazines, you will see tons of examples. It is SAD that this book is targeted to college students who are often naive about finding a job. This book serves to discourage more than help an individual see how their education and work experience can translate into an international career.

This guide is for 6th graders and anyone over that age should skip this book. Ninety-Five of the guide outlines how to get into teaching English overseas or working (for free) for some no name nonprofit. It is amazing that the so called "experts" try to pass this book off as an "authoritative guide" or a "classic reference" for researching and launching an international career. Is low-paying English teaching or low-paying non-profit work now an international career? GET REAL - try to have a family and send your kids to college as an foreign English teacher or non-profit employee. Actually Americans are tutoring English (instead of being an English teacher in the school) because most countries offer English as a second language in the school and hire their nationals who majored in English to teach in the schools.

The sections on résumé writing, interviewing advice, web resources, market analysis, and "day-in-the-life" stories - are outdated, extremely UNREALISTIC, as well as FREE on the WEB. Actually there is must better advice and analysis on many career websites. My advice - save your money and skip this guide.

Very complete medium as far as international jobs are concerned. This book is comparable to Krannich's book, but Kocher offered several and detailed procedures; embracing informative items ignored by Krannich. In all honesty, it would be very advisable to utilize both books in all aspects of international jobs.