Ep. 027: How to Find Work Overseas (Marcelle Yeager)

Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live and work in a foreign country? More people than ever are living and working outside the country where they were born. According to the United Nations, the number of international migrants now stands at a record 232 million people. That’s a significant increase since 1990. For many of these people the move to a new country is permanent; for others, it may be a temporary stay for a year or two.

This week on Find Your Dream Job, we talk about how to find work outside the United States. Our guest is Marcelle Yeager a career coach and recruiter with deep experience in international employment. Marcelle shares tips for how to find and land work opportunities throughout the world.

In this 35-minute episode you will learn:

• First steps in looking for a job overseas.
• Networking tips for overseas opportunities.
• Cultural challenges you may face when working abroad.
• The most high-demand jobs for American expats.

This week’s guest:

Marcelle Yeager (@careervalet | LinkedIn)

President, CareerValet

Washington, D.C.

Listener question of the week:

I want to move across country, but I can’t afford to relocate without first having a job lined up. Do you have any advice on how to “woo” employers from 2,000 miles away?

Answering our question this week is our guest co-host, Jenny Foss of jobjenny.com. If you have a question you’d like us to answer on a future episode, please contact Jenna Forstrom, Mac’s List Community Manager at [e-mail].

Resources from this week’s show:

• Find Your Dream Job Podcast: Remote Work, Telecommuting, and Digital Nomads
• Nomadic Matt's "Working Overseas"
• JobJenny.com
• RileyGuide.com
• InternWeb.com
• IHIPO.com
• CareerValet.com
• Land Your Dream Job in Portland (and Beyond)

If you have a job-hunting or career development resource resource you’d like to share, please contact Ben Forstag, Mac’s List Managing Director at [e-mail].

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