Below is a list of items for imminent release on our site, The BIG Guide to Living and Working Overseas ONLINE. Please note that while we are continuously updating our site, our major research and writing period is from November to May each year. Please therefore visit this page during that period. For a list of major updates that have recently been launched, visit www.workingoverseas.com/major-updates.
- UPDATED Resources and Organization Profiles (Standard & Premium Access Subscribers): Our research staff is constantly updating and reviewing our extensive selection of Resources and Organization Profiles. Our new Update log lets you know when a Resource or Organization Profile was last reviewed by our research team. (Ongoing from September, 2008.)
- NEW International Business Chapter (Standard & Premium Access Subscribers): We are actively working on researching and writing for this new chapter, which will be completed by late fall, 2010. In June, we posted (1) a draft table of contents, and (2) three new related Resource lists: International Business, Cross-Cultural Business Skills and Consulting, Economic & Finance Job Boards. View (February – November, 2010.)
- UPDATED NGOs Outside North America Chapter: We are undertaking a major re-write of this chapter and in June we posted (1) a new Resource list NGO Directories; (2) two new Organization Profiles lists NGOs in Australia & New Zealand and NGOs in the United Kingdom. View (June, 2010.)
- UPDATED International Engineering Chapter (Standard & Premium Access Subscribers): We are currently updating the resources associated with this chapter, and will soon be working on a major update to the chapter’s content. (April – October, 2010.)
- UPDATED Canadian Government Chapter (Standard & Premium Access Subscribers): The content and resources associated with this chapter are currently being updated. (April – September, 2010.)
- NEW My Global Career Skills Newsletter (Standard & Premium Access Subscribers): Students will appreciate this ”career tip of the month” newsletter, which has a focus on practical suggestions on building global career skills. (Available September, 2010.)
- NEW Student Advisor Tools (Premium Access Subscribers):
- Online Courses for Students and Student Advisors: We have already released the My Global Career Skills seminar and we plan to develop online courses covering the following topics: travel abroad, study abroad, intern abroad, work abroad, international resumes & interviews. (Intermittent release, 2011-2012.)
- Accreditation in Global Career Skills: We are assessing the feasibility of introducing an accreditation process to measure your readiness to support the acquisition of global careers skills. (Fall 2011.)
- Campus Projects to Promote Global Career Skills: This section will contain over 30 projects designed to help students build international experience while on campus. (Early winter, 2010.)
- Campus Internationalization 101: This new student advisor tool will help demystify the concept that's sweeping campuses around the world. (early winter, 2010.)
- Award-Winning Internationalization Projects: The editors of The BIG Guide have chosen a series of award-winning projects for student advisors to tap into. These projects align with our specific philosophy of promoting students’ international skills. (early winter, 2010.)
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