International employers want you to be familiar with all aspects of international work and living. Previous international experience is essential. The BIG Guide to Living and Working Overseas has many chapters to help you live successfully overseas, gain international experience and have fun while doing so. Note: This icon indicates a book or magazine and the link is to the publisher’s web site.

Part 1: Living Overseas
Part 2: Gaining International Experience
Part 3: More International Career-Building Publications

Part 1: Living Overseas

Click on the titles below for valuable resources to ease your transition into new cultures and help you understand what skills and knowledge international employers are looking for.

Children and Families Overseas

• A Moveable Marriage
• Culture Shock! A Parent's Guide
• Culture Shock!: Successful Living Abroad, A Wife's Guide
• Travel With Children
• When Abroad Do As Local Children Do

Country Profile Links and Travel Advisories

• Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
• CIA World Factbook
• Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC)
• Martindale's "The Reference Desk"
• UN Cyberschoolbus

Cross-cultural Skills

• Centre for Intercultural Learning (CIL)
• Communication Between Cultures
• The Cross-Cultural Adaptability Inventory
• Cultural Profiles Project
• Culture Smart! Series
• Culturgrams: The Nations Around Us
• Intercultural Communication: A Reader
• Intermundo: the Culture Network
• Library of Congress Portals to the World
• Survival Kit for Overseas Living

Expatriate Networking Sites

• Expat Boards
• Expat Expert
• Expatexchange.com
• Expatica

Health Overseas

• Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH)
• Health Canada Travel Medicine Program
• International Society of Travel Medicine
• International Travel and Health
• World Health Organization International Travel and Health Site

Moving Abroad and Finances

• Canadians Resident Abroad
• Canadians Resident Abroad Magazine
• Escape from America
• The Expatriate Group Inc.
• Moving Your Family Overseas

Part 2: Gaining International Experience

These are just a few of the top resources available in The BIG Guide to help you explore overseas opportunities and build your international career from the ground up.

Cross-cultural Travel

• Book Passage Travelers’ Bookshelf
• Hostelling International
• Let’s Go
• Lonely Planet
• Outpost: The Traveller’s Journal
• Rough Guides
• Transitions Abroad
• Travel Cuts
• Work Your Way Around The World
• World of Maps

Internships

• Canadem
• Canadian International Development Agency: International Internships
• Directory of International Internships: A World of Opportunities
• Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC): Young Professionals International
• Foreign Policy Association
• Human Rights Education Associations
• InternJobs.com
• Internships 2004
• WetFeet
• YouthPath

International Studies Programs

• British International Studies Association
• Canadian Bureau for International Education
• Directory of Canadian Universities Database
• Global Directory of Peace Studies Programs
• International Studies in the UK

Study Abroad

• Commonwealth Universities Yearbook 2003-2004
• Council on International Educational Exchanges
• Financial Aid for Research & Creative Activities Abroad: 2002-04
• Institute of International Education
• InternationalStudent.com
• NAFSA's Guide to Education Abroad for Advisors, Administrators
• Study Abroad: 2004-2005
• Study Abroad: How to Get the Most Out of Your Experience
• Youth Link

Volunteer Programs Overseas

• Green Volunteers
• The International Directory of Voluntary Work
• International Volunteer Work
• Mobility International USA
• Peace Corps
• United Nations Volunteers (UNV)
• VFP International Workcamp Directory
• World Volunteers
• Worldwide Volunteering

Part 3: More International Career-Building Publications

The BIG Guide lists over 550 books and magazines to help you build your International IQ and find the ideal job in your field of work. Here is a small sample of top choices to get you started.

• The Alternative Travel Directory
• The Canadian Internet Job Search Guide
• Careers in International Affairs
• Careers in International Law
• The Cultural Dimension of International Business
• The Directory of Jobs and Careers Abroad
• The Directory of Websites for International Jobs
• The Economist
• Getting A Job Abroad
• The Guide to Internet Job Searching
• International Job Finder: Where the Jobs are Worldwide
• International Jobs
• Jobs for Travel Lovers: Opportunities at Home and Abroad
• Live and Work Series
• Managing Cultural Differences
• Planning Your Gap Year
• Taking a Year Out
• Travel That Can Change Your Life: How to Create a Transformative Experience
• Work Abroad: The Complete Guide to Finding a Job Overseas
• Working Abroad: Unravelling the Maze

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