UK Research Confirms Women Working Abroad Fast-track Careers
According to a survey from Natwest International Personal Banking, 83% of women who work abroad believe the experience will improve their career prospects. Check out the full article in The Telegraph here. This research confirms what Perry and I found in our survey four years ago for Get Ahead By Going Abroad: A Woman’s Guide […]
Read MoreStudying Spanish Along the Pan-American Highway
Originally appeared in the Huffington Post on July 25. My family and I just returned from a few weeks traveling through Central America. Originally, we planned on going to Greece and Turkey, but the economic strife, strikes and riots in Greece had us changing our minds – and scrambling for a Plan B. I wanted […]
Read MoreTravel the “China Road” Through Modern-day China
“China Road: A Journey Into the Future of a Rising Power” by Rob Gifford, veteran NPR reporter, takes readers on a journey through the cultural heart of post-Maoist modern China. As China continues to rise in global economic importance, so do the many books on the Middle Kingdom. But unless you have lots of time […]
Read MoreNew York Post Interview with Stacie Berdan
A Q&A with NY Post reporter on why global careers are important and what make a successful cross-cultural worker.
Read MoreGo Global! Due Out this Summer
My next book, Go Global! Launching an International Career Here or Abroad, is a little late due to some technical difficulties (that’s what happens when you’re a trailblazer!) but it should hit the app store and eBook shelves this summer — just in time for students to take a copy with them as they head […]
Read MoreWhy Teaching English in a “Small Town” is the Best Way to Launch Your Career in China
Guest Blogger Leslie Forman describes why teaching English in China is the best way to launch your job in China.
Read MoreGo Global! Don’t Underestimate Foreign Language Learning
Beth Cubanski writes about the important role foreign language learning has played in her life so far and her exchange student experience while still in high school. She’s currently a freshman at American U in Washington, D.C.
Read MoreBusiness Schools Boost Global Efforts
B-schools are incorporating globalization into their curricula but is it helping students properly prepare?
Read MoreGrowing Diversity Fuels Chinese Schools
More non-Asian parents are enrolling their children in Chinese-language courses.
Read More10 Ideas that Will Change the World, Time Magazine
Ten interesting ideas that will change the world, from enjoying airports as the “cities” they’ve become to using biomedical engineering to solve major world health problems.
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