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Elizabeth is a freelance writer and project manager living and working in London. She runs The Otobos Group, a project communications consultancy specializing in project management.
For many of us in the project management field, there is something glamorous about working in a foreign country. But the expat lifestyle isn’t for everyone, and non-native project managers face a host of obvious and unexpected challenges. Here is some first-hand advice for seeking and securing an international post.
This is the third of four articles in a series on career advancement in the project management profession.
The latest annual Global Relocation Trends Survey shows that opportunities for international assignments are on the rise, with more and more companies reporting an increasing expatriate population. That’s good news if you want a job abroad, especially as project management is a skill that transfers well between countries.
There are two main ways to get a job overseas. More than 85 percent of expats transfer to one of their company’s international offices. The other option is to take a new job with a new employer based abroad. If you work for a global company, explore what options are available to you, but don’t be put off if they only send board-level or very senior managers on overseas postings. You can still find your perfect job — it just takes a bit of hunting.
“When searching for an international placement, it is first important to understand your skill set and in which countries that skill set is …
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