The BIG Guide Online to Living and Working Overseas

Filled with a desire to study abroad and explore the world? Looking for strategies to build your international portfolio? Want to land a professional job overseas? If you answered yes to any of these questions, check out the following almanac to finding work abroad and living overseas. Through McMaster’s International Student Services and Career Services, each member of the McMaster community have access to The BIG Guide Online to Living and Working Overseas.

The BIG Guide is written by North America's leading expert on international careers: Jean-Marc Hachey. With more than 3,000 resources and employers listed, this guide includes a wealth of information regarding studying overseas, internships and volunteer work abroad. McMaster’s students, advisors, faculty and career counsellors can record their progress with The International Skills Inventory tool, upgrade the answers to their own International IQ Quiz and maintain personal notes anywhere in the Guide. It explains how international job hunting is different from looking for domestic work. Every chapter of The BIG Guide supports the concept of the “International IQ”.  No other publication contains this breadth of information, with topics on living overseas, acquiring international experience, and possessing the skills needed for the job search process.

Simply put,
“The BIG Guide is packed-full of current, carefully selected information to make your international job search a success. With insightful how-to chapters and extensive career-building directories, The BIG Guide will help you get connected with the right people in the international sector of your choice."
Jean-Marc Hachey
Author, The BIG Guide to Living and Working Overseas

Whether you are contemplating a career in the international community or just interested in traveling, access The BIG Guide Online to Living and Working Overseas now.

Office of International Student Services, September 2008.

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