Working World: Careers in International Education, Exchange, and Development
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (599 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1626160538 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This second edition of Working World offers ten new and four significantly updated profiles as well as new and expanded concepts that include work-life balance, the importance of informational interviews, moving on, and key building blocks for international careers.Like the award-winning first edition, Working World is a rare and valuable resource to students and graduates interested in careers in international affairs, mid-career professionals who want to make a career change or shift, as well as guidance counselors and career center specialists at universities.. Now available in a new second edition, Working World: Careers in International Education, Exchange, and Development offers an engaging guide for cause-oriented
"Useful primer for young professionals taking purposeful steps to becoming the change they want to see"Matt Clark, The New Global Citizen
"Self-congratulatory rubbish, information is not new" according to Sarah Aquino. Having studied and worked abroad, I was interested in starting a career in International Education and Exchange and thought this book would have provided some good ideas on how to get started.This book seems like a junior editor's glorified Googling project rather than a career strategy guide. A lot of the information is already present on the internet and while it may seem useful to have that information bound into a book, ready for perusal at your fingertips, it really isn't that helpful. For one thing, the informat. "fantastic" according to Brigitta E Szocs. this is a wonderful book with great authors. very helpful and easy to read. highly recommend this book to people looking for advice in international education or anyone interested in international careers.. Highly misleading Jae 123 In short, this book appears to be useless unless you graduated from an Ivy League or are 'well-connected' - making it useless to many Americans. The majority of the contributors to the book seem to have either graduated from an Ivy League, or had connections to persons in 'high places' (which is beside the point). As an 'average' American who has gone on to an international career, I can safely say that this book would have been completely useless to me 10 years ago (a few years before I left the US).The majority of t