Foreign affairs

Whether you fancy teaching English in Japan, IT consulting in Atlanta or transferring your current job to the firm’s office overseas, the right research and planning will help put the the world at your feet

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Joan of Arc

If your career aim was to achieve immortality, there could have been no better way to contrive your demise than to be burned at the stake. But it is certainly true that a higher calling motivated you. Career options were never at the forefront of your mind. If you had followed an ecclesiastical career, you

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Moving to the UK

Two Christmases ago Jeannine left her job in Melbourne to begin an adventure on the other side of the world. At 28 she realised there was more she wanted to do and struck out from her ‘comfort zone’ to discover Europe. Lying on a beach in Brisbane, she realised that ‘Brisbane wasn’t going to be

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Working in Sydney

This year’s Olympic Games will put Sydney on the map for many people who have never thought seriously about working here. So what has it got to offer today’s job seekers? Richard Willsher reports from the major Australian city

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Working in Hong Kong

After a two year blip, the seething capitalist haven of Hong Kong is back to its booming ways again. And that means job opportunities and money to be made, as Richard Willsher reports from the Asian business hub The Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, as it was renamed after the 1997 handover from the

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Casual labouring in Australia

Every year for thousands of British travellers a Working Holiday Visa to Australia provides a welcome way to travel around sunny southern climes and earn money at the same time. But, as college-leaver Kitty Donaldson discovered, it is not always that simple

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Taking a year out

Taking a year out to travel before, during or after college is an excellent way to gain maturity through the experience of handling a wide variety of different people and situations. Employers look favourably on people who have taken some time out before settling down if you can demonstrate at interview that you have picked

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