The Male Trailing Spouse – A Canadian in Australia

July 31, 2009
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The Male Trailing Spouse – A Canadian in Australia

Trailing Spouse?  – What an unfortunate moniker for such a key role in the overall expatriate picture. The term implies personal baggage, giving the impression of someone who’s come along for the ride. It’s a far cry from the reality of it all. My wife and I enjoyed parallel careers in different industries in Canada for most of our working lives. However, like many things in life, opportunity can be indiscriminant and gender ignorant and in our case knocked on my wife’s well deserved door first with little warning. A colossal test for the male species, indeed. Say “yes”...

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Continuous Learning – with Emily Nolte

July 29, 2009
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Learning is more than a finite period of study, modern demands require that we remain professionally adaptable. Portable Careers involve continuous learning as an inherent characteristic of the lifestyle. Today, Jeff and Sean speak with Emily Nolte, a trailing spouse living in Lima Peru and currently pursuing a Global MBA degree from Thunderbird School of Global Management and the Tecnologico de Monterrey of Mexico. She also works a a consultant for Product Design and Development at Bridge of Hope in Peru. Sites mentioned in this program: Lynda.com Wikieducator Limu.com University of Phoenix Thunderbird Global MBA Tips for working professionals...

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What’s happening on the expat forums and social networks?

April 24, 2009
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This week Sean takes a look at various Forums and Blogs suited to Expat Professionals, no music this week from the usual Jamendo.com selections …it was a busy week! You can listen to this weeks podcast here: First up Sean went back to the Expat-Blog.com site mentioned last week and made mention of the interview that Megan Fitzgerald of Career by Choice conducted with Julien Faliu, founder of www.expat-blog.com.


You can read about that interview by clicking here. Sean described OffshoreInvestment.com and their survey of business registration requirements in various parts of the world. There is no implication of “shady...

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We’re Back!

April 9, 2009
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We’re Back!

Well after a break of several months while my wife and I relocated from Prague to Wellington, New Zealand Sean and I are back with the regular Trailing Spouse Network Talkcasts on Talk shoe.com Listen to todays show here: On todays program we talked about some of the expat web sites that we’ve been looking at recently. Internations www.internations.org is a community based site for expats, locals and travelers with over 200 active communities in cities all around the world. A great resource for researching a location before you arrive and for building social and business contacts. While talking...

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Trailing Spouse Network on LinkedIn reaches 100 members

April 6, 2009
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Trailing Spouse Network on LinkedIn reaches 100 members

Since May 2008 we have slowly and steadily built a network of 100 trailing spouse network members on LinkedIn. If you’re not a member yet, hook in here: LinkedIn is an interconnected network of experienced professionals from around the world, representing 170 industries and 200 countries. You can find, be introduced to, and collaborate with qualified professionals that you need to work with to accomplish your goals.

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Expat Explorer Survey from HSBC Bank International

April 6, 2009
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Expat Explorer Survey from HSBC Bank International

Have your say in the world’s largest independent survey of expats…Millions of people around the world live outside their home country and the number is growing. We think it is important to focus on the lives of expats, the challenges they face and the opportunities that come with a life away from home. We bet you’ve had a lot of interesting experiences and would love for you to share your opinions. The results of the survey will be made available for you to read here on our website from June 2009 onwards and will also be shared with the...

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