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	<title>The Ausmerican &#187; Portable Career</title>
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	<description>- Issues facing; Expat professionals, Trailing Spouses, Portable Businesses, Near Retirement Professionals .... and other stuff of professional and personal interest.</description>
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		<title>Be a Virtual Assistant &#8211; Interview with Gayle Buske</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Porter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the several years I&#8217;ve been a trailing spouse and on the lookout for the &#8216;ideal&#8217; portable career or business I&#8217;ve met, not only people who work in this capacity, but also groups that exist to support the VA community. Being a Virtual Assistant, or VA means literally assisting other businesses or business people in a virtual capacity. The VA industry isn&#8217;t new but it continues to gain momentum as internet based communication and collaboration systems become more available, reliable and user friendly. For trailing spouses with the right kind of organizational and communication skills, a VA position can form the basis of a truly portable career. You can of course set yourself up as a freelance or standalone VA but those that have been most effective tend to be part of a network of VA&#8217;s. One such network and the group that has impressed me the most is Team Double-Click. Based in Colorado in the USA, this family based business headed by Gayle and Jim Buske assists around 50,000 VA&#8217;s in all parts of the world. This assistance comes in many forms to help the beginner get started through to helping seasoned VA&#8217;s build and maintain their business. Today [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Career in your Suitcase &#8211; An interview with author, Jo Parfitt</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:26:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Porter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jo Parfitt is the author of many books and other writings on the subject of expatriate and trailing spouse issues. Some of her titles include; Expat Entrepreneur, Expat Writer, Find your Passion and the very popular Career in your Suitcase. Jo has just completed the third edition of Career in you Suitcase which she describes as a complete re-write including interviews with new contacts and lots of new information. Listen to an interview with Jo Parfitt by Jeff Porter, The Ausmerican about Jo&#8217;s third editition of the popular expat&#8217; reference; Career in your Suitcase. The Trailing Spouse Network talkcast on June 5th features an interview with Jo where we talk about the book. She sets the scene by describing her experience as a trailing spouse in five countries and her ever changing career direction, making the most of situations and exploring opportunities. We talk about what she describes as &#8220;Finding your Passion&#8221;, looking inward to find what you like to do and are good at and looking outward to exploit those interests and skills. Networking, both face-to-face and via the internet is another common and important theme covered by Jo. She stresses the importance of building local as well as [...]]]></description>
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