Hi Everyone, I hope you have all been really well? Whilst our main Expat Women site is still on an indefinite "break", we wanted to share the following quick updates which might be of interest to you...
Permits Foundation International Mobility and Dual Career Survey
Dual career and partner employment concerns impact on the ability to attract employees to international assignments. That is one of the key findings of the latest International Mobility and Dual Career Survey 2012 conducted by the Permits Foundation. Two thirds of employers report that partner careers have an impact on mobility and more than half said that employees had turned down assignments. Click here to see the full survey report.
Women's International Networking (W.I.N.) Conference 2012
This year's W.I.N. conference will be in beautiful Rome, Italy, 3-5(6) October. The theme this year is "Make Space: Find Possibilities". For more details, please visit their main website.
Global Campaign To Empower Americans Abused Abroad
- South America
The Americans Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center is headed to South America: Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. If you would like to attend one of their sessions please email Brooke Galloway, brookeg@866uswomen.org for more information.
- Worldwide
In addition, they are running free webinars from September to December, for American women based all over the world. Please rachelp@866uswomen.org for further details.
(Remember, if you are concerned that someone might be tracking your emails and website searches, perhaps use a computer other than your own to enquire about these webinars.)
Families in Global Transition (F.I.G.T.) Conference 2013
Do you have a personal history to share, a work philosophy, a special expertise, research findings, or strategies for successful international relocation? If so, then think about attending and speaking at next year's F.I.G.T. conference in Silver Spring, Maryland (March 22-23). If you are interested, the deadline for speaking proposals is September 10, so hurry here to get started on your proposal.
Blog Directory
Our Expat Women Blog Directory is still very active. New blogs are added all the time. If you have not submitted your expat blog yet, please consider doing so here. We would love to see it.
Twitter
Another channel that is still actively sharing expat headlines, social media tidbits, motivational quotes and tips from writers around the world is our/my Twitter account.
Thanks and best wishes for your week, Everyone,
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Quick Updates from Expat Women
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Should You Start A Franchise Business in 2012?
Hi Everyone, We recently asked MyDestination.com (one of our valued ExpatWomen.com sponsors) about why 2012 might be a great year for franchise businesses. If you have ever thought about becoming a franchisee, you might be interested in their response...
Neil Waller:
"The beginning of every year sees many different types of resolutions being made, from quitting smoking, to taking up the gym. Starting your own business is one resolution that is frequently heard, but all too often not followed through. The planning required, financial considerations and the likely success of a new venture, all tend to put people off. However, investing in a franchise business can negate many of these considerations; you can be your own boss and have all the benefits of having your own business, without many of the stresses and strains. Here is why 2012 might be your year for investing in a franchise...
When considering starting a business, the fear of failure leads most people to stay safe and plod along in their current jobs, even though they have a burning entrepreneurial desire. Investing into an already successful and prosperous franchise business will hopefully reduce your stress that the business might fail. If you are already joining a business that is profitable and proven, your franchise should benefit from the authority and reputation of the business you are buying into, significantly reducing the risk of failure.
Entrepreneurs will undoubtedly need much assistance when starting a business, as it is impossible to have adequate experience in all areas of business. When you join a franchise business, you are able to access this experience and expertise needed to grow your franchise, through a centralised support structure that will be in place. As a new franchisee you should be provided with assistance and advice on all areas required to succeed in becoming a successful franchisee (including marketing, advertising, sales and so on).
After all, it is in the interest of the franchise company that as a franchisee you develop your franchise as much as possible. This reduces the risk of making mistakes in developing your franchise, as you will always have a support structure to guide you through the many challenges you will face.
Purchasing a franchise is also significantly cheaper than starting your own business, where overheads often become extortionate very quickly. The main outlay will be the fee you pay for your franchise; this will depend on the size of the franchise that you are buying and what destination it is in. However, for this you should receive all that is necessary to start your franchise, such as a website if it is an online franchise, a restaurant, a shop or maybe some office space. The access to the already mentioned support structure is also invaluable.
In economically uncertain times, franchising does represent a fantastic opportunity to run your own business. The fact that banks and venture capitalists are highly reluctant to invest in start-up businesses, means that you will need to raise most of your business capital yourself these days. So, investing in a franchise could reduce your initial costs, and help to bring benefits to you faster.
Whether you franchise or start solo, I wish you all the very best with whatever you start in 2012! May it be a fabulous year for you.
Warmest regards, Neil Waller, Co-Founder, MyDestination.com."
MyDestination.com is a franchise based network of travel sites, powered by a diverse community of local experts on the ground, providing local knowledge and local deals.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Insights from Robin Pascoe, who Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Her First Book for Expats
Hi Everyone, Our wonderful friend Robin Pascoe, well known for her books about expat living, recently celebrated her 20th anniversary of the publication of her first book for expats (congrats Robin!). She reflected on this milestone on Facebook recently, and kindly gave us permission to republish her insights here for your easy reading...
From Robin Pascoe on 12 January 2012:
"I’m always telling people not to ignore important milestones in their lives, but did I mention I rarely take my own advice?
It’s the 20th anniversary of the publication of my first book for expats, indeed an anniversary of the first expat book that told wives it was OK to be angry and resentful of their husbands and to wonder, who the hell am I anyway?
Originally published in 1992 as “The Wife’s Guide to Successful Living Abroad”, in 1993 as “Culture Shock: A Wife’s Guide" but finally, under my own Expatriate Press, re-issued and updated in 2009 and given the title I wanted for it all along, “A Broad Abroad”, it was so much fun to put into words and print what so many women were feeling but no one was saying!
So today, in acknowledging this important milestone in my life (you always remember your first!) here are five great memories I associate with this book:
Of the many rejections I received when sending out the manuscript, my favourite that made me laugh out loud was from a Hong Kong publisher who wrote to me and said: “Expat wives have servants. Why do they need a book?”
The night the publisher in Singapore called me. We were living in Beijing and it had been months since I had sent them the manuscript. The managing editor apologized for just finding it, but she wanted it. I cheekily suggested there should be a follow up book for parents and the editor said, “start writing that now.”
My Chinese cook (yes, ok, I had a cook) came to where I was sitting at the phone, completely unravelled with joy, carrying a tray with a double shot of scotch and a cigarette for me. (No cook, no smoking and actually, no drinking anymore since I lost my fear of flying and no longer need to be fuelled by vodka).
The day the books arrived in Beijing I had a choice: I could go to the airport and be the first to open the boxes containing my new baby. Or I could attend a piano recital of my first baby (an 8-year-old Lilly). I chose my daughter and never regretted it.
My first speaking tour: Husband Rodney said, “You should go to promote the book in Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore since you have friends in all three places who would be sure to help you.”
Me? “You mean: alone???”
Never mind that he pushed me out of the nest and my comfort zone, it was in Tokyo that I attended a lecture given by Dave Pollock whose Third Culture Kid bible was still years away from publication. I gave Dave a copy of my new book (since he’s quoted in it) and when he got up to speak to the school audience, the first words out of his mouth were: “I have just been given a book that I know everyone in this room will want to read.” A great friendship and mentorship was born. Like so many people, I still miss him.
Weeks after that first tour: I was sitting at the dining room table in Beijing with my then 3-year-old-son Jay reading a three week old Hong Kong paper, the South China Morning Post. Scanning the book page, I was, as the Brits say, gobsmacked.
“Mommy has the #1 bestseller in Hong Kong, Jay. Eat your carrots.” It was the beginning of leading a life I didn’t participate in (or know about) most of the time.
I realize I could probably write a hundred great stories associated with this book but won’t bore everyone to death. However, I have saved one last great memory that I cherish the most: The countless women who came up to me during my years on the road and said, “Thank you for writing this, Robin.”
Remarkably, the book (and all of the ones which followed) are still selling after all these years!
Find yourself in my books, as I used to say..."
Note: Robin retired from expat writing last year, but her books and videos are still available on her website, ExpatExpert.com.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Missed Some Great Expat Links on Twitter? (25-26 July)
Hello Everyone, Here are some great expat-related links I have tweeted recently, that might interest you. Enjoy! Andrea
Read How This Expat Woman Overcame Obstacles Working Abroad
http://bit.ly/rjvBX4
Top 25 Relocation Destinations, by Cartus
http://tgr.ph/oLv07t
Meet the British Expat Who Set Up One of Beijing's Trendiest T-Shirt Shops
http://tgr.ph/oBRkqT
The Top 5 Investment Mistakes Expats Make and How to Avoid Them
http://bit.ly/puF7C5
Expat Friendships - Going With The Flow and Changing Your Expectations
http://bit.ly/nKQ7oT
7 Signs That You're Truly An Expat
http://bit.ly/q3zfu7
Useful Tips on Helping Your Expat Child Return Home for University
http://tgr.ph/okBhpt
wp.me/pAoxs-gW
http://onforb.es/mxX5AJ
Interesting: New Online Expat Community
globiles.com
Gallup Research: 630 Million People Would Move Abroad Permanently If They Could - Especially to the United States
http://bit.ly/k76AEm
Great Way To Shop Online for What You Miss - and Have it Sent to You Abroad by US Global Mail
http://bit.ly/l8QVrc
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To follow me in 'real time' and keep up with even more great expat links on Twitter, please click here.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Missed Some Great Expat Links on Twitter? (7-8 July 2011)
Repatriation: 10 Tips for Expat Executives and Their Families Returning Home
http://bit.ly/ip3Qch
Expat and International Careers: Social Media is Potentially 6 Times More Influential than a CV
http://bit.ly/iSMFUw
Happiest Places On Earth To Relocate To
http://bit.ly/iYp0XP
All Third Culture Kids (TCKs) are not the same
http://t.co/N5ccBcS
'Couture Closet’: An expat brings latest high street fashion from Europe
http://bit.ly/jrAzR1
Expat Isolation and Loneliness
http://bit.ly/jyURtA
8 Ways to Complain to Your Mover
http://bit.ly/l6PDQE
Ups and Downs of Life in Tokyo, Japan
http://tgr.ph/kVHZZk
To follow me in 'real time' and keep up with even more great expat links on Twitter, please click here.
PS. Missed our Twitter Links from 28-29 June? Just click here.
July 2011 Edition of Mobility Magazine Online
Hi Everyone, If you are in the expat, global mobility and/or relocation industries, you may be interested in the July 2011 edition of Worldwide ERC®'s Mobility Magazine, which features the following:
Short Sales and Clawbacks and Lies, Oh My!
By Bruce Perlman, Sr., SCRP
How to Guarantee Inventory Elimination
By Jill Heineck, CRP
Functionality and Appeal Is the New Square Footage
By Jeneene Rydberg, Sherrie Witte, CRP, and David McMurtrie, CRP
Become a Mobility Enabler: the 12-Step Program Part 2
By Tom Bruhn, CRP
Reservations Required
By Eric Reed, CRP, GMS
Destination Profile: Latin America
By Anne Dean, GMS, and Rita Hernandez, CRP, GMS
Three Men Make a Tiger: the Mythology of Chinese Business Culture
By Erin Meyer and Elisabeth Shen
Passing the Baton: (Sudden) Succession Planning
By Anita Brienza, GMS
The Rise of Serviced Apartments in the United Kingdom
By Alison Hull
Temporary Housing: Five Ways to Take Out the Stress
By Amanda Cook
Happy reading! Andrea
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Expat Women July 2011 Home Page
Hi Everyone, I hope you are enjoying a wonderful start to your month. Please take a few minutes to read, enjoy, share and tweet about our new July home page features below. Thanks and enjoy your week! Andrea
Success Story
Hinda Gharbi
President - Asia Pacific, Schlumberger
Hinda Gharbi is President of Schlumberger's Asia Pacific operations. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Hinda directs the operations of Schlumberger's portfolio of service and product offerings in the Asia Pacific region. Hinda is originally from Tunisia. She joined Schlumberger in 1996 as a wireline field engineer in Nigeria after earning a Master's Degree in Signal Processing and an Engineering Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG) in France...
Read more...
Business Idea
Words That Sell
Mel Henson
Once upon a time, Mel Henson lived in the hectic advertising world, employed as a full-time executive with leading London advertising agencies. But that all changed when Mel become a stay-at-home mother, retrained as a reflexologist, and moved to Luxembourg with her family. Unexpectedly, Mel later found herself working as a feature writer for a magazine in Luxembourg. This experience led her to start her copywriting business back in the UK, and to now launch her first book...
Read more...
Tips and Lessons for Entrepreneurs
Craving Success: A Startup Junkie's Path from Passion to Profits
Melody Biringer
If you are an expat entrepreneur, or someone wishing they had a business idea good enough for them to be an expat entrepreneur, Melody Biringer's new book - chronicling her lessons learned from starting 20 companies - is exactly what the motivation doctor ordered...
Read more...
Expat Confession
My Job Was A Mistake
Extract from Expat Women: Confessions
I am a thirty something professional who came here to Switzerland as a trailing spouse. I took a job here but my job is not all that I dreamed it would be. It is quite junior compared to what I used to do, and the salary also reflects this. I have a difficult time with my manager, who is inconsistent and erratic with regards to her expectations of me. My colleagues see me as "the foreigner". I am bored and lonely at work and am thinking that taking my job was a mistake...
Read more...
Expat Mothers
Emotional Resilience and The Expat Child
Julia Simens
Never underestimate the power of a five-year-old. When it comes to brainpower, a five-year-old has you beat...This may just be one of the reasons that expat children have the ability to be so resilient in their ever-changing, globally nomadic lifestyle. But just how resilient are you raising your children to be?
Read more...
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Missed Some Great Expat Links on Twitter? (28-29 June 2011)
Hi Everyone, Here are some great expat-related links I have tweeted recently, that might interest you. Enjoy! Andrea
Plight of the Expat Spouse - NY Times
http://nyti.ms/mGShiu
Expat Women Confessions: I Paint in the Nude
http://bit.ly/l8m06t
Are your parents in US Foreign Service? Check out this organization that's all about you
http://bit.ly/jtjiSR
New Cost of Living Facebook application by Expat Finder
http://t.co/aIDZuMs
Infographic: When foreigners dream about the US, where do they want to live?
http://t.co/2RkHsft
UAE Firms Still Not Able to Hire Expat Women in Public Relations Jobs
http://bit.ly/jUxcU9
6 Tips on How to Find a Decent Expatriate Job in China
http://t.co/GtU8bbQ
French-speakers? Interview with Corine Gantz, a French expat in the US and author of Hidden in Paris
http://bit.ly/lGY2Kn
Expats Struggle to Get Mortgages in France
http://t.co/H4yYtTC
Expat Tutors Must Come Clean to the Taxman or Pay the Price
http://t.co/np5WCUY
Expat in Germany, Nicole, Learns the Hard Way that Some Locals want to Teach Foreigners a Lesson http://bit.ly/kqh0fl
To follow me in 'real time' and keep up with even more great expat links on Twitter, please click here.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Can You Help Nominate ExpatWomen.com for ForbesWoman's Top 100 Websites for Women?
Hi Everyone, It would be truly fantastic to be included in the ForbesWoman list this year for their Top 100 Websites for Women.
Could you please take 5 minutes to nominate us here in their comments section? (I posted this the other day, but forgot the link for those who receive the email feeds, so sorry!)
Thanks so very, very much if you can. Andrea :)
Full disclosure: It takes a few minutes to register, then a couple of minutes to comment. 5 minutes. Thanks.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Missed Some Great Expat Links on Twitter? (22-23 June 2011)
Expat kids returning to Singapore called "Half-Pats" by The Straits Times
It has been 30 years since the founding of China's first expat newspaper
http://bit.ly/kJSJba
Moving Soon? Here's a spreadsheet you can use to compare movers
http://bit.ly/jC3QTG
Should you stay or move? Tools to decide via Expat Interrupted
http://bit.ly/kaUtKO
Feeling overwhelmed because of a move? Good advice from Global Coach Center's blog
http://bit.ly/lGwEYW
Wisdom from Distant Shores
http://bit.ly/j0k05t
Meet Telegraph Expat's first video blogger, Emily. Blogging about parenting in Provence
http://tgr.ph/iikRG8
Why Brian Ware joined the outstanding clear-up operation in Japan
http://tgr.ph/j6IWrw
Italian Mom Finds a Rich New Life in China
http://bit.ly/izrW07
PS. Missed our Twitter Links from 15-16 June? Just click here. Thanks.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Can You Help? Please Nominate ExpatWomen.com for ForbesWoman's Top 100 Websites for Women?
Hi Everyone, It would be truly fantastic to be included in the ForbesWoman list this year for their Top 100 Websites for Women.
Could you please take 1-2 minutes to nominate us here in their comments section?
Thanks so very, very much if you can! Andrea :)
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Missed Some More Great Expat Links on Twitter? (15-16 June 2011)
Expat writes letter to China explaining why she decided to stay
Expat Entrepreneurship - A Lesson in Resistance and Acceptance
http://bit.ly/mlSSFH
Families split due to work: ‘Colony of wives’ in Mississauga
http://bit.ly/lD3SFa
Time to Return to Traumatised Japan
http://bit.ly/k1zxbY
9 Reasons Not To Retire Overseas (And Why They Don't Matter)
http://bit.ly/irSmJ3
Why You Should Visit a New Destination
http://bit.ly/jQrOoH
British Expat Uproar as Denmark Bans Marmite
http://t.co/QSNw4Xm
In Search of a Better Life - History of British and Irish Migration
http://t.co/TU9Y7CY
400,000 Indian Expats in Singapore - Are They Living the Best of Both Worlds
http://bit.ly/msRcss
Why does this expat entrepreneur live in Bali?
http://bit.ly/lopU6v
Where's home for you? Geographical schizophrenia. Spiritual geography. Expat life.
http://bit.ly/lgePI1
Do You Work Too Hard? Some Cultural Perspectives
http://t.co/JKxtQGl
The Bilingual Advantage
http://ow.ly/588lB
To follow me in 'real time' and keep up with even more great expat links on Twitter, please click here.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Expat Women in India: Interested in Part-Time Work with Going-There?
Hi Everyone, If you are based in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai or Pune, and you (or someone you know might) fancy a few hours paid work that is flexible, please read on…
Going-There, a relocation company based in London with a fast growing network of operations in over 100 cities around the world, is looking for Destination Consultants for its Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune operations. They offer a service that you might wish you had, when you arrived here!
Going-There needs to recruit consultants who are personable, savvy, and with good people and communication skills. You must have excellent English, both written and oral and have home Internet access for the following post:
Destination Consultants
* You will help newly-arriving expats and their families settle in to their new lives in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai or Pune.
* You will assist with topics such as pre-arrival assistance, home-finding, school searches, helping new arrivals get wired in to the city with the least possible disruption.
* You will help make an often anxious assignee and their family feel at home.
* You will help to put a friendly face on a foreign place.
* You will need a good knowledge of the city and some knowledge of the local rental market.
This is a part-time post, project-based on an assignee package lasting 1-5 days per project, not always consecutively.
To learn more about the company, please visit the Going-There site.
Then, if you are genuinely interested and available, please urgently introduce yourself to Leigh Paton, who can also help you with further information. (Feel free to share this email with your friends and networks.)
Many thanks and good luck if you apply! Andrea
Monday, May 30, 2011
Missed Some More Great Expat Links on Twitter? (30 May 2011)
PS. If you missed the Expat Links blog post a few days ago (for 26-27 May), just click here. Thanks.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
New Expat Women Book: Is it out of stock already?
Hi Everyone, My sincere apologies to anyone who has been trying to order our new book (Expat Women: Confessions - 50 Answers to Your Real-Life Questions about Living Abroad) these past few days.
We uploaded an updated file (with some minor amendments in the Resources section of the book) and even though the new book file is already 'available' at our printer, the printer's data feed seems a bit slow to talk to the online sites (eg. Amazon and so forth).
Please do keep ordering the book! The message saying that they are not sure when they can deliver it, should hopefully be resolved ASAP. And the Kindle version is still available, no problems.
Thanks for your support! Andrea
Reminder: Our US$5,000 Book Launch Competition ends 31 May!
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Missed Some Great Expat Links on Twitter? (26-27 May 2011)
Hi Everyone, Here are some great expat-related links I have tweeted recently, that might interest you. Enjoy!
Do Expats Get Bored After 3 Years? Are Expats Pioneers Or Followers?
http://bit.ly/maeTcf
Expat Lessons Learned: Trying To Get Bank Credit Abroad
http://bit.ly/igATtn
Expat Americans: Some Expatriate Tax Tips
http://bit.ly/kVFf0z
Top 10 Reasons Your Children Aren't Speaking Your Language
http://bit.ly/kMfKco
Trending Blog: Stuff Expat Aid Workers Like
http://bit.ly/hgxBlw
Caught up with Robin Pascoe's fictional expat blogella lately? She finishes this summer
http://bit.ly/ju8wxn
Highly Recommended: W.I.N. Conference - Full of Inspiring Women Speakers and Attendees, Rome: 5-8 October
http://bit.ly/c71lsE
10 Fabulous Expat Blogger Stories
http://bit.ly/jutWSd
“As in life, it's not always sunshine in expat land.“ - The Silence That Leads to Outrage
http://t.co/q6Of10h
Tim Ferriss, Ego and Living Abroad
http://t.co/wLRrGgh
6 Things Learned From Getting Deported
http://t.co/rASI6mt
Expat Branding Lessons from a French Chef
http://bit.ly/m3UheV
To follow me in 'real time' and keep up with even more great expat links on Twitter, please click here.
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Thanks for your support and I wish you a wonderful day/evening! Andrea @andreaexpat
Expat Women in Singapore: Interested in Part-Time Work with School Choice International?
Hi Everyone! If you are not subscribed to our Expat Women membership/newsletters, you may have just missed the email sent around, so here is the information again...
Overview
If you are interested (or you know someone who might be interested) in part-time, contract work for School Choice International, a leading educational consulting firm that helps families relocating worldwide, please read on…
School Choice International's Educational Consultant Position (Singapore)
School Choice International, Inc. is an educational consulting firm. They work with relocating families to help them find the best school match for their child(ren). Their headquarters are in White Plains, New York and their team consists of over 100 worldwide professionals. They hire educational specialists to work with families moving to the consultant's city or country. Please click here to see the caliber of their current consultants and their locations. School Choice International offers paid training and competitive remuneration.
Job Description
* Reports to Field Supervisor who reports to V.P. of Client Services
* Conducts intake interview with parents according to company intake form
* Ensures Client fills out School Choice Questionnaire
* Collects appropriate report cards from family to assist in assessing the children
* Develops a list of appropriate school matches for each child
* Contacts schools to check availability, discuss families/goodness of fit, and books tours
* If requested and approved by Client, accompanies families on school visits
* Follows through with families through the application process and/or as needed
* Maintains local knowledge of schools, possible school research project
* Blogs monthly
* Engages in referring new business
* Refers candidates for other consultant positions needed worldwide
* If requested, participates in School Choice webinars and meetings
* Consultant may typically work from home with computer access
* Hours will vary
Job Specification
* Undergraduate or postgraduate degree in education preferred
* Work experience in education or corporate arena
* International experience or experience living in another country preferred
* Knowledge of local schools both public and private
* Has worked with children and families personally and/or professionally
* Must have good judgment, problem solving skills, empathy
* Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Excellent organizational skills
* Moderate to high technical skills (including computer skills, research skills, ability to be trained to utilize SalesForce)
* Responsive - 24 hour response to school search preferred via e-mail or phone
Metrics
* Use School Choice email address and tag in all correspondences
* Track contact with clients through SalesForce
* Post all correspondences and recap all phone conversations in SalesForce
* In SalesForce, ensure child(ren)'s names, birthdates, and schools selected are documented. School data to be entered according to required template.
* E-mail or phone clients on a weekly basis
* Successful matches
* Time per project at or below standard
* Follow up survey results at or above 8 out of 10
Salary
* Compensated at an hourly rate - US$30 per hour, to start
* Referral bonus of US$250 for new business
Interested?
If you are interested in working with this fine company while you are living in Singapore, please urgently email Karen Mah on Karen.leemah@schoolchoiceintl.com for further information (and please mention "Expat Women – Singapore” in your email’s subject line).
If you would like to read more about School Choice International's founder, Elizabeth Perelstein, please visit the School Choice International site and/or read the interview with Elizabeth on our own Expat Women site.
Many thanks Everyone and best wishes to all who apply! Andrea :)
Monday, May 16, 2011
Missed Some Great Expat Links on Twitter?
Hi Everyone, Here are some great expat-related links I have tweeted recently, that might interest you. Enjoy!
Loving What You Have Abroad
bit.ly/eIF5OM
Expat Spouses: Live a Little!
http://tinyurl.com/3jmjom5
Expat Psychology: 3 Lessons From Posttraumatic Research
http://bit.ly/eBabdB
Best Emerging Destinations for Retirement Abroad?
http://bit.ly/fkS0Ja
Great Question: When The Going Gets Tough Abroad, Should I?
http://bit.ly/fXJs7o
Building Your Writing Muscle, Connecting with People, and the Life of an Expat
http://ow.ly/4FgHu
New Website for Comparing Cost of Living
http://bit.ly/dTCdQR
Who Are Third Culture Kids Really? Response from Ruth E. Van Reken
http://bit.ly/ghHGFm
Do You Know Emergency Numbers in the Country You're Visiting?
http://bit.ly/fSewCV
Why Aren't My Kids Bilingual?
http://bit.ly/mDBa0n
Parents of the Third Culture: Where to retire, when all the world is home?
http://bit.ly/llKj3y
10 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Volunteering Abroad
http://bit.ly/kKrz0G
Should You Take An Overseas Job?
http://bit.ly/lrpWii
Overcoming Top 10 Expat Concerns - Part 1
http://bit.ly/j3Bku1
Expats and Repatriation: What Can You No Longer Do
http://bit.ly/l0g2jT
Expat Pride and Emotion Abroad
http://bit.ly/mdxfBo
Best and Worst Countries to be a Mom?
http://ow.ly/4MDZH
Expat Life in the Netherlands: Pros and Cons
http://bit.ly/jVqQOP
Top Tweets, week of May 6, from Telegraph Expat
http://bit.ly/jirY7Q
Understanding Your Own Cultural Blueprint Helps Expats Adjust Abroad
http://bit.ly/iyJweE
Expat Kids Get the Best of Both Worlds
http://bit.ly/jTcqSx
Relocating With Children: When Divorce Enters the Equation
http://bit.ly/kTIIEz
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
Expat Women Site Relaunches!
Hi Everyone, We are excited today to finally unveil our new-look Expat Women website. Please come and visit it, share it, tweet it and 'like it' on Facebook. Your support helps a lot. Thank you!
New-Look Expat Women Site
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Expat Women New-Look Website - Coming Soon!
Hi Everyone, Just a quick update on our new-look website for http://www.expatwomen.com/.
After many months of giving the 1,000+ pages on our site a face-lift, all going well, we hope to launch our new-look site for you next week (or soon after).
Stay tuned... and thanks as always, for your ongoing support! Andrea :-)
