Missed Some Great Expat Links on Twitter? (7-8 July 2011)

Hello Everyone, Here are some great expat-related links I have tweeted recently, that might interest you. Enjoy! Andrea

Feminism and the Expat Wife - The Moscow Times

http://bit.ly/m2RzhI

Expat Life Putting Pressure on Couples in Shanghai

http://bit.ly/k2o2Uo

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

Finding Your Place in a Global World

http://t.co/xy7fIak

Ups and Downs of Life in Tokyo, Japan
http://tgr.ph/kVHZZk

As Steve Jobs and Expat Writer say, if today was your last day on earth, are you doing what you want to be doing?

http://bit.ly/lYDtAh

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Thanks for your support and I wish you a wonderful day/evening! Andrea @andreaexpat

PS. Missed our Twitter Links from 28-29 June? Just click here. 

Missed Some More Great Expat Links on Twitter? (30 May 2011)

Hi Everyone, Here are some great expat-related links I have tweeted recently, that might interest you. Enjoy!

What Are The Hardest Languages to Learn? Excellent infographic

http://bit.ly/iFDJET

Zest or Zen? Which Personality Are You as an Expat?

http://bit.ly/lfPxMC

Long-term expat Carole McCutcheon talks about life ups and downs of life in Italy on Telegraph Expat

http://bit.ly/jyoJjE

Story of 3 fashion-savvy Kiwi expat women moving to Sydney

http://bit.ly/jIdjwL

Pros and Cons of Planning a Wedding From Abroad

http://bit.ly/m2rzVP

Expats report back: "Having a great time, probably won't be back" via Montreal Gazette

http://bit.ly/lFuX60

International recruiter favours LinkedIn profiles over traditional CV

http://t.co/cMNmoew

Moving abroad this summer? Check out Expat Expert’s free video lectures

http://bit.ly/hTlIUY

Expat Book Reviews on DutchNews.nl

http://bit.ly/l08BGk

What's a Global Niche? "Psychic solution to your global identity crisis"

http://bit.ly/lImY0S

The Glamorous Life of an Expat Wife

http://bit.ly/m0sF5d

I Love You, but I Want to Leave - Lovepat article on Denizen Magazine

http://bit.ly/ioi0LW

Unemployed, educated and indebted: More Millennials seeking work outside U.S.

http://usat.ly/m4CMyr

4 Phases of Living Abroad

http://bit.ly/kUSVJC

11 Ways to Get Green Card Permanent Residence Status

http://bit.ly/kqDQTd

Over half of young adults in Europe want to move abroad to work

http://bit.ly/ikETbL

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Thanks for your support and I wish you a wonderful day/evening! Andrea @andreaexpat

PS. If you missed the Expat Links blog post a few days ago (for 26-27 May), just click here. Thanks.

Expatistan: New Website Comparing International Cost of Living

Hi Everyone, Thanks to an interview on Megan Fitzgerald's great Career By Choice blog, I learnt this week about a very cool online tool for anyone interested in comparing how much it costs to live in different countries. The website is called Expatistan and it could prove a wonderful resource for current and wannabe expats.

Expatistan was created by Spanish software engineer, Gerardo Robledillo, who currently lives as an expat in Prague, Czech Republic. Gerardo also created World Taxi Meter (an online international taxi fare calculator) and 360 cities (an online community for panoramic photographers). To read more about Gerardo in Megan's interview, just click here.

To try Expatistan's cost of living comparison tool, just click here.

...Be warned however... when I tried the tool, it told me that my current city was 78% cheaper to live in than my home city... which means I probably won't be going home anytime soon!  Andrea :-)

Worldwide ERC® EMEA Global Workforce Summit: Free Conference Registration for Corporate/HR Professionals

Hi Everyone, If you are a Corporate/Human Resources (HR) Professional who might be interested in attending the Worldwide ERC® EMEA Global Workforce Summit in Amsterdam, June 23-24, you are invited to sign up now, for free.

Just like they did for their Summit in Shanghai last month, the Worldwide ERC® is offering this opportunity to Corporate/HR Professionals, but just like Shanghai, the free spots are limited.

The offer is open to "all corporate HR professionals responsible for the talent management and global mobility of their company’s employees."

To learn more, please click here. Then, if you have further questions, please contact Vice President, Meetings and Member Alliances Cici Thompson at Meetings@WorldwideERC.org. Thank you.

Talent Mobility 2020: The Next Generation of International Assignments

Hi Everyone, If you are interested in trends and predictions for global mobility, you might be interested in last year's Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) report entitled, Talent Mobility 2020: The Next Generation of International Assignments. If you missed it then (like we did), here are some of the highlights we just read about:

* Global assignments are expected to increase 50% by 2020. Compared to the last decade (1999-2009), which saw only a 25% increase.

* Many countries’ populations are aging, and as a result many of those economies face talent shortages.  Collaboration between businesses and government is inevitable in order to address the gaps - and people will likely continue working past today’s typical retirement age.

* Additionally, by 2025, the world’s 30 most highly populated cities will feature new cities not even listed in 2007, edging out cities such as London and Lima.  These newly listed locations can provide a new pool of talent, attracting companies to these places.  Company host locations are expected to increase 50% by 2020.

* Three main categories of employees will exist by 2020: Baby Boomers, Generation Xers and Millennials.  The demands and needs of each group vary widely, which will require organizations to adapt and become more creative with their mobility strategies.  A quick summary of these groups in 2020:

Baby Boomers: Many will put off retirement, despite having achieved their career goals, and continue working to ensure financial security through retirement.  Traditional expatriate assignment packages will likely continue to be the norm for this group.


Generation Xers: This group will have reached a peak point in their careers, particularly in terms of income, but also want to secure retirement and perhaps fund their children’s education.  Higher-profile positions will be most attractive to this generation.  In terms of international assignments, some may prefer a traditional path, while others will look for something more flexible, such as short-term or commuter-type assignments, to fit their personal lifestyle and priorities.


Millennials: They see international assignments as vital to personal growth and will likely make up the majority of expatriate employees.  They will pursue opportunities abroad if those opportunities are more attractive than what their home country might offer.  Personal interests and goals take importance over monetary rewards in choosing assignments, and most millennials seem to believe global assignment in their career is inevitable.

* Because of these changing dynamics, by 2020, very few international assignments and packages will look as most do today.

* Technology will be important for companies to utilize, but it will not ultimately remove the need for people “on the ground.”  Businesses that adapt with technology will attract young workers, versus organizations that do not.

* Social media will continue to influence and change work-life boundaries as employees use blogs, social networking sites such as Facebook, and other similar mediums in their everyday lives.  As a result, these blurred lines will cause employees’ personal privacy to become an issue.  Businesses will need to make clear distinctions to offset this and other potential issues of increased technology usage.

To read the full 36-page report, please click here: Talent Mobility 2020: The Next Generation of International Assignments. Happy reading! Andrea