Guest post by Catherine Perkins Teaching English abroad is a terrific portable career. If you're a college graduate and interested in Japan, check out the JET program. New participants for the 2013 JET Program have recently arrived in Tokyo for their orientation, which means that applications for 2014 are being released soon! JET is a program where people can apply to teach English in Japan. The best part? You don't need a teaching certificate to participate (though having one won't go …
Getting Ready to Teach English in Prague
Guest Post by Sean Lords Gearing up for a year of teaching abroad can be both a stressful and exciting time in your life. On one hand, you are preparing for what will probably be one of the most memorable times of your life, but on the other, you are getting ready to leave everything you have come to be familiar with behind. I remember the nervous/anxious panic that fluttered inside of me in the weeks leading up to my departure. There were goodbyes to be said, bills to get in order and …
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Pinfluence: Marketing Your Business with Pinterest
If you've established a portable career as a writer, photographer, blogger or life coach, your marketing centers (or should center!) around a website that you own. Your website displays your skills, tells prospective clients or customers something about you, and gives them a way to get in touch with you. Unfortunately, the days of "build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door" are gone. You have to let the world know about your mousetrap in no uncertain terms. The old …
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Choosing a Niche for Your Portable Career
Which way will lead to a more profitable portable career? Offering to do "everything" in your industry, or offering a service or product that's very specific? If you're a writer, will you write everything for everyone? Well, maybe you could, but how would you market your services? How do you stand out from the crowd? You'll go farther, faster, if you carve out a narrow niche for yourself. When you do that you can develop a reputation for excellence and expertise, and you'll become the go-to …
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What Prevents Expats From Working Overseas?
Guest post by Louise Wiles Accompanying partners – do they or circumstance influence their career choices? Recently I was talking about the services that I offer to accompanying partners through Success Abroad Coaching with some friends ‘back home’. I was explaining that finding fulfilling and meaningful work whilst abroad can be quite a challenge for many partners. Friends turned to look at me in surprise and one said: “Not working is an issue? I’d love to not have to work, to have some time …
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Hot Markets for Teaching English Abroad
Although not as portable in the short-term as some of the other portable expat professions, teaching English is a terrific way to see the world, experience other cultures, and earn a living. Before you plunk down your money for training and certification, though, it's a good idea to know where in the world you'd like to go. That's because different regions expect different types of certification. Here's a sampling of teaching positions currently advertised in different regions. Asia The …
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