Editor's Note: International Issue, Search Enhanced
In conjunction with QuintZine's recent vacation in Italy,
we bring you our International Issue. We've detected considerable
interest among our readership in global opportunities, and we also
have a significant non-American readership. Hope everyone can find
something of interest in this issue.
NEW SEARCH CAPABILITIES
We've recently teamed up with Atomz.com to provide expanded
search capabilities for Quintessential Careers and QuintZine.
You can choose to do a simple keyword search or a more expanded
advanced search. When you're in a hurry to find something
at our site, please go to our search page.
"For the culturally incompetent," writes Sarah Histed-Shergill,
"the global job market provides a wealth of opportunity
. . . to be misconstrued, misunderstood and misinterpreted."
"You must prepare your resume with an international perspective," she
writes. "By
presenting your personal information in a culturally sensitive manner, you will enhance your chances of success in the
global job market."
Find out in Histed-Shergill's article how to follow some
simple steps to avoid the pitfalls of cultural faux-pas
and prevent potentially embarrassing and costly miscues.
Quintessential Careers Site Award: Overseas Jobs
OverseasJobs.com claims to be the Web's #1 resource
for international employment and
work abroad. Job seekers can search the
job database by keywords or locations and post
a resume online for employers to view.
You can also sign up for periodic e-mail digests
(no more than 1 per week) with career news,
job-hunting tips, site announcements, related products
and services and employment opportunities from some of
OverseasJobs' best employers.
See more international sites in our Q Tips and Latest Additions sections below.
Diversity1.com --
a minority-owned employment site designed as a place where progressive employers and traditionally
under-represented workgroups can find each other. Currently specializing in Alabama and some surrounding
Southern states. Free to job-seekers.
ESLworldwide.com --
where job-seekers interested in teaching English and other foreign languages can search for jobs (by language,
country, type of organization, etc.) as well as post your resume. Includes a very useful overseas teaching FAQ.
Free to job-seekers.
SAT UK Recruitment Guide --
provides a comprehensive and free directory of online UK job and recruitment sites covering many industries
and professions. Listings by industry.
Times Jobs & Careers -- from
The Times of India, where job-seekers can search for jobs in India -- and around the world -- as well
as post your resume. Free to job-seekers.
Find even more additions to Quintessential Careers by visiting our
Latest
Additions section.
The Career Doctor reaches into his archives for a
question that aligns with our international theme:
A job-seeker wants to know how foreign-language study
can be used in her career.
Christine writes: "I am thinking of taking up languages
for a master's (my degree is in communication), and am
thinking of doing it in the US. What are the career opportunities
should I study to speak say French, German, Russian, Mandarin
and Japanese (I am Asian)? Where can I get more info?"
Returning to the current batch of Career Doctor questions:
"Mike" wants to know if there are any good books out
there for someone who has no idea what they want to be
when they grow up:
See the advice here.
Another reader plans a move back to California from Utah
to be closer to her family. she wants to know how to
address the relocation issue in her cover letter without it
seeming as though she had professional problems.
See the advice here.
"Rina" wants to know if there are many career opportunities
in Florida for accountants and what the salary range is.
See the advice here.
And finally, a 30-year-old exotic dancer who put herself
through college seeks a "legitimate" job now but does know
what to tell potential employers about what she's been doing
for the past few years. (Can you blame her!?)
See the advice here.
Q TIPS: Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips
Two well-known career Web sites, CareerMosaic and Headhunter.net
have merged. CareerMosaic job seekers will now be directed to jobs
from the CareerMosaic site, as well as from its partnerships and alliances, including its largest relationship -- Yahoo!
If you're seeking work with a dot-com, be sure you ask
for the typically generous perks and compensation packages
that Internet companies are offering so they can compete
effectively in the tight labor market. According to a study
by K. Russo Associates for NewsAlert, Internet
company employees do not just benefit from stock options.
They also have an average of 12 days paid annual holidays,
good health plans and the chance to telecommute. All Internet
companies studied offered medical and dental coverage.
Three-quarters of employers paid the dental premiums
in full while 46 percent paid the medical premiums.
Other perks include paid maternity leave to new
mothers, paid paternity leave (sometimes), and paid childcare,
as well as subsidized health-club memberships
and a casual working environment, often replete
with pool tables and ping pong.
For those interested in the global job market, check out
Quintessential Careers' section on jobs across the world, as well as:
Transitions Abroad, a bimonthly guide to practical
information on affordable alternatives to mass
tourism: living, working, studying, or vacationing
alongside the people of the host country. URL: http://www.transabroad.com/.
WATCH FOR feature articles on these topics in upcoming
issues of QuintZine:
* Pantsuits vs. skirtsuits for interviews
* Case-based and behavior-based interviews
* A Personal/Career Mission Statement
* Online Assessments
* How a SWOT Analysis can help you market yourself
* Interviewing: It's more fun than you think
* Graduate school for working professionals
* How to choose a college
* How to land an internship
* Temping
* How to make the most of an internship
* Q&As with well-known career experts
. . . and much, much more!
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QuintZine
A publication of
Quintessential Careers
Publisher: Dr. Randall S. Hansen
Editor: Katharine Hansen
ISSN: 1528-9443
