My global story began like many Australians. I embarked on a trip to the UK for what I thought was going to be a 9-month working holiday, planning to return home by Christmas. But it wasn’t until seven years later that I eventually made the journey ‘home’. Recently I have been asked to share my […]
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For CEO and founder of FD Global Connections, Trena Blair, the flight between Sydney and New York is a path well-travelled. While Sydney is home, Trena is a former New York resident, who now splits her time between the two cities.
A new report was recently released in Australia about the struggle that expats have in both navigating the employment market and in leveraging their knowledge and skill set upon their return.
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“I felt like the world at home in Australia hadn’t changed but, I had,” says Claire Pales, of her return journey from Hong Kong to Melbourne. “No one else was any different to before but I noticed a difference between them and me. It’s interesting that I don’t feel this as much anymore, and I’m much prouder of my expat journey than I was when I first came back.”
“Professionally I had gained so much experience working on global projects under a lot of pressure during the GFC. It was invaluable,” says Jane Hollman of her life in New York City, where she lived and worked from 2008-2012.
