There can be a perception that the experience of living and working abroad best suits an extraverted, risk taker. A person with no ties, or responsibilities, who can run head-first into change because after all, an expat is supposedly born with ‘a sense of adventure’....
Despite the appearance of ‘fate’, tales of people turning chance meetings with strangers into career opportunities is rarely an accident. Sydney business founder, Trena Blair is a case in point. Seven years ago, she set her career off on a new trajectory after...
A common surprise many expats face when returning home to Australia according to the latest Advance research, is the lack of value the local recruitment market places on international experience. It is easily the number one challenge I discuss with Insync members and...
Aussie repats share stories of ‘reverse culture shock’ and lost careers in new podcast series As a reported 400,000 Australian expats come home or prepare to as a result of COVID-19, a group of repats are warning of the impact of ‘reverse culture shock’ and of the...
