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This edition of TraveLOG takes on topics from the world over, including foreign student profiling, IT salaries, study abroad tuition, working holidays in Australia, overrated careers and potential study in Cuba.
Read on for more!
Foreign Students: Do You Fit A Stereotype?
If you’re a foreign student or interested in becoming one, a marketing firm says your study choices reveal a lot about you. It recently conducted a poll of 25,000 international students and categorized most as either “seekers,” “gekkos,” “bonos,” “kids,” or “surfers.” How do you know which one you are and what it means for you? Click here for more: http://www.goinglobal.com/newsletter/april08_general_student.asp
Job Search: Hiring Takes A Hit In U.S. and China
It may take longer to find a job in the U.S, China, Italy, Norway, Spain and some other countries this year. A new survey shows employers in some of the world’s largest economies are taking a “wait-and-see” approach to hiring, at least temporarily. Countries where employers are more likely to be hiring? Try Singapore, India, Peru, Romania, Costa Rica, Argentina and Poland, among others. For more, click here: http://www.goinglobal.com/newsletter/april08_general_hiring.asp
Salaries: In IT? Think Europe
Six of the ten highest paying countries for information technology (IT) managers can be found in Western Europe. Switzerland, Denmark and Belgium pay the most, with the UK, Germany and Ireland not far behind. IT managers earn the least in Vietnam, Bulgaria, the Philippines and India. For more, click here: http://www.goinglobal.com/newsletter/april08_switzerland_pay.asp
Study Abroad: Minding The Money Gap
What you pay for studying abroad could depend on the outcome of a lawsuit filed against Wheaton College in Massachusetts. The family of a student who spent a semester in South Africa is challenging the college’s policy of charging full tuition for study abroad. Because tuition policies vary, students should make sure they’re comfortable with their schools’ study abroad tuition policies before committing to a program. For more, click here: http://www.goinglobal.com/newsletter/april08_general_institute.asp
Working Holidays: Australia To Expand Program To New Industries
Always wanted a working holiday in Australia, but didn’t like the industries you had to choose from? The Australian government is likely to add tourism, agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining to the list of industries available for working holidays. Under the Working Holiday visa program, foreign nationals aged 18 to 30 from selected countries can visit Australia for up to one year and work for any one Australian employer for up to six months. For more, click here: http://www.goinglobal.com/newsletter/april08_australia_shortages.asp
Careers: Some Jobs Are Overrated
Just because a job looks glamorous, doesn’t mean it is. Before getting too far down a career path in the United States, consider the 13 occupations identified by U.S. News and World Report as overrated. Jobs on the list include attorneys, advertising executives, teachers, chefs, physicians, medical scientists and architects. For more, click here: http://www.goinglobal.com/newsletter/april08_general_career.asp
International Study: Could There Be Classes in Cuba?
If a diverse group of international organizations has its way, U.S. students could be able to add Cuba to the list of potential study destinations. In a letter to President George Bush, the group called for removal of restrictions on academic and family travel to Cuba in the wake of Fidel Castro’s relinquishment of the presidency. For more, click here: http://www.goinglobal.com/newsletter/april08_general_letter.asp
Relocation: Moving to Canada
Which should come first, the Canadian job or the move to Canada? Sharon Graham, a Canadian career expert, answers the question for GoinGlobal. For more, click here: http://www.goinglobal.com/hot_topics/canada_graham_move1.asp
Featured Country Profile: China
Almost every major country has established business councils or associations for conducting business in China. To learn more about who they are and what they do, click here: http://www.goinglobal.com/countries/China/China_work.asp